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Melonie Mulkey

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Education

2019
Master of Fine Arts, Photography, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
2011
Bachelor of Arts, Sculpture/Photography, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO

Selected Exhibitions

2022

innermost, A I AH I D Gallery, Univeristy of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana (Two-person show)

On The Inside,  Angelica Kauffman Gallery, River Forest, Illinois (Solo Show) 

Around the Bend, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, Indiana 

2021

The Dreamer, Millepiani Gallery, Rome Italy

2nd Biennial- HCC Faculty & Staff Exhibition, St. Joseph Gallery at Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, IN

2019

MFA Thesis Exhibition, Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN

Stranger than Fiction, Millepiani Gallery, Rome Italy

Contemporary Photography 2019, CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

2018

Developed Work: 2018 National Photography Competition, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS

The National: Best Contemporary Photography 2018, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN

Solarium Exhibition, Solarium Gallery Main Building, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

This is Art, AAHD Gallery, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 

2017
Deception, Filter Photo Gallery, Chicago, IL
​The Art of Valor, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
Identity, Indianapolis Art Center, Frank M. Basile Exhibition Hall, Indianapolis, IN
​Navigations at Play, Colfax Campus Gallery, South Bend, IN
Solarium Exhibition, Solarium Gallery Main Building, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

2016
Fresh!, JanKossen Contemporary, New York, NY
New Faces, AAHD Gallery, Notre Dame, IN
40 Point One, 40North Exhibition Gallery, Champaign, IL
Champaign County ​Community Supported Arts, 40North, Champaign, IL

2015
Around the Block: Artists from our Neighborhood, Juried by Aron Packer, Giertz Gallery, Champaign, IL
Lightbox, Weiskamp Window Gallery, Champaign, IL 

Midwest Contemporary, Juried by Paul D'Amato, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014

Ann Metzger Memorial National All Media Juried Exhibition, St Louis Artists' Guild, St Louis, MO
A Little Touched, But Otherwise Alright, Figure One Gallery, Champaign, IL (Two-person show)

Where the Tracks End, Boneyard Arts Festival, Champaign, IL

2013

Relations in Space, Plastic Chapel, Denver, CO 

Taking Flight, Tivoli Student Center, Denver, CO 

2012
Square Footage 6, Plastic Chapel, Denver, CO
2011
UCD Iron Pour, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO

Optistic, UCD Teaching Gallery, Denver, CO

UCD Juried Student Art Show, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO

UROP Symposium, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO

Ironton Iron Pour, River North Arts District (RiNo), Denver, CO

UCD Juried Sculpture Club Show, Pirate Gallery, Denver, CO

Iron Maiden, UCD Teaching Gallery, Denver, CO

2010

349 Days, UCD Teaching Gallery, Denver, CO

UCD Juried Student Art Show, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO
UCD Iron Pour, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO
Meloonemarka, Tivoli Student Center, Denver, CO

Entropy, UCD Teaching Gallery, Denver, CO 



Awards & Grants

2019

Director's Award for MFA Thesis Exhibition, Interiors, Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN

Eugene M. Riley Memorial Prize in Photography for MFA Thesis Exhibition, Interiors, University of Notre Dame College of Arts & Letters, Notre Dame, IN

Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Award, University of Notre Dame's Graduate School and the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, Notre Dame, IN

2018-2019

Graduate Student Research Award, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

2018

Outstanding Series Award, Solarium Exhibition, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

2017
​Honorarium Award, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
2016
CSA Community Supported Artist Award, 40North Arts District, Champaign, IL
2015
Honorarium Award,  Lightbox Gallery, Champaign, IL
2014
Artist-In-Residence, Figure One Gallery, Champaign, IL, (July-September)

2010-2011

UROP Grant, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO

Artist Talks & Curatorial

2019

Artist Lecture, Summer Scholars  Lecture Series, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

2018

Juror, Sunflower Festival Art Walk, LaPotre, IN

Guest Artist and Critic, Summer Studio College Residency Program, South Bend Art Museum, South Bend, IN

2016
Artist Lecture, Reflected Bodies, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Co-Curator, After the Ground, 40 Point One Exhibition Space, Champaign, IL

2015

Co-Curator, Champaign Contemporary, Boneyard Arts Festival, Champaign, IL
2014
Artist Lecture, A Little Touched but Otherwise Alright, Figure One Gallery, Champaign, IL

Co-Curator, Where the Tracks End, Boneyard Arts Festival, Champaign, IL

2011
Artist Lecture, Meloonemarka, UROP Symposium, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO

Publications & Press

2021

Manifest International Photography Annual. INPHA 8: Manifest Publications. Summer 2021

Harris, Patrick, ed. "Why they do what they do." Shoutout SoCal. July 20, 2021

Hernandez, Stephanie, ed. "Rising Stars: Meet Melonie Mulkey." Nashville Voyager Magazine. September 10, 2021

2019

Contemporary Photography International Exhibition Catalog, CICA Museum, South Korea, 2019

2018

Studio Visit Magazine: Volume Forty Two, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA. 2018. 

2017
Imitation of Life, Exhibition-in-Print, Loosen Art Publication, Rome Italy. December 2017
2016
Fresh!2016 Update: JanKossen Contemporary Gallery. July 27, 2016
Manifest International Photography Annual. INPHA 4: Manifest Publications​. Spring 2016
2015

McCoy, Meghan. "Art for All: Champaign Contemporary Art Exhibit." Smile Politely. April 10, 2015
2014

Merli, Melissa. "40 North, The Champaign County Arts Council presents the 2014 Boneyard Arts Festival." The News-Gazette.  April 9, 2014: B-6. Print
2013

Plastic Chapel. "Relations in Space." Plasticchapel.tumblr.com.  February 8, 2013. Web

Utterback, Chris. "Paper Cranes of Hope Take Flight." The UCD Advocate. December 5, 2012-January 22, 2013. Print


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