In addition to the portfolio shown on this site, Melissa J Tyson also creates wearable production jewelry. View those pieces here.
Currently, Melissa's jewelry can be found online at Jamsnation and
Lost at E Minor. For further information, orders, or commissions, please send an email to melissajtyson@alum.risd.edu.
Education
Rhode Island School of Design – Providence, RI
BFA Jewelry & Metals 2008
Study Abroad
Hochschule für Gestaltung – Pforzheim, Germany 2007-08
Cuernavaca and Oaxaca City – Mexico 2006
The Hermitage Museum – St. Petersburg, Russia 2005
Selected Exhibition and Fairs
Silver and Steel – Gallery HL, Seoul, South Korea 2010*
The Present – Gallery HL, Seoul, South Korea 2009
ArtWalk Exhibition – The Purple Moon, Charleston, WV 2009*
Home – Cairo, Seattle, WA 2009
Spring Salon – Modern Formations Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 2009
Ring Around & RISD Metals – Didi Suydam Contemporary, Newport, RI 2008
Up and Coming and Going – RISDworks Providence, RI 2008
Guest Designer – Schmuckrausch: Galerie für Schmuck, Hamburg, Germany 2008
Jewelry & Metals Degree Show – Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI 2008
Salone Satellite – Salone del Mobile Internazionale, Milan, Italy 2008
Inhorgenta Europe – Munich, Germany 2008
Changing Direction – Woolen Mill Gallery – Reedsburg, WI 2007*
Alumni Show – Hostetter Arts Center Gallery, Martinsville, NJ 2006*
All that Glitters: The Art of Jewelry – RISD Museum, Providence, RI 2006
Under the Hermitage Vaults – General Staff Building, St. Petersburg, Russia 2005
*solo shows