Melissa Hillmer

Melissa L Hillmer is an interdisciplinary artist and educator in the Milwaukee area. Melissa owns a K-12, supplementary education art school in Wisconsin called Otto's Fine Art Academy. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2017 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Working primarily with painting and fiber mediums, she utilizes realistic figuration in order to covey a sense of connection between nature and self. Her paintings and fibers work have been displayed in a variety of locations, including Waukesha City Hall, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Jazz Gallery in Milwaukee, WI, and Santa Reparata International School of Art in Florence, Italy. She has also painted several murals and public art displays for the City of Waukesha.

Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence Italy
Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Solo Exhibitions:
April 2018 Solo Exhibition, Waukesha City Hall, Waukesha, WI
2016 Solo Exhibition, Waukesha City Hall, Waukesha, WI
Student Solo Exhibition, Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy
2014 Mammals of Wisconsin, Mural for Waukesha South High School Biology
Department, Waukesha, WI
Wildlife of Wisconsin, Commissioned Painted Statue for the City of
Waukesha, Waukesha, WI
2012 Fish of Wisconsin, Mural for the Waukesha South High School Biology
Department, Waukesha, WI

Group Exhibitions:
Dec. 2017 BFA Senior Exhibition, Group Show, Kennilworth Square East Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Warped, Juried Show, Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
Group Show, Otto’s Fine Art Academy, Waukesha, WI
Group Show, Waukesha County Courthouse, Waukesha, WI
Junior Scholarship Competition, Group Show, Arts Center Gallery,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
2016 Group Show, Waukesha County Courthouse, Waukesha, WI
Woven Images, Juried Show, Kennilworth Square, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Sophomore Scholarship Show, Group Show, Arts Center Gallery,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Creativity Heals, Group Show, Wisconsin Room, Univ...