Melanie Masson

Melanie Masson is a photographer, writer, and arts organizer in Seattle, WA. She began developing her craft while growing up in the American South, and moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2006. A graduate of Winthrop University and the University of Washington, she works in the museum field following more than a decade in the commercial photography industry.

Masson's photographs have been published by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The Stranger, Sound Transit, Seattle International Film Festival, City Arts, Photographic Center Northwest, 4Culture, Ploughshares Literary Magazine, Till, Shunpike, Rubicon Foundation Seattle, The Seattle-Havana-Tehran Poster Show, ARCADE Magazine, Haven Stad, Microsoft, Nordstrom, DaimlerChrysler, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle Children’s Museum, The Center for Wooden Boats, 48° North, The Greenville Journal, and Winthrop University.

Exhibitions

Feb. - Apr. 2026 - “Big Developments in the Nanoforest", in collaboration with Daniel R. Smith. “Rooted in Relations - Authenticity and the Power of Indigenous Sovereignty” (group show) - Mesa Community College Art Gallery. Mesa, AZ.
Feb. 2026 - “Big Developments in the Nanoforest", in collaboration with Daniel R. Smith. “The 15th Annual International Juried Exhibition” (group show) - Gallery 110. Seattle, WA.
Jan. - Mar. 2026 - “Big Developments in the Nanoforest", in collaboration with Daniel R. Smith. “PLACEHOLDER: Roots, Rupture, and Regeneration” (group show) - Columbia City Gallery. Seattle, WA.
Oct. 2024 - “Cambium” public art installation, in collaboration with RE:site Studio. Kent Des Moines station, Sound Transit 1 line. Kent, WA. Grand Opening: Dec. 2025.
Nov. - Dec. 2023 - “Sunshady Days: A 50 Year Retrospective of Bumbershoot” (group show) - Photographic Center Northwest. Seattle, WA.
Oct. - Dec. 2023 - “VIVID: Alumni Exhibition” (group show) - Rutledge Gallery, Winthrop University. Rock Hill, SC.
Sept. 2023 - “Sunshady Days: A 50 Year Retrospective of Bumbershoot” (group show) - A/NT Gallery. Seattle, WA.
Aug. 2019 - "Big Developments in the Nanoforest", in collaboration with Daniel R. Smith. “Repossessed” (group show) - SOIL Gallery. Seattle, WA.
Oct. 2018 - Feb. 2019 - "Passage" presented by Storefronts, a program of Shunpike (solo show) - corner of Boren Ave. & John St. Seattle, WA.
Oct. 2017 - Jan. 2018 - "The Seattle-Havana-Tehran Poster Show" (group show) - Heftler Visiting Artist Gallery, Endicott College. Beverly, MA.
Aug. - Dec. 2016 - "The Seattle-Havana-Tehran Poster Show" (group show) - Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery, Keene State College. Keene, NH.
Apr. 2016 - "The Seattle-Havana-Tehran Poster Show" (group show) - Centro Hispanoamericano de Cultura. Havana, Cuba.
Mar. - Jun. 2016 - "Passage" (solo show) - Carillon Point. Kirkland, WA.
Jun. 2016 - "Capitol Hill Art Invasion II" (group show) - 12th & John. Seattle, WA.
Apr. 2016 - "Capitol Hill Art Invasion" (group show) - 12th & John. Seattle, WA.
Mar. - Apr. 2015 - "Passage" (solo show) - The Virginia Inn. Seattle, WA.
Sept. - Oct. 2014 - "Passage" (solo show) - Iridio. Seattle, WA.
Mar. - May 2014 - "Passage" (solo show) - Elliott Bay Cafe. Seattle, WA.
Feb. 2014 - "Passage" (solo show) - Ballard Landmark. Seattle, WA.
Jun. 2013 - "Passage" (solo show) - Fresh Flours. Seattle, WA.
Aug. 2012 - "Passage" (solo show) - Johnston Architects. Seattle, WA.
Jun. 2012 - "Passage" (solo show) - 509 Wines. Seattle, WA.
Apr. 2011 - "Red Light Nights" (group show) - Canoe Social Club. Seattle, WA.
Apr. 2011 - "Neighborhood Portrait" (solo show) - Starbucks, Georgetown. Seattle, WA.
Dec. 2010 - "Doppelgänger" (solo show) - Notebleu Design. Seattle, WA.
Nov. 2010 - "Urban Landscapes" (group show) - Fremont Abbey Arts Center. Seattle, WA.
Oct. 2009 - portraiture exhibition (group show) - Fremont Abbey Arts Center. Seattle, WA.