MC Mendez
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023 Towards the Light, Enso Gallery, Brockton. Two artist exhibition
Home, Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, Lexington MA
Mary Schein Fall Salon, Cambridge Art Association
Artist Retreat Exhibit 2023 at San Gimignano, SPOKE Gallery, Boston, MA
Perseverance, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA
The Bold & Beautiful, Gallery at ENSO Flats, Brockton MA
Artist of the Month, Arts Arlington Artlinks Website
2022 Courageous Colors, Shaira Alie Gallery, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington MA
Mass Art Educators Assn. Members Exhibit, Higgins Gallery, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
The Bold & Beautiful, Hopkinton Center for the Arts, Hopkinton MA
2021 Inspired Views, Art Educator Exhibit, Montserrat College Gallery, Beverly MA
Heroes and Legends, Gallerium Art Exhibitions
2019 Solo exhibit, Sherlock Series, Trinity Church Parish Hall, Concord, MA
2017 Solo exhibit, Sherlock Series, Firehouse, Newburyport MA
Massasoit Arts Festival, Massasoit College, First Place ~ Mixed Media, Canton, MA
2016 Solo exhibit, Sherlock Series, Newton Free Library Main Gallery, Newton, MA
Selfish, Cambridge Art Association, University Place Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Art of the Educator, Hunakai Studio Gallery, Foxboro, MA
2015 Solo exhibit, Small Landscapes, Park River National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Ctr, Newburyport, MA
Solo exhibit, Sherlock Series, Spaulding Hospital Peace Gallery, Boston, MA
Alumni Exhibit, Boston University Art Gallery
Focus on Figures, North River Arts Society, Marshfield MA
Massasoit Arts Festival, Massasoit College, Honorable Mention, Canton, MA
2014 Members’ Exhibition, Mass. Art Education Assn, MTA Building Gallery, Boston, MA
Members’ Exhibition, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
2010 Conflict, Lincoln Arts Project Gallery, Waltham, MA
2003 Members Exhibition, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA
2000 Faith, UMass, Dartmouth Religious Resource Ctr Gallery, N. Dartmouth, MA
1999 Risking Art: Risking Faith, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
1996 Women’s Caucus for Art Exhibition, Bunting Institute, Cambridge, MA
1990-1996 Annual Open Studios, Fort Point Artists Community Boston, MA
1994 Solo exhibit, Iona Landscapes, The Bishop’s House, Isle of Iona, Scotland
Art & the Lucid Dream, Federal Reserve Gallery, Boston, MA
Alumni Exhibit, Boston University Art Gallery
1993 Landscapes and Cityscapes, The Source Gallery, Marshfield
Eyes on the Earth, Earthwatch, Cambridge, MA
1992 Walk This Way, Harvard University Ticknor Gallery, Cambridge, MA
1991 Envisioned in a Pastoral Setting, Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT
1990 Invitational, The Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
A Train of Thought, Artists-in-Residence, South Station, Boston MA
1989 Small Landscapes, Nancy Lincoln Gallery, Brookline, MA
1987 New England Women Artists, Northeastern University Art Gallery, Boston, MA
EDUCATION
Boston UNIVERSITY, College of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Master of Fine Arts, Major: Painting, GPA, 3.65
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major: Painting, GPA, 3.46
Bridgewater State College, School of Education, Bridgewater, MA , 2003
Post Baccalaureate Teacher of Visual Art Licensure Program, GPA, 4.0
ART EDUCATOR
2003-2021 CANTON HIGH SCHOOL, Canton, MA, Visual Arts Educator: AP Studio Art, Drawing & Painting I, II, III, Ceramics, Computer Art & Design
2003 WALPOLE HIGH SCHOOL, Walpole, MA, Studio Art I, Artist-in-Residence Mural Project, January - June
1993 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Student Art Ctr., Cambridge
Oil Painting, Life Drawing
1991-1992 NEWBURY COLLEGE, Boston, MA
Perspective Drawing, Drawing for Interior Designers
1988-1990 BOSTON UNIVERSITY, College of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Drawing, Visual Design, Teaching Assistant
ARTISTIC COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2021 The Bold & Beautiful with Creative Callings Community Arts Summer Program for the Randolph Community after the pandemic, with the Congregational Church, Planning Committee, Graphic Design, Google Form, Art Workshop with Jamaal Eversley, Visionary/Director
2017-19 Rain Barrel STEAM Project with Canton High School - Led students in community fundraiser event with the Neponset River Watershed Association. Students designed and painted rain barrels for silent auction toward the purchase of a water refill station at Canton High School
2013 CAPE Grant and Massachusetts Cultural Council Stars Grant Mosaic Project for the Canton High Garden Gate Project: directed, co-taught student creation of a mosaic with artist-in-residence
2012 Organized No Place for Hate Dr. Martin King Event, January 15 at Stetson Hall, Randolph (lined up guest speaker, worked with town officials to engage performers, plan and advertise event)
2008 No Place For Hate Dove Mural Project for the town of Randolph, engaged Sidewalk Sam to speak to Randolph High and Middle School students, organized major event of the Art Street dove mural project with Sidewalk Sam at the Randolph High School, May 18
2005-2006 Collaborative Research Participant: “Cultural Interface as an Approach to New Media,” Doctorial Candidate Michelle Tillander, Professor, Florida State University
2001-2003 Artist in Residence, grades 8-12, TRINITY CHURCH, Randolph, MA
Organized mural projects, MFA Artful Adventures field trip, teen photography exhibition & reception
2001-2002 Artist in Residence/Muralist, Volunteer Art Teacher for after school program grades 4-6, BEECHWOOD COMMUNITY LIFE CENTER, Quincy, MA
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Art Links of ArtsArlington MA, Cambridge Art Assn, ArtSpace Maynard, Massachusetts Art Education Association Emeritus, National Art Education Association Emeritus, Retired Massachusetts Teachers Association, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Volunteer: Friendly Food Pantry, Randolph 2016-2024