2019 - present Colour and Form Society, Juried Membership 2018 – present Mississauga Arts Council 2018 – present Lakeshore Art Trail 2018 – present Visual Arts Mississauga 2006 – present Ontario College of Teachers
EXHIBITIONS
Nov 2019-Jan 2020 Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre Artists of Halton & Peel Juried Exhibition 1086 Burnhamthorpe Road East, Oakville
November 2019 Franklin Carmichael Art Group Open Juried Exhibition 34 Riverdale Drive, Etobicoke
Oct 29 – Nov 27, 2019 Colour and Form Society’s 67th Annual Juried Exhibition Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, 399 The West Mall, Toronto
October 19 & 20, 2019 20th Annual Lakeshore Art Trail Splash of Charm, 6 Brant Ave, Mississauga
September 4-11, 2019 Music in my Veins Group Show Pixie Blue Studio, 299 Lakeshore Rd. East, Mississauga
June - October 2019 Visible Horizons Lakeshore Art Trail Members Group Show Living Arts Centre Art Gallery, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga
June 2019 Colour and Form Society’s Members’ Square Foot Exhibition Art Square Gallery, 334 Dundas St. West, Toronto
April 2019 Arts on the Credit The Waterside Inn, 15 Stavebank Rd. South, Mississauga
March 2019 Mississauga Arts Council Annual General Meeting & Members’ Show Mississauga Civic Centre Visual Arts Mississauga’s Member’s Show & Sale Visual Arts Mississauga at Riverwood Conservancy
November & December 2018 Water’s Edge – Solo Exhibition Michael’s Hair Design, Oakville
November 4 –26, 2018 Colour and Form Society’s 66th Open Juried Exhibition Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Etobicoke
October 26 - January 5, 2019 Rethinking Land Group Exhibit Quest Art School & Gallery, Midland
October 13 & 14, 2018 Lakeshore Art Trail Splash of Charm 6 Brant Avenue, Mississauga
September 16, 2018 Visual Arts Mississauga at Riverwood Art in the Park 4170 Riverwood Park Lane, Mississauga
August 6, 2018 Art in the Park Oakville Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park, Oakville
June 9, 2018 Toronto Art Crawl Liberty Village, Toronto
May 25-27, 2018 ArtFest Port Credit – Memorial Park Port Credit, Mississauga Jim Tovey Art Award – Third Place Winner
September 2013 - 2017 Practice What You Teach Annual Exhibit Beaux-Arts Brampton, 70 Main St. N., Brampton
Press & Publications
TV Interview on Stella’s Studio [Camões TV] with Stella Jurgen – Sunday November 10, 2019
Interview on Live Radio Sauga 960AM with David DaCosta - Tuesday November 13, 2018
Video Interview by Modern Mississauga Media – October 13, 2018
Silva, L (2018, October 29). Mississauga artist Celina Melo’s debut solo exhibition. Modern Mississauga. Retrieved from https://www.modernmississauga.com/main/2018/10/29/mississauga-artist-celina-melos-debut-solo-exhibition
Silva, L. (2018, May 17). Adjusting her sails: Art teacher changes course with debut exhibit at ArtFest Port Credit. Mississauga News. Retrieved from https://www.mississauga.com/whatson-story/8616040-ureport-adjusting-her-sails-art-teacher-changes-course-with-debut-exhibit-at-artfest-port-credit/
Melo, C. (2018, May). What is a speech delay and when to seek help? A mother and daughter’s journey. Sheridan Times, Spring & Summer 2018, p.17.
EDUCATION
May 2017 McMichael Canadian Art Collection Master class with Lila Lewis Irving
July 2008 OECTA Religious Education Specialist
Sept. 2002 – Apr. 2006 York University Bachelor of Education, Concurrent Program · Intermediate/Senior Division · Teachables: Visual Arts (including Photography & Media Arts) and History
Sept. 2001 – Apr. 2006 York University Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours Specialist, Visual Arts (Studio) · Graduated Cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
June 2006 – present Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board Teacher (Visual Arts, Religion and Canadian World Studies)
Has taught all courses within the Visual Arts and Media Arts department.
Has taught Grade 9 Religion and Grade 10 Civics.
Teacher mentor for New Teacher Induction Program (2009)
Facilitated extracurricular group SoFA (Society of Fine Artists) 2006-2015