Melissa Gillum
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Melissa Gillum

Melissa Gillum
Lives in Gainesville, FL / b. 12/20/1996
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Education?
December 2019?
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Creative Photography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Work Experience?
2018 - present?
Apple, Inc. iOS Customer Advisor, Gainesville, FL & Austin, TX
- Works customer service nationally, promotes diversity by helping with initiating guidelines within the college job organization that have cultural diversity and appreciation at its core.
?
2016-2018
The Fine Print Magazine Photo Editor, Gainesville, FL?
- Contributed to the online/print local literary publication The Fine Print by editing
photographs and editorials of different local musicians. This certain publication helps spread awareness of local politics, the cultural scene, and current events in Gainesville, FL.
Residencies/Workshops?
2018?
Penland School of Crafts, Summer 2018, Black Mountain, NC / Photography Session
Publications?
2018?
The Fine Print Magazine, issue Summer 2018?
The Fine Print Magazine, issue Winter 2018?
2017?
The Fine Print Magazine, issue Winter 2017?
The Fine Print Magazine, issue Spring 2017?
2016?
The Fine Print Magazine, issue Winter 2016?
The Fine Print Magazine, issue Fall 2016?
The Fine Print Magazine, issue Summer 2016?
2015?
The Alligator Independent Newspaper, December 2015

Solo Exhibitions?
2019?
I wouldn't assume they're a character actor, UF Senior Exhibition, Moisturizer Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Group Exhibitions?
2018?
UF Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL?
Penland Annual Auctioned Exhibition, Penland School of Crafts, Black Mountain, NC 2017?
UF Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL?
Art Bash 2017, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL?
Making + Meaning Final Show, 4Most Gallery, Gainesville, FL?
2016?
Art Bash 2016, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL?
2015?
WARP Fall 2015 Final Exhibition, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL?
Gainesville First Friday Art Walk, Gainesville, FL?
Art Bash 2015, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Software/Personal Skills/Former Professors
Proficient in Adobe programs (including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightoom, etc.) as well as Final Cut Pro and most Microsoft programs (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) School-level fluency in French.
Has studied under several internationally renowned artists including Sean Miller, Anthea Behm, Dr. Craig Smith, Sergio Vega, and Coco Fusco.

General Interests/Hobbies
Filmmaking/cinema (especially horror, experimental/surrealist filmmaking, New German Cinema, etc.), performance art, subversive ideas in art, human sexuality, femininity/ masculinity, gender, and libertine cultural movements within the mid-to-late 20th century.