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Exhibits, Awards, Articles and Publications:
2021
Georgia Clay Council MCMA Juried Exhibition
Marietta Cobb Museum of Art
Marietta, GA
September 18 - December 19, 2021
One Earth/One Chance II
Gallery 378
Atlanta, GA
July 2 - 31, 2021
2020
Marietta Cobb Museum of Art - juried
Marietta, GA
July 11 - September 6, 2020
12th Annual Beyond the Brickyard Juried Exhibition - Searching For Clover
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts - juried by Chris Staley
Helena, MT
February 13 - April 11, 2020
ONE EARTH/ONE CHANCE - Mother Earth
Women’s Caucus for Art of GA - juried
Georgia State University
Clarkston, GA
February 19 - March 30, 2020
What Lies Beneath - Moon Gazing
Epperson Gallery - juried by Lisa Clague
Crockett, CA
February 14 - March 15, 2020
2019
“Looks Good on Paper”, Spruill Arts Gallery
Atlanta, GA juried
February 21 - April 27
2018
"Sights and Insights", Chastain Art Gallery
Atlanta, GA, juried
Dean Road Ceramics Invitational, Jan Dempsey Art Center
Auburn, AL
2017
Creative Mill Art Exposition
Roswell, GA
Markay Gallery
Marietta, GA
2016
Georgia Clay Council Juried Show
Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA
Cashin’s Sculpture Garden
Chukkar Farms
Alpharetta, GA
Sights & Insights Juried Exhibition - Honorable Mention
Dunwoody Fine Arts Association
Spruill Arts Center - juried by Allen Avery
Dunwoody, GA
2015
Fulton County Arts & Cultural Exhibition
Juried by Mid-South Sculpture Alliance
Fulton County Dept. of Arts & Cultural Atrium
Atlanta, GA
Family Life Woodstock - Sept. 2015
Auburn Arts Association 17th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
Jan Dempsey Arts Center, Auburn, AL
Merit Award
Clay Times - Winter/Spring 2015
Auburn Arts Association January Invitational
Jan Dempsey Arts Center, Auburn, AL
2014
Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook
p. 190
‘Alabama and Neighbors’
Ceramics Exhibition
Jules Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art
Auburn, Alabama
'Face’
MudFire Gallery
Decatur, GA
Juried
2013
‘Fur and Feathers’
MudFire Gallery
Decatur, GA‘Alabama Calls’
"Alabama Calls"
Bell & Bragg
Auburn, AL
2012
Arts Atlanta Critical Review
“Decoration and Darkness Mix Uneasily In Clay: ‘Interpretations’ at Seen Gallery”
Jerry Cullum
‘Fired Works’
Central City Park
Macon, GA
‘Interpretations,’
The Seen Gallery
Decatur, GA
2011
Studio Visit Magazine, Spring 2011
'Mixed Media: Textures of Life’
Georgia Perimeter College
Clarkston, GA
International Contemporary Artists
Selected for inclusion in Vol I and Vol II of International Contemporary Artists magazine published by ICA Publishing
2010
Eyedrum Gallery
Atlanta, GA
2009
Award: Sharptop Mountain Arts Association; First Place Photography Annual Members’ Show
‘The Rhythmic Figure’
ICO Gallery
Chelsea District
New York
‘Less Is More’
Connexion Gallery
Dunwoody, GA
Award: Honorable Mention
‘A Foot In The Grave’
ICO Gallery
‘Present Works’ Featured Artist
Vantage Point Studios, Canton
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
2005
Little Things Mean A Lot - juried
Swann Coach House Gallery
2004
Gallery M, personal studio/gallery , figurative paintings, mixed media installations, video and conceptual works in a variety of mediums
‘Subliminal’
UpRoar Undercover, Roswell, GA
site specific conceptual installation
2003
4th annual Centering on Clay, The Art Center, Canton Georgia
Roswell Uproar
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.
Perceptions beyond the Norm, video installation, juried
Uproar, Roswell, GA
2002
Award: Dick Blick Award; Arts Alliance of Georgia; Fincher Arts Center; Reinhardt College
All Small, Short Short Shorts video night
Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Arts Alliance of Georgia *award
Rheinhardt College, Waleska, GA
2000
Allen Ashton Gallery, 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
Award: Kennesaw Fine Arts Society; first place mixed media
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
Award: Genesis VI. ; third place ; juried by Jerry Cullum
Atlanta Journal , Visual Arts weekend preview, "Relic"
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
The Art Place, juror, annual college art exhibition
1996
Georgia Artists "96 Olympics"
Jordon Hall Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Water
Quinlan Arts Center, Gainesville, GA
1994 - 1996
Roswell Fine Arts Alliance, vice president; programs director
1991
Highland Gallery, Political Commentary by local artists, Atlanta - invitational
Paperworks Southeast - juried
Quinlan Arts Center, Gainesville
Galleria
Jubilee Artists Invitational, Marietta, 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
1993
Heaven Blue Rose Gallery, Roswell - founding member , owner/director
Touchables, Art Papers, 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 -
Touchables, Westbrook Gallery,Ga. Tech Gallery & Kentucky School for the Blind
1990 - 93
Heaven Blue Rose Gallery, owner /director
1987
Store House Magazine, "Options" , mixed media painting
Jubilee Southern Festival for the Arts, juried , Galleria/Marietta
1985
Mardi Gras Atlanta - 1983-85 -juried
1984
Marietta Journal, Art Forum Gallery,
1983
Roswell Arts Festival; sculpture award
1982
Atlanta Journal, W.C Burnett, Callanwolde clay exhibit
1981
Dalton ArtsFestival; Award of Merit
Georgia Artists - juried (Faye Gold)
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, juried
Artists in Georgia - juried (Holly Solomon)
Lamar Dodd Arts Center, LaGrange
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
Numerous Private Collections
Education
1976 - 78
Atlanta College of Art
1978-81
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, pottery assistantship