Melanie Cooper Pennington
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b. 1976 Los Angeles, CA
Lives and works in Bloomington, IN
Education
2016 Indiana University MFA
1999 Wheaton College BA Sculpture Emphasis
Exhibitions
2023 Solo Show Climb in and Back Out Again New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art SIU New Harmony IN
2022 Unveiling of When it's warm outside, do you prefer to sleep in the nude? Kinsey Institute Indiana University IN
2021 Among Beasts sUgAR Gallery of Art University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
2021 Faculty Show Grunwald Gallery of Art Indiana University
In Art Gallery Fibers online exhibition
Plushie Show Fresh as Fruit Gallery Deland, FL
2020 Gendered Perspectives Richmond Gallery East Richmond IN
2019 Solo Show Humanimals in Precarious Positions solo show at Artilink Contemporary Gallery Fort Wayne, IN
New And Next Exhibition, Grunwald Gallery Bloomington IN
Act 1 Play as Production; curated by Lucy Stranger ACRE Gallery Chicago, IL
Juried Regional Show Manifest Gallery Cincinnati, OH
2018 Group Show Grunwald Gallery of Art, Bloomington IN
2017 Permanent Exhibition Indiana University Cyberinfrastructure Center
Station to Station Grunwald Gallery of Art Bloomington, IN
Chicago Sculpture International Sculpture in the Park Chicago, IL
2016 Chicago Sculpture International Sculpture in the Parks Chicago, IL
Tim Faulkner Gallery, Louisville KY
Primary Colors Broad Ripple Village Art Walk, Indianapolis, IN
Installation Nation Indianapolis, IN
Grunwald Gallery of Art, Bloomington IN
2015 IFell Gallery Bloomington, IN
Community Supported Arts Bloomington, Juried show Bloomington, IN
Kinsey Institute International Juried Show Bloomington, IN
Grunwald Gallery Non Graduating MFA Show, Bloomington, IN
2014 Grunwald Gallery Non Graduating MFA Show, Bloomington, IN
2012 Oak Park Art League National Juried Exhibition, Oak Park, IL
Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deere Isle, ME
Oak Park Art League Body Language Exhibit, Oak Park, IL
Boulevard Fine Art, Hindsdale, IL
Lane Allen Architects Group Show, Batavia, IL
2011 Burning Bush Gallery Group Show, Wheaton, IL
Buerger Juell Inc solo show at Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
2006 One Fine Art Gallery Juried Show, Chicago, IL
2005 Fox River Financial Resources, Geneva, IL
Loveland Invitational Sculpture show, Loveland, CO
2002 319 Albany Building open studios, Chicago, IL
1999 Flesh and Stone, Wheaton, IL
Awards /Recognition /Residencies
2018 ACRE Projects residency Steuben WI
2017 Vermont Studio Center Clowes Fund Fellowship
2016 Installation Nation Indianapolis, IN
2016 Canvas - Art publication Indiana University
2015 Grant-in-aid - Indiana University
2015 Juried MASTERCLASS with Michelle Grabner - Indianapolis Museum of Art
2015 Visitors Choice - Kinsey Institute International Juried Show
2014 Dean's Award- Grunwald Gallery of Art
2013 500 Figures in Clay - Lark Books Publication
2012 Work Study Award - Haystack Mountain School of Craft
2012 Best in Show - Oak Park Art Leagues National Juried Exhibition
2012 Peoples Choice - Body Language Exhibit Oak Park Art League
Collections
Kinsey Institute of Human Behavior and Sexual Research
Indiana University Bloomington Campus
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Cyber Infrastructure Indiana University
Juror
2021 Artist Mother Podcast, Painting at Night Exhibition at Art Link Fort Wayne, IN
2021 In Art Gallery, Bigger than Big Exhibition
2018 Vermont Studio Center
Professional Experience
2023 Lecturer Indiana University
2021 Area Coordinator Lecturer Indiana University
2020 Lecturer Sculpture Indiana University
2019 Lecturer in Sculpture Indiana University
2018 Visiting Assistant Professor of Sculpture Indiana University
2017 Visiting Assistant Professor of Sculpture Indiana University
2016 Visiting Assistant Professor of Sculpture Indiana University
2016 Ursula Von Rydingsvard Intern
2016 Associate Instructor Indiana University
2015 Associate Instructor Indiana University
2014 Graduate Assistant Indiana University
2013 Figure Sculpture Instructor Oak Park Art League
2013 President & Founder - Two Hands Interiors, LLC (founded 1999) - www.twohandsinteriors.com