{"id":13235,"date":"2022-12-24T12:12:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T17:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=13235"},"modified":"2023-01-02T12:38:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T17:38:47","slug":"melissa-mcgill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/melissa-mcgill\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa McGill"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2778\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13235-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/MelissaMcGill.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/MelissaMcGill.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/MelissaMcGill.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_13253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13253\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13253 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MelissaMcGill.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MelissaMcGill.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MelissaMcGill.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MelissaMcGill.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MelissaMcGill.jpg?resize=696%2C696&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MelissaMcGill.jpg?resize=1068%2C1068&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MelissaMcGill.jpg?w=1365&amp;ssl=1 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Kate Orne\/Upstate Diary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melissamcgillartist.com\/\">Melissa McGill<\/a>, (born in Rhode Island, 1969) is a New York based interdisciplinary artist known for ambitious, collaborative, site specific public art projects. They take the form of site-specific, immersive experiences that explore nuanced conversations between land, water, sustainable traditions, and the interconnectedness of all living things. At the heart of her work is a focus on community, meaningful shared experiences and lasting impact. Spanning a variety of media including performance, photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, sound, light, video and immersive installation, <a href=\"http:\/\/davidtotah.com\/melissa-mcgill\">McGill has presented both independent public art projects and solo exhibitions nationally and internationally since 1991<\/a>. She lives in Lenapehoking (Beacon, New York).<\/p>\n<p>Her recent endeavor, <em class=\"ContentPasted0\">Red Regatta (2019), <\/em>was an independent public art project that activated Venice\u2019s lagoon and canals with four unprecedented large-scale regattas of traditional vela al terzo sailboats hoisted with hand-painted red sails, presented in collaboration with Associazione Vela al Terzo Venezia, co-organized by Magazzino Italian Art.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xGZQdRAaMNQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"ContentPasted0\">In the Waves<\/em>\u00a0(2021) was a series of collaborative performances presented by Art&amp;Newport that moved over the landscape in Newport Rhode Island evoking the urgency of rising sea levels and a rapidly changing climate with an ensemble of local community members. The artist invited members of the local community to join the ensemble of this inclusive movement-based public artwork to create a shared meaningful experience about these environmental themes. Her land art project, <em class=\"ContentPasted0\">Constellation<\/em>\u00a0(2015-2017), installed on an island in the Hudson River, lit each night creating a new constellation transforming The Bannerman Castle ruin. She has been exhibiting her artwork nationally and internationally since 1991, and additional recent projects include <em class=\"ContentPasted0\">Canaletto and Melissa McGill:<\/em>Performance<em class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0and Panorama, <\/em>2022, The Lightbox, United Kingdom;<em class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/em>Palmas, 2014, Manitoga, Garrison, New York ; The Campi, 2018, Venice, Italy, as well as solo exhibitions at The Permanent Mission of Italy at the United Nations, New York organized by Magazzino Italian Art; Mazzoleni London-Torino; TOTAH, New York; White Cube, London; Power House, Memphis; Palazzo Capello, Venice; and CRG Gallery, New York. She is a graduate of The Rhode Island School of Design, a member of the Lenape Center Advisory Council, and a National Endowment of the Arts ArtWorks Grant recipient. In 2022 she was awarded the Helena Rowe Metcalf Visionary Award by the Rhode Island School of Design Alumni Association.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13254\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13254 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM_Sea-Saga_web_MM1267.jpg?resize=696%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM_Sea-Saga_web_MM1267.jpg?resize=1024%2C616&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM_Sea-Saga_web_MM1267.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13255\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13255 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM-21_Oceanus_web_MM1266.jpg?resize=696%2C835&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM-21_Oceanus_web_MM1266.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM-21_Oceanus_web_MM1266.jpg?resize=250%2C300&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM-21_Oceanus_web_MM1266.jpg?resize=768%2C922&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM-21_Oceanus_web_MM1266.jpg?resize=696%2C835&amp;ssl=1 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oceanus, 2021 Organic indigo on clay coated wood panel 36 x 30 x 1.5 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13256\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13256 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM-22_Celestial-River_web_MM1239-.jpg?resize=696%2C514&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM-22_Celestial-River_web_MM1239--scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C756&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM-22_Celestial-River_web_MM1239--scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C789&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM-22_Celestial-River_web_MM1239--scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1418&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM-22_Celestial-River_web_MM1239--scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celestial River, 2022 Organic idigo on yupo paper, 9\u2033 x 12\u2033<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/MelissaMcGill.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listMelissa McGill, (born in Rhode Island, 1969) is a New York 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