WWU Virtual Studio Tour with Artist Rebecca Meloy

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Check out this video to watch the WWU Virtual Studio Tour With Artist Rebecca Meloy from WWU Alumni Association on Vimeo.

The spirit of nature, and its sacredness, inspires Rebecca Meloy’s art. Rooted in a deep Scandinavian heritage—a descendant of immigrant Finnish farmers, pioneering Norwegians, and many generations of Swedish Lutheran ministers—Rebecca was instilled with a strong connection to the environment from a young age.

Growing up on a small Oregon farm, her most profound childhood memories are of summers full of bountiful food and sun. Her paintings evoke a dreamlike memory playing off the juxtaposition of light and dark found in rural Oregon.

In 2004, Rebecca presented a one-woman exhibition at the Seattle Nordic Heritage Museum. The body of work was created during an art residency at the Nelimarrka Museum in Alajarvi, Finland. During her residency, she met dozens of Finnish cousins and visited her grandparents' childhood farms.

Rebecca is a life-long artist and sole proprietor. For eight years, she owned and managed Meloy & Company Gallery in Bellingham, WA. She is a landscape designer, master carpenter, and art mentor to many.