Meisha Grichuhin was born in San Jose, California in 1987. She studied painting at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and earned her Bachelor of Fine Art's degree in 2015, with the honor of valedictorian. Growing up in California, she was constantly inspired by nature and the majestic landscapes the state has to offer. By spending much time outdoors painting and hiking, she observes her natural surroundings, whose freshness can be felt through her paintings. Her work consists primarily of painterly landscapes filled with bold brushwork, featuring the unique atmosphere of California’s rolling hills. Meisha was featured in Southwest Art magazine in 2014, as one of the “21 Under 31: Young Artists to Collect.”

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Education

2015      BFA   Painting      Academy of Art University
2009      AA     Fine Art      Columbia College

Awards

2020 First Place Award,  Juried Exhibit 2020, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2018 Fine Art Connoisseur Award of Excellence, Carmel Art Festival
2016 Art Muse Contest October Emerging Artist Finalist
2016 Central California Arts Showcase Award of Excellence
2015 Clyde & Co Community Art Project Honorarium
2015 Academy of Art University BFA Valedictorian
2015 3rd Place BFA Landscape, Academy of Art University Spring Show
2014 2nd Place BFA Landscape, Academy of Art University Spring Show

Exhibitions

2020 "Front Porch Gallery Annual Juried Show," Carlsbad, CA
2018 "23rd Annual Faculty & Alumni Fine Art Auction," Academy Galleries at the Cannery, San Francisco, CA
2018 "Capitola Plein Air," New Brighton Performing Arts Center, Capitola, CA
​2018 Orinda Books, Solo Exhibit, Orinda, CA
2018 Carmel Art Festival, Carmel by the Sea, CA
2018 "Art Between the Lines," California Art Club, Peninsula Museum of Art, Burlingame, CA
2017 "22nd Annual Faculty & Alumni Fine Art Auction," Academy Galleries at the Cannery, San Francisco, CA
2017 "Capitola Plein Air," New Brighton Performing Arts Center, Capitola, CA
2017 "Golden State Splendor," California Art Club, Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, CA
2017 "Artist Alliance at the Museum," Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
2016 "Holiday Treasures: Online Salon," Debra Huse Gallery
2016 "Capitola Plein Air Continued," Santa Cruz Picture Framing & Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
2016 "21st Annual Faculty & Alumni Fine Art Auction," Academy Galleries at the Cannery, San Francisco, CA
2016 "Capitola Plein Air," New Brighton Performing Arts Center, Capitola, CA
2016 "Hayward Arts Council Open Juried Show," Hayward, CA
2016 "8th Annual 50/50 Show," Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2016 "California Calling," Solo Exhibiton, 625 Sutter Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 "59th Juried Exhibition at the Haggin Museum," Stockton, CA
2016 "Fresh Works VI," Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA
2016 "Central California Art Showcase," Carnegie Arts Center & Mistlin Gallery, Turlock, CA
2015 "6 Inch Squared: Exhibition and Sale," Randy Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
2015 "tiny," STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015 "Atmosphere," Carmel Visual Arts, Carmel, CA
2015 "7th Annual 50/50 Show," Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2015 "Vinyl," Wonderland SF, San Francisco, CA
2015 "Spring Show," Academy of Art University Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015 "Beauty of the Seasons at the Pence Gallery," California Art Club, Davis, CA
2015 "Fur, Feathers and Fins," Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
2015 "Flux," WonderlandSF, San Francisco, CA
2014 "Spring Show," Academy of Art University Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 "Spring Show," Academy of Art University, Palace of Fine Art, San Francisco, CA

Membership

California Art Club Mentor Program Member

Bibliography

Bonnie Gangelhoff, “21 Under 31,” Southwest Art Magazine, September 2014, 102/109