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"Pride of the Herd" - Award of Excellence, ISSA 2020
"Our Wild Brother" - Award of Excellence, ISSA 2016
Awards | Professional Affiliations | Media Features | Past Art Festivals | Past Exhibitions
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Accomplishments
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International Artist Magazine
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| 2025 |
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Juror Award | Main Street Fort Worth Art Festival - Fort Worth, TX
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Best in Show | Springfield Old Capitol Art Fair - Springfield, IL
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Juror Choice - 2D | Columbus Art Festival - Columbus, OH
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Invitational Award | Art Fair on the Square - Madison, WI
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2nd in Category (Drawing) | Port Clinton Art Festival - Highland Park, IL
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Honorable Mention | Wausau Festival of Arts - Wausau, WI
2024 |
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Award of Distinction | Art in the Square - Southlake, TX
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Award of Excellence | Art on the Square - Belleville, IL​​
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Invitational Award | Art Fair on the Square - Madison, WI
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Merit Award | River Arts Fest - Memphis, TN
| 2023 |
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Merit Award | Wausau Festival of Arts - Wausau, WI
First Place in Drawing/Pastels/Printmaking | Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts - Oconomowoc, WI
Invitational Award | Art Fair On the Square - Madison, WI
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Best of Show - Drawing/Pastel, Painting, Printmaking | Old Town Art Fair - Chicago, IL
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Award of Excellence | Festival of Arts - Stevens Point, WI
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Best in Category - Drawing | ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
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| 2022 |
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Honorable Mention | Wausau Festival of Arts - Wausau, WI
Best of Show - Drawing/Pastel, Painting, Printmaking | Old Town Art Fair - Chicago, IL
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John Morser 2-D Award (Best of 2D) | Festival of Arts - Stevens Point, WI
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Juror Award | Main Street Fort Worth Art Festival - Fort Worth, TX
| 2021 |
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Merit Award | Wausau Festival of Arts - Wausau, WI
Best of Show - 2nd Place | Iowa City Arts Festival - Iowa City, IA
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Award of Excellence | Des Moines Arts Festival - Des Moines, IA
Best of Show - Drawing/Pastel, Painting, Printmaking | Old Town Art Fair - Chicago, IL
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| 2020 |
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Award of Excellence | ISSA Annual Exhibition
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| 2019 |
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Best of Show | Wausau Festival of Arts - Wausau, WI
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Best in Show | Edina Art Fair - Edina, MN
Juror Award | Main Street Fort Worth Art Festival - Fort Worth, TX
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Best in Category | Under the Oaks Fine Arts Show - Vero Beach, FL
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| 2018 |
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Second place | Rivertown Fall Arts Festival - Stillwater, MN
Invitational Award | Art Fair on the Square - Madison, WI
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Judges Award | St Charles Fine Art Show - St Charles, IL
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Best of Show - 2nd Place | Springfield Old Capitol Art Fair - Springfield, IL
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Award of Excellence | Festival of Arts - Stevens Point, WI
| 2017 |
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Best of Show | Festival of Arts - Stevens Point, WI
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Festival Favorite in Drawing Category | Stone Arch Bridge Festival - Minneapolis, MN
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Honorable Mention | Festival of Arts - Wausau, WI
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| 2016 |
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Honorable Mention | Festival of Arts - Wausau, WI
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Award of Excellence | ISSA Annual Exhibition
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| 2014 |
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Visual Artist of the Year | RAW Minneapolis
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Professional Affiliations
Signature Member - International Society for Scratchboard Artists (ISSA)​
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WAVE TV | "68th Annual St James Court Art Show returns to Old Louisville"
St Louis Art Fair YouTube Series | "Meet the Artist: Melissa Helene Bossenbroek"
Wausau WSAW | "'Artrageous Weekend' is back in Wausau with all kinds of different art to see" | 09/10/2023
Millenium Alliance for Humanity and Biosphere | "A Small Piece of the Wild World" | 05/05/2022
Des Moines Register | "Des Moines Arts Festival announces Best in Show, other juried competition award winners" | 06/27/2021
Wausau WSAW | "Supporting Local Artists in Quarantine" | 03/18/2020
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Wausau WSAW | "Wausau's Artrageous Weekend provides opportunity for artists to grow" | 09/08/2019
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Wisconsin Rapids City Times | "Alexander House to feature scratchboard and sculpture" | 05/19/2018
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Portage County Gazette | "SPASH Highlights: Class Gift Officially Delivered" | 05/18/2018
Stevens Point Journal | "Stevens Point artist lands NYC gallery show" | 06/09/2016
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Wausau WAOW | "New artists emerge in Wausau Artrageous event" | 09/12/2015
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RAW Minneapolis | Feature artist profile | 12/09/2014
Past Art Festivals
| 2024 |
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Stevens Point Area Festival of Arts - Plover, WI
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The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival - The Woodlands, TX
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Art in the Square - Southlake, TX
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Cottonwood Art Festival - Richardson, TX
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Art on the Square - Belleville, IL
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Summerfair - Cincinnati, OH
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Old Town Art Fair - Chicago, IL
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Art Fair on the Square - Madison, WI
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Loring Park Art Festival - Minneapolis, MN
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Art in the High Desert - Bend, OR
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Art in the Pearl - Portland, OR
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St Louis Art Fair - St Louis, MO​​
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Peoria Art Guild Art Festival - Peoria, IL
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St James Court Art Festival - Louisville, KY
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River Arts Fest - Memphis, TN
| 2023 |
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Sarasota Festival of Arts - Sarasota, FL
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Artigras Fine Arts Festival - Jupiter, FL
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Longboat Key Festival of Arts - Longboat Key, FL
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Stevens Point Area Festival of Arts - Plover, WI
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Main Street Fort Worth Art Festival - Fort Worth, TX
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Brookside Art Annual - Kansas City, MO
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Old Town Art Fair - Chicago, IL
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Stone Arch Bridge Festival - Minneapolis, MN
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Art Fair On the Square - Madison, WI
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Loring Park Art Festival - Minneapolis, MN
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Oconomowoc Festival of Arts - Oconomowoc, WI
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Wausau Festival of Arts - Wausau, WI
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Peoria Art Guild Art Festival - Peori, IL
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Hidden Studios Art Tour - Amherst, WI
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River Arts Fest - Memphis, TN​
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| 2022 |
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Out West Art Show and Sale - Great Falls, MT
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Stevens Point Festival of Arts - Plover, WI
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Main Street Fort Worth Art Festival - Fort Worth, TX
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East Lansing Art Festival - East Lansing, MI
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Edina Art Festival - Edina, MN
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Old Town Art Fair - Chicago, IL
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Des Moines Arts Festival - Des Moines, IA
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Art Fair On the Square - Madison, WI
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Loring Park Art Festival - Minneapolis, MN
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Uptown Art Fair - Minneapolis, MN
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Charlevoix Waterfront Art Fair - Charlevoix, MI
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Wausau Festival of Arts - Wausau, WI
| 2021 |
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The Original Naples Art Fair - Naples, FL
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ArtFest Fort Myers - Fort Myers, FL
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Downtown Sarasota Festival of Arts - Sarasota, FL
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Art-A-Whirl - Minneapolis, MN
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Old Town Art Fair - Chicago, IL
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Des Moines Arts Festival - Des Moines, IA
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Loring Park Art Festival - Minneapolis, MN
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Iowa Arts Festival - Iowa City, IA
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Out West Art Show and Sale - Great Falls, MT
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Wausau Festival of Arts - Wausau, WI
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Art Fair on the Square - Madison, WI
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| 2020 |
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ArtFest Fort Myers - Fort Myers, FL
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Downtown Sarasota FOA - Sarasota, FL
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Birds In Art: 50th Anniversary at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum - Wausau WI -
(Sept 2025 - Jan 2026)
"Vulnerable Beings" Exhibition at the Higher Art Gallery - Traverse City, MI - (July 7 - Aug 6, 2022)
"Art That Matters to the Planet" Exhibition at The Roger Troy Peterson Institute, Hiram Blauvelt Art
Museum, The Sternberg Museum of Natural History - (Aug 2021 - May 2022)
American Women Artists Spring Online Show - (Spring 2021)
ISSA Annual Exhibition - Tuscon, AZ - (Nov - Feb 2020)
Exhibition at 'Celebrate Art' Gallery, Maplewood Mall - Maplewood, MN - (Nov 16 - Dec 27, 2018)
Exhibition at Alexander House, Center for Art + History - Port Edwards, WI - (June 1 - July 17, 2018)
Solo exhibition at Madison No Fear Dentistry - Madison, WI - (Feb 2 - April 4, 2018)
Solo exhibition at Chestnut Center for the Arts - Marshfield, WI - (March 2 - 31, 2017)
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Cecil Byrne Gallery | "Bringing Beauty Back" - Charleston, SC - (Feb 22 - Mar 9, 2017)
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Agora Gallery - New York, NY - (June 14 - July 5, 2016)
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ISSA Annual Exhibition - Tuscon, AZ - (April 2016)
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Phantom Gallery, Create Portage County - Stevens Point, WI - (April 22, 2016)
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ISSA Annual Exhibition - Frederick, MD - (June - July 2015)
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Solo exhibition at Constance Free Art Gallery - Andover, MN - (Mar 16 - May 30, 2015)
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Solo exhibition at St. Barnabas Lutheran Church, Center for the Arts - Plymouth, MN - (December 2014)
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RAW Minneapolis: AXIS - (October 14, 2014)
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RAW Minneapolis: PIXELS - (February 20, 2014)
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