Mellick Atelier
15040 Maple Ridge Road,
Milford Center, OH 43045
(937) 349-8408
xyz@urec.net

James Daniel Mellick, MFA

Director, The Heartwood School of Art

• Master of Fine Arts,Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, 1973.  major: painting; minor: sculpture (100 qt. hrs., written thesis and solo exhibition)
• Bachelor of Art, Greenville College, Greenville IL, 1969.  major: art; second major: sociology
• Certificate, Norwegian Language and Literature, Summer 1967, Universitet i Oslo, Oslo, Norway

• 2000 Planned: Director, Heartwood School, Classes in Painting and Drawing and Apprenticeships in Sculpture, Milford Center, OH.
• Present Director/Artist, Mellick Atelier, Milford Center, OH.
• 2000, Instructor in Acrylic Painting, Winter Session, Delaware Arts Castle, Delaware, OH.
• 1997-98 Designer, General Contractor and Builder of own custom home and studio.
• 1996 Instructor of Wood Sculpture, Summer Session, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
• 1989-91 Associate Professor of Art, Sculpture, Drawing and Intro to Art, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
• 1988 Visiting Artist in Sculpture and Life Drawing, Summer Arts '88, S.I.U.-Edwardsville, IL.
• Resident Artist, Cardinal Industries, Inc., Columbus, OH.
• 1981-89 Full-time artist, Columbus, OH.
• 1978-81 Art Department Chairman, Painting, Drawing, 3D Design and Art   History, Houghton College, Houghton, NY.
• 1973-78 Art Instructor, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH.
• 1973 Teaching Assistant, 2D Design, Southern Illinois University-E

• Curator, "Wood Sculpture: Craft and Symbolism", (National Invitational),
• Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, July 6 - August 27;
• 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH, October 5 - November 29, 1995. .
• Consultant, restart of "American Contemporary Works in Wood" at the Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH, 1994.
• Curator, "Surface and Substance," (Wood and Clay National Invitational),
• Lancaster Music Festival, Gallery at Studio "B", Lancaster, OH, 1993.
• Consultant: University Hospitals Atrium Sculpture Project, Columbus, OH, 1986.

• 1995 Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH.
• 1994 Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH.
• 1992 Grove City Art Festival, Grove City, OH.
• 1989 Spring Arbor College Student Exhibition, Spring Arbor, MI.
• 1976 New Hampshire Art Association Show, Sunapee, NH.
• 1975 Newport Regional Exhibition, Newport, NH.

• University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2000
• Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH, 2000
• "In the Doghouse Anthology" video, Faith and Writing Workshop 1996, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
• Ohio Quilters, Columbus Cultural Art Center, Columbus, OH, 1995
• Delaware Arts Castle, Delaware, OH, 1995
• Curator's Lecture, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, 1995
• NBBJ Architects, Columbus, OH, 1994.
• Art Department, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 1994.
• Nickleby's Bookstore and Wile-Kovach Gallery, Columbus, OH, 1993.
• Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, 1993.
• "The Role of Craftsmanship, Humor and Symbolism in Sculpture";
• Off The Wall! A Festival of Sculpture, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Cols., OH.
• Curator's Lecture: "Surface and Substance," Sculpture Symposium;
• Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH, 1993.
• Paper: "Survival and Triumph of the Artist Outside of Academe," CIVA Conference; Messiah College, 1993.
• Alumni Weekend, Greenville College, Greenville, IL, 1992.
• Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, 1992.
• Herrick Memorial Library, Wellington, OH,1991.
• Spring Arbor College Student Exhibition, Spring Arbor, MI, 1989.
• Science Department, Calvin College, 1989.
• Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, 1989.
• Houghton College, Houghton, NY, 1988.
• CIVA Conference, Washington, DC, 1987.
• Docent Symposium, Huntington Galleries, Huntington, WV, 1987.
• Licking County Art Association, Newark, OH, 1987.
• Worthington Art League, OH, 1985.
• Spring Arbor College, MI, 1985.
• Coffee and Conversation, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH, 1983.
• Visual Arts Address: Fine Arts Symposium, Houghton College, Houghton, NY, 1980.

• "Out of the Woodwork", Woodshop News, November, 1999.
• Winters, Melanie, "SOFA Draws Art-educated Crowd", Woodshop News, p.10, January 1997.
• "In the Doghouse Anthology: The Dog Allegory of James Mellick in Sculpture and Readings, 1985- 1996" , video, Stone/Patterson Production, James Mellick, narrator, 24 min., copyright 1996.
• "Gallery-- Wood Sculpture: Craft and Symbolism", Woodwork, January, 1996.
• "Gallery-- Ohio Wood", Woodshop News, P. 24, October 1995.
• Mellick, James, "What Good Is It If You Can't Sit On It?: The Politics of Purpose", The Crafts Report, May 1995.
• Mellick, James, writer/producer, "Surface and Substance" video, Stone/Patterson Production, Heather Mellick, narrator; 30 min., copyright 1995.
• Mellick, James, "Mine is Bigger Than Yours: The Politics of Size," ODC Newsletter, Issue 1, 1995
• "Portfolio," Crafts Arts International, Sydney, Australia, Fall 1994.
• "Out of the Woodwork," Woodshop News, November, 1994.
• "Out of the Woodwork," Woodshop News, P. 34, December, 1993.
• "Close-Up," Woodwork, pp. 54-55, November, 1993.
• Williams, Arthur, Sculpture Technique Form Content, Color Plate, 2nd Ed.,
• Worchester, MA: Davis Publications, 1994.
• MacAlpine, Dan, "Carving Parables: From Old Yeller to Junkyard Dog," Woodshop News , p.10, October, 1992.
• The Guild 5: A Sourcebook of American Craft Artists, Kraus Sikes Inc., New York, NY, 1990; The Guild 6, 1991; The Guild 9, 1994.
• Mellick, James, "Renaissance Manifesto," Gallery: Journal of Ohio Realist Group, Spring, 1987.
• Kholes, Jeanne-Fryer, "Wit and Wisdom of James Mellick," Dialogue: The Ohio Arts Journal, 1985.
• Anderson, Renee M., "Winged Steed, Musical Dragon," Acclaim, p. 96, Winter 1988-89  (arts in Central Ohio).
• "On the Cutting Edge," Contract, p. 68, December, 1988.
• "Gallery Hop," Chicago Tribune Magazine, January, 1988.
• NBC Today Show; WCMH-TV, WSYX-TV, WBNS-TV, WTTE-TV, Columbus, OH; WOTV8,TV 23 Public Access, Grand Rapids, MI. (exhibition interviews or video magazine features).

• AN AMERICAN CRAFTSMAN, 790 7th Ave. & 52nd St. NYC, NY.
• THE GALLERY AT STUDIO "B", 140 W. Main St., Lancaster, OH.

• The Lion and the Lamb Peace Art Center, Bluffton College, Bluffton, Ohio
• An American Craftsman Galleries, New York City, NY.
• Gahanna Animal Hospital, Gahanna, OH.
• Ghiloni Custom Builders, Newark, OH.
• Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
• Schumacher Gallery, Capital University, Columbus, OH.
• Veterinarian Clinic, Boston Corporate Art, Boston, MA.
• Herrick Memorial Library, Wellington, OH.
• Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN.
• Hoeksema and Lachniet, MD P.C., Hackley Medical Center, Muskegon, MI.
• Calvin College, Fine Arts Building, Grand Rapids, MI.
• Columbus Metropolitan Library, Karl Road Branch, Columbus, OH.
• Convalarium, Toledo & Dublin, OH.
• Price Waterhouse, Huntington Center, Columbus, OH.
• Charles Penzone, Inc., Grand Salon, Dublin, OH.
• The Bernstein Group, Inc., Convention Place Mall, Cincinnati, OH. (Stacking Dogs, 1985-1989).
• Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH.
• Pine Rest Christian Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI.
• Cardinal Industries Inc., Corporate Offices, Columbus, OH.
• Building Industry Association of Central Ohio, Inc., Columbus, OH.
• Sheldon-Swope Museum/Gallery, Terre Haute, IN.
• Southern Illinois University Museums and Galleries, Edwardsville, IL.
• Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH.

• 1995 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, The Best of 1995, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
• 1994 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, Craftfair at Hathaway Brown, Cleveland, OH.
• 1993 BEST OF SHOW, Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH.
• 1992 PURCHASE AWARD, Winterfair, Columbus, OH.
• BEST OF SHOW (DIRECTOR'S AWARD), 50th Annual May Show, Zanesville Art Center,  Zanesville, OH.
• SECOND PRIZE FOR SCULPTURE, 50th Annual May Show, Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH.
• 1991 PURCHASE AWARD, Winterfair, Columbus, OH.
• 1989 MUSKEGON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARD, 63rd Annual West Michigan, Muskegon, MI.
• 1988 BEST OF SHOW, SCULPTURE, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA.
• 1987 SELECTED FOR NATIONAL POSTER, American Contemporary Works in Wood, Athens,OH.
• AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, Exhibition 280: Works Off Walls, Huntington Galleries, Huntington, WV.
• 1985 BEST OF SHOW, Sculpture at Heritage Village, Columbus, OH.
• BUSINESS/ARTS COMMISSION AWARD, Greater Columbus Arts Council.
• BANNER CRAFTSMEN AWARD FOR WOOD, Winterfair, Columbus, OH.
• PURCHASE AWARD, Winterfair, Columbus, OH.
• 1984 BEST OF SHOW, Fine Arts Exhibition, The Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH.
• BANNER CRAFTSMEN AWARD FOR WOOD, Winterfair, Columbus, OH.
• 1979 FIRST IN SCULPTURE, Seven Counties Exhibition, Wellsville, NY.
• 1976 SELECTIONS1976, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.
• SCULPTURE AWARD, Berkshire Art Association, Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA.
• 1973 GRADUATE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ART AND DESIGN, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Il.
• 1972 PURCHASE AWARD, 28th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition, Swope Museum,  Terre Haute, IN.

• SCULPTURAL OBJECTS AND FUNCTIONAL ART, Vetro Marmo Arte, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. 1996
• Vetro Marmo Arte Gallery, Columbus, OH. 1996
• Delaware Arts Castle, Deleware, OH. 1995
• IN THE DOGHOUSE: ANTHOLOGY, Wile-Kovach Gallery, Columbus, OH. 1993
• Elzay Gallery, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH. 1993
• OF ART AND NATURE, Shumacher Gallery, Columbus, OH. 1993
• WOODEN SCULPTURE, Denison University, Granville, OH. 1993
• ALUMNI ARTIST, Greenville College, Greenville, IL. 1992
• RECENT SCULPTURE, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN. 1992
• Carlyn Gallery, Grand Haven, MI. 1990
• THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL, Steelworkers Bldg., Pittsburgh, PA. 1989
• DE ANIMA, Center Art Gallery, Calvin College, MI. 1989
• Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH. 1988
• Licking County Art Gallery, Newark, OH. 1987
• Gallery 200, Inc., Columbus, OH. 1986
• FEATURED ARTIST, Cincinnati Craftsaffair, Cincinnati, OH. 1985
• PAINTING-SCULPTURE & INSTALLATION, Gallery 200, Inc., Columbus, OH. 1983
• REMEMBERING THE FUTURE, H.C. Fine Arts Gallery, Houghton, NY. 1978
• TOTEMS AND TORSOS, Gallery 33, Concord, NH. 1976
• Arts and Science Center, Nashua, NH. 1976
• Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH. 1975
• Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH. 1973
• THESIS SHOW, S.I.U.-E., Edwardsville, IL. 1973
• PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, Greenville College, Greenville, IL. 1973
• Greenville College Art Galleries, Greenville, IL. 1970
• Student Center, S.I.U.-E., Edwardsville, IL. 1970
• SENIOR EXHIBITION, Greenville College, Greenville, IL. 1969

• SCULPTURE SHOW, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH. 1996
• SUMMER SCULPTURE SERIES, Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, OH. 1996
• An American Craftsman Gallery, 60 Broad Street, New York, NY, (June- July) 1996
• PENLAND FACULTY EXHIBIT, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, (June) 1996
• CLASSIC VISIONISTS, Cork Gallery, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, (February) 1996
• SMALL SCULPTURE NATIONAL INVITATIONAL, S.I.U.-E., IL, 1996
• EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME, An American Craftsman Gallery, New York, NY 1995
• WOOD SCULPTURE: CRAFT AND SYMBOLISM, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, (Oct-Nov.). 1995
• WOOD SCULPTURE: CRAFT AND SYMBOLISM, Ohio Craft Museum, Cols., OH, (July- Aug.). 1995
• FOR THE BIRDS, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH. 1995
• Vetro Marmo Arte Gallery, 77 Mill Street, Columbus, OH. 1995
• WITHOUT THE FIG LEAF, Wile-Kovach Gallery, Columbus, OH. 1995
• An American Craftsman Gallery, Sheraton Manhattan, New York, NY. 1994
• WHOSE ZOO, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH. 1994
• WOOD BY OHIO ARTISTS, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH. 1993
• SURFACE AND SUBSTANCE, Gallery at Studio "B", Lancaster, OH. 1993
• Brenda Kroos Gallery, Cleveland, OH. 1993
• Perception Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI. 1993
• OHIO CRAFTS INVITATIONAL, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH. 1992
• KINETIC ART, Gallery at Studio "B", Lancaster, OH. 1992
• Mindscape Gallery, Evanston, IL. 1992
• NEW WORKS, Gallery at Sudio "B", Lancaster, OH. 1991
• Pacific Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA. 1990
• WORKS IN WOOD, Muskegon Community College, Muskegon, MI. 1990
• ART & CRAFT, Perception Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI. 1990
• FACULTY EXHIBITION, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. 1989
• ANNIVERSARY GROUP EXHIBITION, Gallery 200, Inc., Columbus, OH. 1988
• ZOO'S WHO, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Columbus & Cincinnati, OH. 1988
• INTERMEDIA, Gallery 200, Inc., Columbus, OH. 1988
• INSTALLATION, Springfield Art Center, Springfield, OH. 1988
• GALLERY ARTISTS, J.Rosenthal Fine Arts, Ltd., Chicago, IL. 1987
• MINATURES, J.Rosenthal Fine Arts, Ltd., Chicago, IL. 1987
• WINNERS: 1980-1986, FINE ARTS EXHIBIT, The Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH. 1987
• BOARD MEMBERS EXHIBITION, Columbus Art League, Columbus, OH. 1987
• FOCUS: ANIMALS, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH. 1986
• SUMMER & CHRISTMAS EXHIBITIONS, Gallery 200, Inc., Columbus, OH. 1981 to 1984
• FACULTY EXHIBITION, Houghton College, Houghton, NY. 1980
• FACULTY EXHIBITIONS, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH. 1974 to 1978
• NEW HAMPSHIRE'S SCULPTORS, Sharon Art Center, Sharon, NH. 1978
• NINE POINTS OF VIEW, Ava Gallery, Hanover, NH. 1976
• FOUR ARTISTS, Belknap Mills Gallery, Laconia, NH. 1976
• REGIONAL SELECTIONS, 1976; Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. 1976

• FINE ARTS EXHIBITION, The Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH 1999
• BEST OF 1997, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH 1997
• BEST OF 1995, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH (Award of Excellence) 1995
• CRAFTFAIR AT HATHAWAY BROWN, Cleveland, OH (Award of Excellence) 1994
• COLUMBUS ARTS FESTIVAL, Columbus, OH. 1994
• ART FAIR, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL. 1994
• CIVA JURIED EXHIBITION, Messiah College, Grantham, PA. 1993
• COLUMBUS ARTS FESTIVAL, Columbus, OH (Best of Show) 1993
• VISUALIZING OUR ENVIRONMENT: ARTISTS RESPONSES, Dairy Barn CulturalArts Center, Athens, OH 1993
• ART FAIR, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL. 1993
• "THE" CRAFTS FESTIVAL, Sarasota, FL. (Award of Merit) 1992
• 50th ANNUAL MAY SHOW, Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH.
• (1. Best of Show, 2. Second Prize in Sculpture) 1992
• BEST OF 1992, ODC, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH. 1992
• AMERIFLORA, ODC EXHIBIT, Columbus, OH. 1992
• OF WOOD AND IMAGINATION, Berkey Gay Bldg., Grand Rapids, MI. 1990
• 63rd ANNUAL WEST MICHIGAN, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI. (Muskegon Co. Community Foundation Award) 1990
• AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY WORKS IN WOOD, Athens, OH. 1989
• FINE ARTS EXHIBITION, Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH. 1989
• CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS WORKS, Schumacher Gallery, Capital University, Columbus, OH. 1989
• THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL, Pittsburgh, PA (Best of Show) 1988
• OHIO REALIST GROUP, Carnegie Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH. 1988
• OHIO SELECTIONS: AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY WORKS IN WOOD, 1988 Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Cincinnati, OH.
• AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY WORKS IN WOOD, Athens, OH (Poster). 1987
• CIVA EXHIBIT, Marymount College, Arlington, VA. 1987
• O.R.G., Beck Center, Cleveland, OH. 1987
• O.R.G., Columbus State University (Formerly CTI) , Columbus, OH. 1987
• EXHIBITION 280: WORKS OFF WALLS, Huntington Galleries, Huntington, WV (Award of Excellence) 1987
• AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY WORKS IN WOOD, Athens, OH. 1986
• FINE ARTS EXHIBITION, Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH. 1986
• O.R.G., Atrium Gallery, Toledo Trust HQ, Toledo, OH. 1986
• O.R.G., Elzay Gallery, Ohio Northern University, Lima, OH. 1986
• O.R.G., Garret Gallery, Lancaster, OH. 1986
• SCULPTURE PROPOSALS, Inneswood Botanical Gardens, Westerville, OH. 1985
• AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY WORKS IN WOOD, Athens, OH. 1985
• SCULPTURE AT HERITAGE VILLAGE, Columbus, OH (Best of Show). 1985
• BUSINESS/ARTS COMMISSION AWARD, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, OH. 1985
• O.R.G., Great Suothern Hotel, Columbus, OH. 1985
• O.R.G., Willouby, OH. 1985
• WINTERFAIR, Columbus, OH (Banner Craftsmen) 1984
• FINE ARTS EXHIBITION, Ohio State Fair, (Best of Show) 1984
• BEST OF 1984, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH. 1984
• CIVA EXHIBITION, Institute of Religion and Democracy, Washington, D.C. 1984
• 73rd ANNUAL ART LEAGUE EXHIBITION, Columbus Art Museum 1983
• THE LAST LAUGH, Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, OH (touring exhibit) 1983 to 1984
• ODE TO THE BOX, Franklin University, Columbus, OH. 1982
• STUDIO SELECTIONS, COLUMBUS, Ohio Foundation for the Arts. 1981
• ART FOR COLLECTIONS, Online Computer Library Center, Dublin, OH. 1981
• FINE ARTS EXHIBITION, Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH. 1981
• 7 COUNTIES EXHIBITION, Wellsville Art Association, Wellsville, NY (Sculpture Award). 1979
• CIVA EXHIBITION, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN. 1979
• 5th REGIONAL EXHIBITION, Friends of Hopkins Center, Hanover, NH. 1977
• BERKSHIRE ART ASSOCIATION, Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA. 1977
• CELEBRATION, RECENT NEW HAMPSHIRE ART, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH. 1976
• BERKSHIRE ART ASSOCIATION, (Sculpture Award), Pittsfield, MA. 1976
• 4th REGIONAL EXHIBITION, Friends of Hopkins Center, Hanover, NH. (Selected Exhibit Award) 1976
• ALUMNI SHOW, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, IL. 1976
• 3rd REGIONAL EXHIBITION, Friends of Hopkins Center, Hanover, NH. 1975
• NEW ENGLAND DRAWING COMPETITION, De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, MA. 1974
• GRADUATE STUDENT EXHIBITION, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, IL. 1973   (Award of Excellence in Art & Design)
• 29th ANNUAL WABASH VALLEY EXHIBITION, Sheldon-Swope Gallery, Terre Haute, IN. 1973
• QUINCY REGIONAL ART SHOW, Quincy, IL. 1972
• 25th ANNUAL MID-STATES EXHIBITION, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, IN. 1972
• 9th MONROE NATIONAL ANNUAL, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA. 1972
• 28th ANNUAL WABASH VALLEY EXHIBITION, Sheldon-Swope Gallery,Terre Haute, IN. (Purchase Award) 1972
• PRINT AND DRAWING INVITATIONAL, Traveling exhibition, Southern Illinois University-E., IL. 1971
• 23rd ANNUAL MID-STATES EXHIBITION, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, IN. 1970
• COMMENCEMENT SHOW, Greenville College, IL (Award). 1969
• REGIONAL EXHIBITION, David Straun Art Galleries, Jacksonville, IL. 1969
• COMMENCEMENT SHOW, Greenville College, IL (Award). 1968