Melinda Hurst Frye works within themes of place and shared experiences through images and scans of the Pacific Northwest landscape and its inhabitants. Her imagery refers to the mysterious activity of the surrounding ecosystems layered with sense of place. Hurst Frye has been featured on Humble Arts Foundation, Lenscratch, WIRED Photo, and exhibits regularly.

Based in Seattle, Washington, Melinda Hurst Frye is an artist, educator and current artist in residence at the Pacific Science Center. Hurst Frye holds an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design, a BFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art, and has taught photography at the college level since 2006. Melinda may be found digging holes, collecting and raising insects, while learning and making work about the biology of the northwest region and beyond.