Melissa Borman is a Minneapolis-based photographer and installation artist whose work explores how objects, images, and ephemera can hold memory, process grief, and honor resilience. Working across photography, installation, and artist books, she creates immersive projects that connect intimate narratives, often centered on loss and care, to broader social and environmental contexts. She has recently begun incorporating sound into her practice as part of this evolving interdisciplinary approach.

A mid-career artist, Borman has exhibited extensively throughout the United States and internationally. Her work has been supported by grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and she received the Jerome Emerging Artist Award from the Rochester Art Center. Two of her artist books are held in the Rosemary Furtak Artist Book Collection at the Walker Art Center.

Community-building is central to her practice. In 2026, she became a member of Form+Content Gallery, an artist-run collective committed to dialogue and experimentation. She is the founder of FotoMatter, a Minnesota-based collective fostering critique, collaboration, and accessibility across photography, installation, and book arts.

An educator for over twenty years and full-time faculty in Art and Gender Studies at Century College, Borman was the driving force behind the development of the college’s art gallery and has served as Exhibitions Coordinator for five years. Through mentorship, exhibition-making, and public programming, she works to cultivate a more open and inclusive art ecosystem, bringing the same values of care, rigor, and collaboration that inform her studio practice into the communities she serves.

Melissa’s CV

To contact Melissa please send her an email at melissa@melissaborman.com