Melinda Whitmore
Melinda Whitmore received her MFA cum laude in painting from the New York Academy of Art and BA degrees in Art History and Studio Art from Indiana University. In addition to her ten years of teaching experience in oil painting, life drawing, sculpture and anatomy, she has been a part of numerous exhibitions from New York to Chicago, held an assistant curatorial position in the Department of Prints and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago, and was more recently featured in American Artist Drawing magazine. In 2008, Melinda won the top prize for The National Sculpture Society's Figure Sculpture Competition and in 2010 she won the Agop Agopoff Prize for Classical Sculpture. Melinda also continues to sculpt anatomical figures and models for many of the country's top anatomical supply companies. She has taught in Virginia and at the American Academy of Art in Chicago from 1999-2006, teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses. She is also a co-founder of the Vitruvian Fine Art Studio.
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I cant say enough good things about this instructor. She's all for her students, shows you what to do while allowing you to use your own creative freedoms. She's one of my favorite teachers, and a great person to boot.— Vitruvian student feedback.
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