Melissa Benjamin has been interested and making art since she was in 6^th grade. She is a native of Baton Rouge, La, and spent all of her growing up years in Louisiana. She took all the art classes she could all through school and majored in Graphic Design and studio art at Louisiana Tech University. She graduated with a BFA in 1989 and then pursued her certificate in Art Education at Missouri State University in 1994. She has been teaching in public schools since 1994 but has also taught in private schools, museum settings and at home. 

Bachelor of Fine Arts 1989, Louisiana Tech University

K-12 Certification in Visual Art, MIssouri State University 1994

Active member of Oklahoma Art Education Association

Past member of the Art Education Aassociation in Missouri

Currently seeking Google Certification and National Certification in visual arts