Melissa B. Snyder
With an art degree from Virginia Commonwealth University,
a design background in the Advertising field, and inspired by God’s creation,
I paint images that bring comfort to my soul.
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Custom Artwork
Portraits | Pet Portraits | Architectural Renderings | Landscapes | Still Life
Contact Melissa for Price Estimate
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Children's Book Illustrator
American Dream Team, A Kid's Guide to Patriotism
Author Courtney Petruzzelli, 2021
Secret Santas And The Twelve Days of Christmas Giving
Author Courtney Petruzzelli, 2017
Don't Judge a Bug by Its Cover
Author Laura St. John, 2017
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Art Instruction
Art Instructor - Private and Group Lessons
Open to Beginner and Intermediate students exploring various mediums
Also, work with seniors and special needs students
Contact Art Instructor for Pricing
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Speaking Engagement
Panel Discussion: Children’s Literature, Illustration, and Building a Book Collection at
Georgia Tech’s Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking
"Understanding Illustration Styles"
Summer 2018
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Speaking Engagement
Dementia Communication 101 at Due West UMC
"See the Voice Within - Art through the eyes of a person with dementia"
Spring 2018
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Exhibitions
dk gallery
October 2012 - December 2014
http://www.dkgallery.us
AVISCA Gallery, Marietta First Friday Art Walk
April 2011
www.aviscafineart.com
www.marietta.com/first-friday-art-walk
White Rabbit Cottage
2011 - 2014
www.whiterabbitcottage.net
Marietta Art & Design Show House
Sponsored by Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
May 2011
September 2012
artanddesignshowhouse.com
The Daily Grind Cafe
May 2011
dailygrind.com
Gabriel's Restaurant (Paula Deen's cousin)
June 2011 - November 2017
www.gabrielsdesserts.com
Beneficiary: The Aviation Museum of Marietta
Gold Sponsor: United Community Bank 2007-2010
200 Cherokee Street NE
Marietta Junior League's "lil' Chickens"
Outdoor Fiberglass Sculpture -"Flew the Coop"
October 2012 - December 2014
http://www.dkgallery.us
AVISCA Gallery, Marietta First Friday Art Walk
April 2011
www.aviscafineart.com
www.marietta.com/first-friday-art-walk
White Rabbit Cottage
2011 - 2014
www.whiterabbitcottage.net
Marietta Art & Design Show House
Sponsored by Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
May 2011
September 2012
artanddesignshowhouse.com
The Daily Grind Cafe
May 2011
dailygrind.com
Gabriel's Restaurant (Paula Deen's cousin)
June 2011 - November 2017
www.gabrielsdesserts.com
Beneficiary: The Aviation Museum of Marietta
Gold Sponsor: United Community Bank 2007-2010
200 Cherokee Street NE
Marietta Junior League's "lil' Chickens"
Outdoor Fiberglass Sculpture -"Flew the Coop"
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Press
Marietta Daily Journal
October 17, 2013
Entitled "Wildlife on the Walls"
dk Gallery
AIB TV Network
Featuring Cobb Senior Wellness Center, 2013
(My acrylic art class students and I had a brief showing)
Marietta Daily Journal
February 20, 2013
Entitled "Drawn Together" promoting
Cobb Senior Wellness Center
featuring my "Pastels & Pencils" class
Marietta Daily Journal
Avisca Gallery Art Walk, Lumen Artist Collective
(5 Woman show sharing art and faith)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 2008
"Flew The Coop"
Marietta Daily Journal
June, July, August 2008
3-D Lil' Chicken (aviation motif)
"Flew The Coop"
Resume available upon request.