STATE AWARDS and LEADERSHIP
· Tennessee Art Educator of the Year (2025)
· Tennessee Arts Academy Joe W. Giles Lifetime Achievement Award (2023)
· Briarcrest Fine Arts Hall of Fame Induction (2023)
· Tennessee Middle-Level Art Educator of the Year (2014)
· Memphis/Germantown Art League Education Chair (May, 2024)
· Tennessee Arts Academy Visual Art Consultant (2024)
Tennessee Arts Academy Arts Rich Schools Evaluator (2024)
· Tennessee Art Education Association Strategic Planning Committee Member (2023-2024)
· Past-President/ Chair of Two STATE Conferences
· State Conference Chair Tennessee Art Education Association (2022-2023)
· Served on Planning Committee of Southeastern Region Leadership Conference in Memphis (2023)
· President Tennessee Art Education Association (2019-2021)
NATIONAL (NAEA) AWARDS and LEADERSHIP
· NAEA Southeastern Region Art Educator of the Year (2025)
· Elected President-Elect of NAEA’s Retired Art Educators Alliance (RAEA) 2025-Present
· Selected to serve on NAEA Ad Hoc Committee (2024)
· Nominated for NAEA Distinguished Fellow (2023, 2024)
· Nominated and on ballot for NAEA Southeastern Region VP (2024)
· National Art Education Association’s RAEA Interest Group Silent Auction Chair (2024-2025)
· Attended and Served as an NAEA Delegate (2018-2020)
National Leadership Activities:
· STEAM Education: An Interdisciplinary Look at Art in the Curriculum (April, 2024) Contributing Author, National Art Education Association (NAEA) Publication
· Juried NAEA Presentation Proposals (2023)
· Juried NAEA Gilbert A. Clark and Enid Zimmerman Leadership Advocacy Award
· Planning Committee/Attended NAEA Southeastern Region Leadership Conference-Memphis, TN (2023)
· Attended NAEA National Regional Leadership Conference – Richmond, VA (2021)
· Attended NAEA National Leadership Virtual Conference (2020)
· Juried NAEA Southeastern Region Educator of the Year Awards (2020)
PUBLICATIONS/BOOKS
Books:
· STEAM Education: An Interdisciplinary Look at Art in the Curriculum, Nancy Walkup and Tracey Hunter-Doniger (2024)
o Author, Chapter 20, National Art Education Association (NAEA) Publication
Publications
· Guest Editor, Advocacy Issue, SchoolArts Magazine (April, 2026-in progress)
1. The Eyes Have It ClipCard (September, 2025) SchoolArts Magazine
2. The Story Behind the Painting (December, 2024) SchoolArts Magazine
3. What’s in a Name-Clip Card (Summer, 2024) SchoolArts Magazine
4. Recycled Animal Sculptures-Clip Card (April, 2024) SchoolArts Magazine
5. Thumbs Up for Snowflakes-Clip Card (January/February, 2024) SchoolArts Magazine
6. Packaging Reimagined – Clip Card (November, 2023) SchoolArts Magazine
7. Facial Planes and Cellophane – Clip Card (May, 2023) SchoolArts Magazine
8. The Art of Candy – Clip Card (April, 2023) SchoolArts Magazine
9. Art Cat Trading Cards – Clip Card (March, 2023) SchoolArts Magazine
10. Pastry Case Revisited (January/February, 2023) SchoolArts Magazine
11. Sustainable City Games (December, 2022 SchoolArts Magazine
12. Talk with the Hand (October, 2022) SchoolArts Magazine
13. Loops of Color-Clip Card (September, 2022) SchoolArts Magazine
14. Hand-I-Work-Clip Card (Summer, 2022) SchoolArts Magazine
15. Tangled Shoelaces-Clip Card (May, 2022) SchoolArts Magazine
16. Beyond the Shape of the Spoon (February, 2022) SchoolArts Magazine
17. Pop Art Perspective-Clip Card (January, 2022) SchoolArts Magazine
18. Design Boards (December, 2021) SchoolArts Magazine
19. Art, Math and M.C. Escher (October, 2021) SchoolArts Magazine
20. Ping Pong Prompts-Clip Card (May, 2021) SchoolArts Magazine
21. Honoring Kindness (January, 2021) Cover Article SchoolArts Magazine
22. The Cracker Box Sketchbook (September, 2020) SchoolArts Magazine
23. Choice Based Self-Portraits (Summer 2020) SchoolArts Magazine
· Teacher Encourage-Mint Cards (product) 60 motivational cards in tin box. Self-published, co-authored and illustrated with Dr. Debi West (2021)
BLOGS and TUTORIALS:
· Art Teacher Tips: http://www.melodyweintraub.com/blog
· Online Art Class Survival Guide: http://www.melodyweintraub.com
· Melody Weintraub’s Online Art Class https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPt5fgfSvfce_hk0zlJBqvA/null
PRESENTATIONS
2026
· Bartlett City Schools Professional Development Watercolor Workshop at Brooks Museum of Art
· National Art Education Association (NAEA), Chicago “Bridging Generations Speed Dating Style Between Early Art Educators and Retired Art Educators,” Co-Presenter..
· National Art Education Association (NAEA), Chicago, IL “What Advocacy Matters for Preservice and Early Career Teachers” (co-present with Nancy Walkup), March 2026
2025
· Tennessee Art Education Association, Murfreesboro, TN (Watercolor Techniques Studio Workshop) October 2025
· Bartlett City Schools Professional Development (Mark Making with Alcohol Markers Workshop) Bartlett, TN February, 2025
· National Art Education Association (NAEA), Chicago, IL “What Advocacy Matters for Preservice and Early Career Teachers” (co-present with Nancy Walkup), March 2026
· NAEA, Chicago, IL “Mentoring Matters” (co-present with Debi West, et al.) March 2026
· National Art Education Association (NAEA), Louisville, KY - “Bridging Generations Speed Dating Style Between Early Art Educators and Retired Art Educators,” Co-Presenter..
2024
· North Carolina Art Education Association, Asheville, NC (Keynote and Altered Albums Workshop) November, 2024
· Alabama Art Education Association, Auburn, AL (Altered Albums Workshop) October 17, 2024)
· Tennessee Art Education Association, Murphreesboro, TN (Visual Journaling). October 27, 2024)
· NAEA Convention, Minneapolis, MN. Altering Books to Address Social Concerns Studio Workshop with Tina Atkinson. April 14, 2024
· NAEA, Minneapolis, MN. Mentoring Matters, Part 2 (co-presented with Debi West). April 15, 2024
· NAEA Convention, Minneapolis, MN. Teaching Contemporary Art in Context Co-Presented with Nancy Walkup, Frank Juarez, James Rees, Rama Hughes, and Sue Liedke. April 16, 2024
2023
· National Art Education Association, San Antonio, TX. Mentoring Matters (co-presented with Debi West) 2023
· National Art Education Association, San Antonio, TX. Contemporary Art in Context (with Nancy Walkup, Frank Juarez, James Rees, Leigh Drake)
· Bartlett City Schools, Artist-in-Residence Workshop for 4th Grade Elementary Students, “Altered Albums Workshop.”January, 2023
2022
· Bartlett City Schools, In-Service Workshop for Elementary Teachers at Ellendale Elementary School, “Altered Albums Workshop-Art, Music and STEAM” November 17, 2022
· Tennessee Art Education Association Fall Conference, Virtual Workshop, Art, Math, STEAM, and M.C. Escher: Demystifying the Process of Teaching Tessellations, November 4, 2022
· Metro Nashville AP/Secondary Art Educator Summer Training. Nashville, TN. Mark Making with Alcohol Markers,2022.
· Polk County Florida Art Educator Summer Training. Lakeland, Florida. Altered Albums-Art, Music and STEAM. June 3, 2022.
· Tennessee Art Education Association Virtual Workshop Series No.1. Tessellations with Melody Weintraub. May 7, 2022.
· 2022 National Art Education Association Convention, New York, NY
· Records for Change-Altered Albums for Social Justice Studio Workshop (March 3, 2022)
· Art, Math, and M.C. Escher-Demystifying the Process of Teaching Tessellations Studio Workshop with Nancy Walkup (March 4, 2022)
2021
· National Art Education Association Virtual Convention-The Crackerbox Sketchbook Project Studio Workshop (March 4-6, 2021)
· Mississippi Art Education Association Conference-Altered Books Workshop (Nov. 11, 2021)
· Tennessee Arts Academy (Virtual) Presentation (July, 2021)
2020
· NASCO Education’s Maker Mondays Webinar Presentations:
o Altered Books Part 1 (November 23, 2020)
o Altered Books Part 2 (November 30, 2020)
· Tennessee Art Education Association Fall Virtual Conference
o Super Session: Lights, Camera Teach! (Presenting, Making & Editing Videos)
· Louisiana Art Education Association Virtual Conference:
o Keynote Presenter: The Magic of Art (October 23, 2020)
o Altered Books Workshop (October 24, 2020)
· Omaha Art Teachers’ Professional Development (Omaha, Nebraska-Virtually)
o Lights, Camera Teach! (Presenting, Making & Editing Videos)
o Motivational Lecture to Elementary Educators
· Tennessee Arts Academy (Virtual), July 2020,
o Pop-Up Cards Workshop
o Lights, Camera, Teach! - Improving Teaching Videosz
· Williamson County Middle School & Secondary Art Teacher Professional Development- Altered Books
· National Art Education Association Convention (Proposal Accepted)-Sketchbook Frenzy, co-presented with Carrol McTyre (Conference Cancelled/Uploaded Taped Presentation to Website App)
EXHIBITIONS:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
· “Retelling the Story,” Katherine Estes Ruleman Gallery, Church Health Center, Crosstown Concourse, Memphis (September-October, 2025)
· “My Story in Light and Shadows,” WKNO Gallery 1091, Memphis (January, 2025)
· “Seasons,” WKNO Gallery 1091 (January, 2026)
· “Larger Than Life,” Memphis Botanic Garden, Main Hall/Visitors Center (February, 2026)
GROUP SHOWS and JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
· “Incognito,” Memphis Artists Link at Memphis Botanic Garden (July-August 2026)
· “Kaleidoscope,” Memphis Artists Link at Memphis Botanic Garden (June 2026)
· Memphis/Germantown Art League (MGAL) Members Showcase and Sale,Trezevant Manor, Memphis (2026)
· Memphis/Germantown Art League (MGAL) Members Showcase and Sale,Trezevant Manor, Memphis (August-September, 2025)
· NAEA Members Online Exhibition,”Wintry Luminescence,” (October, 2024-May, 2025)
· Watercolor Society of Alabama Members Showcase (September, 2024)
· Delta Fair, Memphis-Three 1st Place Ribbons and One Best of Show (September, 2024)
· MGAL Members Show and Sale Juried Exhibition, WKNO Gallery 1091, Memphis (August, 2024)
· Watercolor Society of Alabama National Exhibition at The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, Wetumpka, Alabama. (June, 2024)
· WE (The Woman’s Exchange of Memphis) Art Gallery Show and Sale (June, 2024)
· WTRAC Strawberry Festival Invitational Exhibition at West Tennessee Regional Art Center, Humboldt, TN. (May, 2024)
· Artists Link of Memphis, Spring Exhibition at WKNO Digital Media Center Gallery. (April 2024)
· Memphis Germantown Art League Spring Exhibition at Memphis Botanical Garden Gallery (juried) March, 2024.
· “TAEA Connections Art Exhibit”- Tennessee Arts Academy (2022) “The Luez” Honorable Mention
· “TAEA Connections Art Exhibit”-Tennessee Arts Academy-Virtual (2020)
· Tennessee Arts Academy Painted Guitar Auction (2019, 2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025)
EXHIBITION JUDGE:
· CONNECTIONS (TAEA-Tennessee-Members Art Exhibition) (2024)
· BRACE (Briarcrest Regional Art Contest and Exhibition) (2022)
· Dogwood Arts Festival-Synergy Student Art Exhibition (2020)
ART EDUCATION EXPERIENCE:
2022-Current
Art Education Supervisor-University of Tennessee Knoxville (Virtual) Spring Semester, 2022 – Currently (Spring, 2024)
2012-2020 (RETIRED)
Middle School Art Instructor-Briarcrest Christian School, Eads, TN
EDUCATION
Doctoral Classes (University of Memphis)
Masters of Art in Teaching, 2007
Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership
Major Concentration: Secondary Art Education
University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
Bachelor of Arts, 1978
Radio, Television and Film, College of Communication and Fine Arts
University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
· National Art Education Association
· Tennessee Art Education Association
· Tennesseans for the Arts
· ArtsEd Tennessee (Advocacy for Membership Committee)
· Tennessee Watercolor Society
· Watercolor Society of Alabama
· Louisiana Watercolor Society
· Memphis Germantown Art League (Education Chair)
· Artists Link of Memphis
· Tennessee Arts Academy (Visual Arts Consultant)
SKILLS/INTERESTS
· YouTube Channel, “Melody Weintraub’s Online Art Class”
· Encouraging Teachers of the Arts (Teacher Encourage-Mint Motivational Cards)
• Drawing and Painting - Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil, Colored Pencils, Mixed-Media
· Painting donations to Faith Ringgold’s, “Anyone Can Fly Foundation” Auction