Meet Melissa Harris

Fulbright Scholar, Prolific Painter & Painting Instructor, Melissa helps her students dissolve creative blocks, encouraging each individual to discover their special gifts.

Melissa Harris, BFA, MFA in Painting, was also a recipient of a prestigious Fulbright Grant for painting in Paris. She has spent over three decades traveling to and documenting in paint some of the world’s most sacred spaces, from the arches of Morocco to the oldest Goddess temples in Malta. She experiences a location by absorbing it in paint.

Her mastery lies in her ability to tune in, whether it is tuning into the essence of what she is painting or tuning into the needs and talents of her students.  She helps dissolve creative blocks, encouraging each individual’s special gifts.