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Education
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2009 Bachelors of Science in Education, Youngstown State University, Ohio
Visual Art & Multi-Age Licensure in Art Education for Ohio
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2020 Moon Mother Level 1 Female Energy Awakening & Balancing, Barbara Jordan, Miami, FL
2019 Usui Reiki System for Natural Healing Attunement Level 2, Luz Duque, Hollywood, FL
Drum Circle Leadership Training with Jim Donovan, Greensburg, PA
Jim Donovan's Wisdom of Rhythm Training , Cleveland, OH
2018 Usui Reiki System for Natural Healing Attunement Level 1, Luz Duque, Hollywood, FL
2017 Energetic Self-Care For Women, Luz Duque, Hollywood, FL
2016 Embody The Sacred Feminine Teacher Training, JaiStar Studios, Lake Worth, FL
Ecstatic Dance, Shamanic Ceremony & Goddess Ritual Practices, Chakra Breathwork Techniques, Pleiadian
Light Meditations & Healing Techniques
2013 Unleash The Power Within, Tony Robbins, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Solo Exhibitions
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2017 The Unleashed Project Testimonials, Art Trax Studios & Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2016 Sea In Yourself, Art Trax Studios & Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sea In Yourself, General Provision, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2014 Reflections, Artist Easel Program, U.S. Embassy, Athens, Greece
Inside Out, Off-White Gallery, Athens, Greece
2013 Sea In Yourself, Artist Easel Program, U.S. Embassy, Athens, Greece
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Group Exhibitions
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2020 (DIS)OBEDIENT: Redefining Feminism in a Fractured Reality, ArtServe, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2019 2019 Alumni Exhibition Juried Show, McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH
2018 Highs + Lows, 1310 Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
TOUCHED + UNLEASHED, Village Design Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Arts de Femme, Village Design Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Art Fort Lauderdale, Intercostal properties, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Muse 11th Annual Juried Art Show, Lauderdale Yacht Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Art Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL
2017 Serenity, Gallery One Hilton, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Untamed, ArtServe, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Art & Soul Juried Exhibit, Gallery One Hilton, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Wet Paint 10th Annual Juried Art Show, Lauderdale Yacht Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Art Fort Lauderdale, Intercostal properties, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2016 The Unleashed Project Testimonials, 100 Thousand Poets @ World & Eye, Fort
Lauderdale, FL
2015 BIG Beautiful Art, Art Serve, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Art Bravo 9th Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Serve, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Art Fall Out, Art Trax Studios & Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2014 Art Links Athens 2014, The Hub, Athens, Greece 2013 Open Studio, Private Residence, Athens, Greece
Collaborations
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2016 Intuitive Revelations with Lori Pratico, Art Trax Studios & Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Publications
2020 Select photos from The Unleashed Project, For Women Who Roar, Issue 3:
Body, January 2020
2019 “The Unleashed Project: Loving From the Inside Out”, ROAR: Fierce Feminine Rising,
December 2019
2018 “Meet Melissa Vlahos of Melissa Vlahos Art in Boca Raton”,
http://voyagemia.com/interview/meet-melissa-vlahos-art-boca-raton/ March 2018.
Fort Lauderdale’s City Magazine Go Riverwalk, Melissa Vlahos by Susan Duarte, Vol.15
No. 1, Jan. 2018.
2016 “Get Acquainted with Melissa Vlahos Creator of ‘Unleashed’ a Creative Experience for All
Women”, www.thesoulfulscoop.com, July 2016
2015 “Melissa Vlahos Artist Answers Our Questions”, www.living-postcards.com, May 2015
2014 “Inside Out”, Serendipity Magazine, Anatomy of an Artist, Summer 2014
Interview with Christina Lambert, Serendipity Magazine, Summer 2014
“Melissa Vlahos Artist”, www.living-postcards.com, Sept. 2014
“Sea In Yourself”, Serendipity Magazine, Winter 2014
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Podcasts
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2020 Just Naked, Unleashed #6, https://justnaked.com/podcast/2020/2/22/6-unleashedunleashed