Raised in Fredericksburg, Texas, Melissa Starry has always been influenced by music, art, and the cultures of Germany and Mexico. Since 1988, she and her husband have resided (and raised their daughter) in her childhood home. A photographer, hairstylist, and business owner since 1972, her art career started in 1998 when Wayne Porter encouraged her to join the Fredericksburg Art Guild. For the past 10 years she has assisted internationally known artist, Joyce Combs. Winning several awards, including Best in Show at Hill Country Arts Foundation, Melissa continues to study and grow in her art and creativity. Her narrative style has evolved into a mixed media format: incorporating printmaking, acrylics, oil pastels, collage, and photography onto textured paper or canvas.
 

She has been in nearly 50 group shows, and her first one-woman show “Turning 60 – VaRoom with a View” will be held at Hill Country Arts Foundation in Ingram, Texas on August 5, 2011.