Solo Exhibitions
2022 fire creates its own wind, Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
2020 reprise, Harbour Level 3 Gallery, The Rooms, St. John’s, NL
2017 1876 changed my life, Tina Dolter Gallery, Rotary Arts Centre, Corner Brook, NL
2015 Diaspora: First-hand perspectives of First Nations’ children, Arts and Culture Centre, Corner Brook, NL
Group Exhibitions
2025 The Waters Meet (with Nicole Travers), ARTSPLACE Gallery, Annapolis Royal, NS (upcoming)
2023 Endless Return, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
2023 Past Present Future, Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
2023 REGENERATION | Piguttaugiallavalliajuk | USSANITAUTEN: Seven Northern Labrador Photographers, The YMCA, Happy Valley - Goose Bay, NL
2022 Heart of the Root, Emera Innovation Exchange at Memorial University’s Signal Hill Campus, St. John’s, NL
2022 REGENERATION | Piguttaugiallavalliajuk | USSANITAUTEN: Seven Northern Labrador Photographers, Discovery Centre in Woody Point, Gros Morne, NL
2021 REGENERATION | Piguttaugiallavalliajuk | USSANITAUTEN: Seven Northern Labrador Photographers, Bonavista Biennale, Bonavista, NL
2020 mitsujuk | kussikushu | kpitni’sewet | they sew, Tina Dolter Gallery, Rotary Arts Centre, Corner Brook, NL
2019 The Time is Now and Yesterday and Tomorrow, Indigenous Art Centre Gallery, Gatineau, QC
2019 mitsujuk | kussikushu | kpitni’sewet | they sew, Craft Council Gallery, St. John’s, NL
2019 Future Possible: Art of Newfoundland & Labrador to 1949, The Rooms, St. John’s, NL
2018 North West River AiR: Six Years of Artist-in-Residence at the Labrador Institute, Grenfell Art Gallery, NL
2018 tet; mâni; ute | here, Main Gallery, Eastern Edge, St. John’s, NL
2018 Reclamation, Government House, St. John’s, NL
2018 Fare & SQUARE salon soiree, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL
2017 Arts and Letters Awards, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John’s, NL
2017 25 Years of Graduates from the Visual Arts Program at Grenfell Campus, First Space Gallery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL
2017 All Sorts, Tina Dolter Gallery, Rotary Arts Centre, Corner Brook, NL
2016 Feminisms {Re}Framed (collaboration with Jennifer Cake), Main Gallery, Eastern Edge, St. John’s, NL
2015 XX, Graduation Exhibition, Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
2014 Celebrating the Journey, Canadian Mental Health Association, Quidi Vidi Village Plantation, St. John’s, NL
2013 Members In-Tandem, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. Johns, NL
2013 Perspectives of Recovery, Canadian Mental Health Association, Rogue Gallery, Eastern Edge, St. John's, NL
2012 Untold Story, Canadian Mental Health Association, Rogue Gallery, Eastern Edge, St. John's NL
2012 Unzipped: A Trans-Atlantic Exhibition, Gatehouse Arts, Harlow | England
2012 Art in a Suitcase, The Maltings, Harlow Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland | England
Solo Performances
2018 I’m so fucking pissed right now, Saltbox Contemporary Arts Festival, Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
2016 Goodbye Ed, Saltbox Contemporary Arts Festival, Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
2016 I’m so fucking pissed right now, (site-specific) Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
2015 Heartbeat, Swirsky’s, Corner Brook, NL
2014 Weight, (site-specific), from Sheshatshiu to the Mealy Mountains, Labrador
2014 Native American Barbie, (site-specific), Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL
2013 Four Days of Frida, (site-specific), Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL
2012 Reverse Psychology, (site-specific), British Museum, London | England
Education
2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland | Canada
2012 Harlow Summer Immersion Program Harlow Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland | England
2011 Bachelor of Science in Behavioural Neuroscience Memorial University of Newfoundland | Canada
Awards
2023 Short-list, Milestone Award, Visual Arts Newfoundland and Labrador (VANL-CARFAC), St. John’s, NL
2023 Long-list, Artist of the Year, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (ArtsNL), St. John’s, NL
2019 Long-List, Scotiabank New Generation Photography Award | Canada
2019 Emerging Artist of the Year, Visual Arts Newfoundland and Labrador (VANL-CARFAC), St. John’s, NL
2018 Shortlisted for Emerging Artist of the Year, Visual Arts Newfoundland and Labrador (VANL-CARFAC)
2018 Emerging Artist of the Year, Corner Brook, NL
2018 Member of the Month, Visual Arts Newfoundland and Labrador (VANL-CARFAC), St. John’s, NL
2015 Women of Achievement Award, Grenfell Campus Student Union Women’s Caucus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, NL
Commissions
Grenfell Art Gallery, Memorial university of Newfoundland | Canada
Residencies
2023 First Light’s Spirit Song Festival Artist in Residency, Eastern Edge, St. John’s, NL
2023 Summer Residency for an Indigenous Artist at the School of Fine Arts, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, NL
2020 Maker in Residence. Navigate Makerspace, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, NL
2019 Elbow Room Residency. The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery. St. John’s, NL
2019 Ghost Days: Making Art for Spirit, Thematic Artist Residency. Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity. Banff, AB
2014 North West River Artist-in-Residence Program. Self-directed Residency. Labrador Campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland, North West River, NL
Collections
Owens Art Gallery, NB | Canada
Indigenous Art Centre, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Art Bank | Canada
The Rooms Collection, NL | Canada
Visual Arts Program Teaching Collection, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland | Canada
Lunar Inn, Room Curation, St. John’s, NL | Canada
Peer Assessment Panels and Committees
2023 Artist in Residency Program, ArtsNB
2023 Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. Canada Council for the Arts
2021 Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. Canada Council for the Arts
2020-23 Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador Art Acquisition Committee
2019 Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. Canada Council for the Arts
2018 Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. Canada Council for the Arts
Grants and Scholarships
2024 Professional Project Grant, The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council, St. John’s, NL
2023 Explore and Create Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2020 Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant
2019 Professional Project Grant, The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council, St. John’s, NL
2019 The Slaight Family Foundation Scholarships
2017 Professional Project Grant, The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council, St. John’s, NL
2015 Division of Fine Arts Mercy/Presentation Education Fund Award, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
2014 Division of Fine Arts Mercy/Presentation Education Fund Award, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
2012 Short Family Award, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Press
Exactly What I Said: Translating Words and Worlds, University of Manitoba Press, May 2022 (photograph)
Kate Lahey, nothing, everything: encounters with contemporary Newfoundland and Labrador photography, self-publishing, early stages (photographs)
Eyelevel Annual Publication, 2021, Volume 1, p. 21 (artwork)
A Selection of work from Regeneration | Piguttaugiallavalliajuk | Ussanitauten, Newfoundland Quarterly, Fall 2021, Volume 114, Number 2, p. 10 (photograph)
Tshaukuesh Elizabeth Penashue, Nitinikiau Innusi: I Keep the Land Alive, University of Manitoba Press, April 2019 (photographs)
Tracing Ochre: Changing Perspectives on the Beothuk, University of Toronto Press, June 2018, p. 79 (photograph)
Artist Talks and Presentations
2023 Artist Talk with Megan Samms and Paul Pike, moderated by Natasha Blackwood, Eastern Edge, St. John’s, NL
2023 Artist Talk, DarkNL, Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
2022 Artist Talk, fire creates its own wind, Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
2019 Artist Talk, Elbow Room Residency, The Rooms, NL
2019 Artist Talk with Dayna Danger and Jude Benoit, moderated by Emily Critch. Eastern Edge, St. John’s, NL
2019 Artist Presentation, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, AB
2018 Presenter, People, Places, and Public Engagement Conference, Memorial University of Newfoundland, NL
2018 Panel discussion with John Jeddore and Mary Ann Penashue. Christina Parker Gallery, St. John’s, NL
2017 Artist Talk, 1876 changed my life, Rotary Arts Centre, Corner Brook, NL
2017 Visiting Artist, Material and Immaterial Practices, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, NL
2017 Visiting Artist, Indigenous Native American and Non-Western Art History, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
2014 Artist Talk, North West River Artist Residency, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL
2014 Artist Talk, Labrador Institute Research Station, North West River, NL
Exhibition Catalogues, Essays, Reviews, and Artist Features
2022 Melissa Tremblett, Artist – Elmastukwek, Akimblog Hit List, Akimbo.ca, 2022 (feature)
2022 Justin Brake, “Corner Brook Artist Confronts Colonialism’s Im/Permanency”, The Independent, 2022 (review)
2020 Melissa Tremblett: Reprise, The Rooms, St. John’s, NL (feature)
2020 Reprise, curated by Mireille Eagan, The Rooms, St. John’s, NL (exhibition brochure)
2020 Emily Critch, “Backstitches”, Essay for Reprise catalogue, The Rooms, St. John’s, NL (essay)
2020 Shannon Webb-Campbell, “Melissa Tremblett’s Reprise”, Visual Arts News, Fall 2020, 42-48 (review)
2019 Meghan McCabe, “The arts are a powerful opening to reconciliation, but work remains, say artists”, CBC NL, 21 June 2019 (article)
2018 Lindsay Bird, “Searching for home: How this woman's photography project became a struggle with identity”, CBC NL, 26 July 2018 (review)
2017 Gary Kean, “corner Brook artist Melissa Tremblett drawing attention to indigenous culture’s historical trauma”, Saltwire, 16 June 2017 (review)
Artist Features and Media Appearances
2023 Radio Interview hosted by Amanda Gear. Kickoff episode to season 4 of First Light Fridays. CBC, 17 Nov 2023
2019 Radio Interview with Stan Hill and Joanna Barker, hosted by Martin Jones, National Indigenous Peoples Day: Three Indigenous people from NL discuss art and reconciliation, CBC's Newfoundland Morning on Friday, 21 June 2019
2018 SoFine: The School of Fine Arts Podcast, hosted by Todd Hennessey, Episode 10: Human- Sized Socks, (guest Artist)
2018 Radio interview with Matthew Hills, hosted by Lindsay Bird. Searching for home: How this woman’s photography project became a struggle with identity, CBC's Newfoundland Morning on 26 July 2018
2017 Radio Interview hosted by Leigh Anne Power. Reconciliation Through Art. CBC’s Central Newfoundland Morning Show, 7 July 2017