Melinda Gray Crider
122 Washington Oak Court
Lake Arrowhead, Georgia 30183
Education
1976 - 78
Atlanta College of Art
1978-81
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, pottery assistantship
Exhibits
2012
‘Interpretations,’ Through February 15th
2011
‘Mixed Media: Textures of Life’, January 10 - February 25
Jim Cherry Learning Resource Center Gallery
Georgia Perimeter College
Clarkston, GA 30021
2010
‘Plastic’,
Eyedrum, November 20 - December 26
Suite 8
290 MLK Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
Auburn Fall Invitational
Jan Dempsey Art Center
Auburn, AL
2009
‘The Rhythmic Figure’
ICO Gallery
606 West 26th Street
Chelsea District
New York
‘Less Is More’
Dunwoody, GA
‘A Foot In The Grave’
‘Present Works’ Featured Artist
Vantage Point Studios, Canton
Imagillaboration - collaborative sculptures by 106 artists
Clarkston Fine Arts Gallery - Clarkston, GA
New Mexico Highlands University - Las Vegas, NM
Texas A&M - Corpus Christie, TX - 2010
2008
Imagillaboration - group seven , collaborative sculptural works
Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta
RED - Georgia Perimeter College- WCAGA exhibit- February
2007
VIVA LA FRIDA
Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta
GalleryGoRound
Taylor Kinzel Gallery
Roswell Cultural Art Center
Art Papers Auction
Mason Murer Gallery, Atlanta
2006
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett, solo exhibit, mini-retrospective
Lawrenceville, GA
Natalia/ afternoon model sessions - group exhibit
Taylor-Kinzel Gallery, Roswell, GA
‘Womb”
SLM Projects, Roswell, GA
Mixed Media Installation
2005
"Liminal" mixed media installation
Taylor Kinzel Gallery, Roswell
Little Things Mean A Lot - juried
Swann Coach House Gallery
Digitally 2005
ArtRom Gallery, Rome, Italy
“House of Oil” mixed media installation
Taylor Kinzel Gallery, Roswell, GA
Figuratively Speaking
Strawberry Fields Gallery, Crabapple, GA
2004
Me* My* Self * Eye
B Complex, Atlanta, GA
self portraits
‘Subliminal’
UpRoar Undercover, Roswell, GA
site specific conceptual installation
Snap To Grid
Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts
2003
4th annual Centering on Clay, The Art Center, Canton Georgia
Emergency Room Artists, artists respond to war
Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Perceptions beyond the Norm, video installation, juried
Uproar, Roswell, GA
2002
All Small, Short Short Shorts video night
Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Arts Alliance of Georgia *award
Fincher Visual Arts Center
Rheinhardt College, Waleska, GA
2001
Facing Faces
Museo de Arte del Inba, Juarez Mexico - juried
The Tremontane Figure
SLM Studio & Gallery, invitational
2000
Allen Ashton Galler, solo exhibit
Roswell, GA
North Fulton Regional
Roswell Cultural Arts Center, Roswell, GA
Waterworks, invitational
Gallery 39, Buford, GA
Avant Gardens
Lynne Farris Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1999
North Fulton Regional
Roswell Cultural Arts Center, Roswell, GA
Genesis VI, juried, award
Roswell Fine Arts Alliance, Roswell, GA
Art Lovers, First Place Mixed Media
Kennesaw Fine Arts Society, Kennesaw, GA
Trees, juried
Quinlan Arts Center, Gainesville, GA
1998
City Gallery East
Individual Visual Arts Coalition, Atlanta, GA
Faith and Doubt, juried
Columbia Theological Society, Decatur, GA
1997
Peanut, juried
Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia
Main Street Gallery, two person show
Alpharetta, GA
Angels Among Us, juried
Art Station, St. Mountain, GA
1996
Georgia Artists "96 Olympics
Jordon Hall Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Water
Quinlan Arts Center, Gainesville, GA
1991
Highland Gallery, Political Commentary by local artists, Atlanta - invitational
Paperworks Southeast - juried
Quinlan Arts Center, Gainesville
Galleria
Jubilee Artists Invitational, Marietta, GA
National Assembly of Local Artists - invitational
Atlanta, GA
Political Commentary - invitational
Highland Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Dalton Arts Festival - Merit Award
Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA
Jubilee Southern Festival of the Arts - juried
Contemporary Abstracts by Regional Artists
Highland Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1990-93
Heaven Blue Rose Gallery, Roswell - founding member , owner/director
Touchables, Westbrook Gallery,Ga. Tech Gallery & Kentucky School for the Blind
1987
Jubilee Southern Festival for the Arts, juried , Galleria/Marietta
1985
Mardi Gras Atlanta - 1983-85 -juried
1981
Georgia Artists - juried (Faye Gold)
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, juried
Artists in Georgia - juried (Holly Solomon)
Lamar Dodd Arts Center, Columbus
Arts Festival of Atlanta, group exhibit
Georgia Mountain Craft
Collections
Earth Day Art Collection, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Cherokee County Arts Council, Canton,Ga.
Fulton County Arts Council, Atlanta
Kentucky School for the Blind, Louisville, Ky.
Kaiser Permanente, Atlanta, Georgia
St. Joseph's Hospital, Augusta, Georgia
Awards
2009
Less is More; Connexion Gallery; Honorable Mention
Sharptop Mountain Arts Association; First Place Photography Annual Members’ Show
2002
Dick Blick Award; Arts Alliance of Georgia; Fincher Arts Center; Reinhardt College
1999
Kennesaw Fine Arts Society; first place mixed media
1998
Genesis VI. ; third place ; juried by Jerry Cullum
1983
Roswell Arts Festival; sculpture award
1981
Dalton ArtsFestival; Award of Merit
Articles and Publication
2011
Studio Visit Magazine
Selected for inclusion in Volume Thirteen (Spring, 2011) edition of Studio Visit Magazine published by Open Studios Press
International Contemporary Artists
Selected for inclusion in Vol I and Vol II of International Contemporary Artists magazine published by ICA Publishing
2003
ART 'goes postal' AJC accessAtlanta/Thursday,October 23,2003 P26, By Catherine Fox 'Melinda Crider is making a video concerning psychic communication, particularly brain waves. The installation will include interactive psychic tests.
1998
Atlanta Journal , Visual Arts weekend preview, "Relic"
1993
Art Papers, Touchables, Vol. 17
Aurora magazine, Creativity and Spiritual growth, VolumeI., issue 4,
page 44, Rain Forest
1992
Atlanta Journal, Diane R. Stepp, Touchable'92
Hands on exhibit reaches out to visually impaired - Diane R. Stepp -
1987
Store House Magazine, "Options" , mixed media painting
1984
Marietta Journal, Art Forum Gallery,
1982
Atlanta Journal, W.C Burnett, Callanwolde clay exhibit
Career-Related Experiences
2011
Kathy King - Georgia Clay Council
Christine Golden - Sante Fe Clay
2004
sx 70 polaroid and emulsion transfer workshops, Kathleen Carr, Elizabeth Murray and Floyd Grimm
Gallery M, studio/gallery , figurative paintings, mixed media installations, video and conceptual works in a variety of mediums
2003
Macedonia Middle School Art Festival; papermaking, guest artist
2002
Cherokee County Arts Council, vice president
co-curator "Centering on Clay" Cherokee Arts Center 1999
Dean Rusk Middle School, Cultural Arts Day;guest artist Painting workshop
Marc Chotov, oil painting workshop, Quinlan Arts Center, Gainesville, Georgia
1997
The Art Place, juror, annual college art exhibition
1994 - 1996
Roswell Fine Arts Alliance, vice president; programs director
1992- 93
Japanese Arts Exchange, juror, Cherokee County Arts Council
1990 - 93
Heaven Blue Rose Gallery, owner /director
1982
University of illinois, Champagne, ceramics workshop, Don Pilcher, Chuck Hines, Ralph Bacerra, Don Frith
Professional Memberships
2009
Georgia Clay Council
2007 to present
Women's Caucus for Art of Georgia
2003 to present
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1996 to present
Georgia Artists Registry
Gallery Affiliations
Taylor Kinzel - Roswell, GA
ICO Gallery - New York, NY
