Professional info
Work experience
January 2018 – present
Assistant Coordinator and stall holder for St Kevin’s Arcade Thursday Night Markets
August 2019 – present
Gallery Assistant and tour guide at Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki
Skills
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Painting
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Photography
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Live Performance
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Film (Recording, Sound, Editing, Lighting)
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Photoshop
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Premier Pro
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Installation
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Curation
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Event Management
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Hair
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Makeup
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Costume
Education
2011
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NCEA Level 1 Art Achieved with Excellence
2012
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NCEA Level 2 Painting and Photography Achieved with Excellence
2013
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NCEA Level 3 Painting and Photography Achieved with Excellence
2018
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Whitecliffe Bachelor of Fine Arts Level 4
2019
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Whitecliffe Bachelor of Fine Arts Level 5
Exhibitions
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2010 - present
2010 - present
2015
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Pretentious, Solo Exhibition, Palmerston North, New Zealand
2017
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RAW (natural born) Artist, Group Exhibition, Gold Coast, Australia
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Radfly, Group Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia
2018
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Inky Cat and the House of Wā Collective, Pop up store, St Kevin’s Arcade, Karangahape Road, Auckland, New Zealand
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Auckland Art Week, Whitecliffe Group Exhibition, St Kevin’s Arcade, Karangahape Road, Auckland, New Zealand
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Outsider: Tiger Murdoch, Group Exhibition, Malcolm Smith Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2019
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Activating the Moana, Group Show, Auckland Art Week, Tautai, 300 Karangahape Road, Auckland, New Zealand
2020
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Performativity, Group show, Form Gallery, Symonds St, Auckland, New Zealand
Media
2015
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Young Artist reaches exhibition goal, Daily Tribune, Palmerston North, January
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Melissa Gilbert Painting 2015, interview, Freyberg High School, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
2018
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Inky Cat and The House of Wā Interview, Lowtide Label Collective, LowtideLabel.com
2019
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Dynasty Radio, Dynasty Collective, Radio Interview
2021
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Karlya Smith chats to Moana Waiwai, Moana Pāti artist Melissa Gilbert about her practice. https://tautai.org/stuff-inside-artist-melissa-gilberts-distinctve-neo-nesian-earth-punk-aesthetic/
Residencies
2020
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FALE-Ship home residency, Tautai Trust, Auckland, New Zealand