{"id":868,"date":"2024-09-28T07:45:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T14:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weloveeverybody.org\/demo\/mellytrochez\/?page_id=868"},"modified":"2025-07-04T23:13:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T23:13:16","slug":"cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/quietpleasela.com\/melly-trochez\/cv\/","title":{"rendered":"CV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-av_layout_row-34680253707a747dbc839a66f112e786 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_cell_one_full-93df3e7ccd26659214084e2696e881ff\">\n.flex_cell.av-av_cell_one_full-93df3e7ccd26659214084e2696e881ff{\nvertical-align:middle;\nheight:70px;\nmin-height:70px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-av_cell_one_full-93df3e7ccd26659214084e2696e881ff{\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-av_cell_one_full-93df3e7ccd26659214084e2696e881ff av-gridrow-cell av_one_full no_margin  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  content-align-middle av-zero-padding'  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-r4dl8-a543f1152a9de2720853696ca25bc0da main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-868'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-l1bsc-315438c1bf92e370a41db11384cdf25d av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-g11tg-ebd7d8b32a7cf0adc1b05b9dac0027fc av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m1m9l89d-df8f5c8abd564714dd1e0ee0fd90f486\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-m1m9l89d-df8f5c8abd564714dd1e0ee0fd90f486{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-m1m9l89d-df8f5c8abd564714dd1e0ee0fd90f486 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-m1m9l89d-df8f5c8abd564714dd1e0ee0fd90f486 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-m1m9l89d-df8f5c8abd564714dd1e0ee0fd90f486 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >CV<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m1m9kdt1-a00800ece47f9fab545648d1332c64ad '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Melly Trochez<\/strong><br \/>\nLos Angeles, CA<br \/>\nMellytrochez.com<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:melly@mellytrochez.com\">melly@mellytrochez.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Masters in Art Therapy, Loyola Marymount, Westchester, CA, 2011<br \/>\nBachelors of Fine Arts, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton CA, 2004<br \/>\nAssociates in Arts, Rio Hondo College, Whittier CA, 2000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2018 Rituals, two person exhibit, Ace 121, Glendale, CA<br \/>\n2008 \u201cGhost In The Machine\u201d solo exhibit, Frank Pictures Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA<br \/>\n2007 \u201cMelly\u201d, solo exhibit, Frank Pictures Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2023 \u201cAmerican Identity\u201d, group exhibit, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Al<br \/>\n2023 LAX \/ AMS, curated by Thinkspace LA, Straat Museum, Amsterdam, NLD<br \/>\n2023 Hawaii Walls, curated by Thinkspace LA, Palama Settlement, Honolulu, HI<br \/>\n2023 \u201cRAIZ I\u201d, curated by Tlaloc Studios &amp; Thinkspace, Brand Library, Glendale, CA<br \/>\n2022 \u201cSouthland\u201d curated by Patrick Martinez, Charlie James Gallery, LA, CA<br \/>\n2022 Border Kindness benefit, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA<br \/>\n2019 \u201cHuman Nature\u201d, curated by Jaime Munoz, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA<br \/>\n2018 \u201cRemembrance\u201d, group exhibit, Southwest Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA<br \/>\n2018 \u201cWe Rise\u201d, group exhibit sponsored by dept. of mental health, Los Angeles, CA<br \/>\n2017 \u201cSummer in the City\u201d, group exhibit, Avenue 50 Gallery, Highland Park, CA<br \/>\n2017 \u201cArt Never Sleeps\u201d Modern Multiples, Los Angeles, CA<br \/>\n2016 Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru, New Zealand<br \/>\n2016 \u201cThe Mother Ship Returns\u201d, Meltdown Comics, Hollywood, CA<br \/>\n2015 Alumni group exhibit, Loyola Marymount, Westchester, CA<br \/>\n2012 \u201cOur Lady\u2019s Messenger\u201dgroup exhibit, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, CA<br \/>\n2011 \u201cAdelante\u201d, group exhibit, Forrest Lawn Museum of Art, CA<br \/>\n2011 \u201cSummer of Solstice\u201d, group exhibit, Jaus, Santa Monica, CA<br \/>\n2010 \u201cGrow\u201d, group exhibit, Morono Kiang Gallery, Los Angeles, CA<br \/>\n2009 Sanrio, Hello Kitty 35th Anniversary, group exhibit, Royal-T Gallery, Culver City<br \/>\n2007 Dia de los Muertos, group exhibit, De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA<br \/>\n2007 \u201cNuestra Historia\u201d, Riverside Museum of Art, Riverside, CA<br \/>\n2006 \u201cChicano Demuirge\u201d, group exhibit, Pharmaka, Los Angeles, CA<br \/>\n2006 \u201cDoes Religion Kill\u201d, group exhibit, 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica CA<br \/>\n2006 \u201cIron Eye\u201d, group exhibit, Scion Gallery, Culver City, CA<br \/>\n2005 \u201cLatino Artists of Los Angeles, Defining Identity\u201d, Millard Sheets, Pomona, CA<br \/>\n2004 \u201cIncognito\u201d, group exhibit, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected Collections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2022 Fremont Elementary, Montebello, CA<br \/>\n2017 Loteria Cards, La Reina, East Los Angeles, CA<br \/>\n2015 \u201cId Rather Play with Ladybugs\u201d Utility box Eagle Rock Ca<br \/>\n2014 \u201cFour Women\u2019\u2019 Timaru, New Zealand, Grosvenor Hotel<br \/>\n2014 Maestro Glass, Puente Hills CA, private business<br \/>\n2009 Johnnie Cochran Middle School Campus Beautification Project, Los Angeles 2008 Fortune Gym, boxing gym Hollywood<br \/>\n2007 Church on The Way, Sherman Oaks, mural for nativity scene<br \/>\n2006 Murchinson Elementary, Los Angeles<br \/>\n2006 Lovers, private residence Claremont CA.<br \/>\n2005 Frida for the People, Pico Blvd, Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Curatorial Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2021 \u201cQuiet Please\u201d Tlaloc Studios, Los Angeles, CA<br \/>\n2019 \u201cImpressions\u201d Art by Art Therapists, Ave. 50 Gallery Los Angeles, CA<br \/>\n2017 \u201cQuiet Please II\u201d Avenue 50 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA<br \/>\n2016 \u201cQuiet Please\u201d, The Inn Gallery, Los Feliz, CA<br \/>\n2007 \u201cDay of the Dead\u201d, Mendenhall Sobieski, Pasadena, CA<br \/>\n2006 \u201cGarden of Souls\u201d, Self Help Graphics and Art, Los Angeles, CA<br \/>\n2005 INRI Gallery, Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected Collections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Birmingham Museum of Art, AL<br \/>\nAbroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, AL<br \/>\nHammer Museum of Art, CA<br \/>\nJanet Bruce, Virginia<br \/>\nGisselle Acevedo, Para Los Ninos, CA<br \/>\nJeryll W. 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