Selected Exhibitions

• 11/2008  (Solo show, no title as of writing), ADA Gallery, 228 West Broad St., Richmond, VA
• 07/2008  "Of the Cloth", The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, 20 3rd Ave., Long Branch, NJ.
                 Curated by Douglas Ferrari
• 05/2008  "The One and the Many", Repetti Gallery, 44-02 23rd St., L.I.C., New York, NY
• 12/2007  "Art Now” (Miami Beach art fair), Repetti Gallery, 44-02 23rd St., L.I.C., New York, NY
• 12/2007  "Shift (re-mix)", Gallery Aferro, 73 Market Street, Newark, NJ, Curated by Erik Guzman
• 11/2007  "Site Matters: Brooklyn Represents" (film program), Brooklyn Arts Council, 55 Washington St., Brooklyn, NY
                 Curated by Lauren Schell & Julie McKim  
• 09/2007  "Host", The Soap Factory, 518 2nd St. SE, Minneapolis, MN. Curated by Elizabeth Grady
• 03/2007  "Imagined Worlds" (w/ Smudge Studio), LMCC, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY. Curated by Jeanne Gerrity
• 02/2007  "Red Dot” (New York art fair), Repetti Gallery, 44-02 23rd St., L.I.C., New York, NY
• 01/2007  "Alter & Circulate", Mickey's Blue Room, 171 Avenue C, New York, NY, with TAG Projects
• 10/2006  "Laminae", Rosenberg Gallery, Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD,
                 Curated by Jackie Milad
• 09/2006  "Growing Up in Public", Repetti, 44-02 23rd Street, Long island City, NY. Curated by Rossana Martinez
• 11/2006  Comission for large-scale cut paper mural, Jack (restaurant), 80 University Place, New York, NY.
• 03/2006  "O", The Berrie Center, Ramapo College, 505 Ramapo Valley Rd. Mahaw, NJ. Curated by MatCh-Art
• 12/2005  "(t)here. New York", Solyanka Gallery, Solyanka Ulitsa 1/2, Moscow, Russia. Curated by Alexandra Lerman
• 11/2005  "O", The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, 20 3rd Ave., Long Branch, NJ. Curated by MatCh-Art
• 08/2005  "Derick Melander / Lyon Smith", Diamonds & Oranges, 156 1st Ave., New York, NY
• 02/2005  "Bound_less" The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway, a conceptual group show created by Jan Christensen
• 12/2004  "Spectra", Project Creo, The Pier, 3rd Fl., 800 2nd Ave. N.E., St. Petersburg, Fl
• 12/2004  "Postcards From the Edge", Visual AIDS, (at Brent Sikkema) 526 W. 26th St., New York, NY
• 04/2004  "Art Star/Sausage Factory", Debs & Co, 525 W. 26th St., New York, NY
• 12/2003  "Night of 1,000 Drawings", Artists Space, 38 Greene St., New York, NY
• 12/2003  "What The Whitney Don't Know", TAG Projects, 70 Washington St., Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY
• 10/2003  "Works On Paper", 800 Gallery, 70 Washington St., Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY
• 10/2003  "Small Works", Jason Silva, 163 Carlton Ave., Brooklyn, NY
• 08/2002  "Visions International", Art Center Waco, Waco, TX. Juror: Peter Frank
• 10/1996  "Leaves of Grass" (performance): 8 evenings at Theater on Three, N.Y., NY
• 10/1995  Group Show, The Living Arts Gallery, Chrystie St., N.Y., NY. Curated by Gina Campinella
• 07/1995  Group Show, Campenella Gallery, Berry St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
• 05/1994  "Leda the Swan" - Survey, School of Visual Arts Gallery, 17th St., N.Y., NY
• 05/1993  "Product Poems" - Survey, School of Visual Arts Gallery, 17th St., N.Y., NY
• 05/1991  "The Small Works Show", Washington Square East Galleries, N.Y., NY, Curated by Arne Glimcher

Curatorial Projects

• 01/2007  "Alter & Circulate ", Mickey's Blue Room, 171 Avenue C, New York, NY, with TAG Projects
                 (produced & curated)
• 09/2006  "Growing Up in Public", Repetti, 44-02 23rd Street, 4th Floor, Long island City, NY with TAG Projects
                 (produced)
• 06/2004  "Death to the Fascist Insect that Preys on the Life of the People", TAG Projects, 70 Washington St.,
                 Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY (produced & co-curated)
• 12/2003  "What The Whitney Don't Know", TAG Projects, 70 Washington St., Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY
                 (produced & co-curated)
• 10/2003  "Dumbo Paper Show", Mettle, 70 Washington St., Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY (marketing & sales)

Publications

• 01/15/08  Harriet (The Poetry Foundation), Kenneth Goldsmith, "Designer Label Poetry", blog entry about "Nomad"
• 11/07/07  Soap Factory Interview, Bob Fagerhaugh, video created in conjunction with "Host" exhibition
• 09/15/07  Art Review & Preview (PDF), Colleen Maynard, "A Short History of Twin Cities Art", Review for "Host"
• 12/13/06  Baltimore City Paper, Deborah McLeod, "The Layers Club", Review for "Laminae"
• 01/01/06  The New York Times, Benjamin Genocchio, "Exploring the Circle From Every Angle", Review for "O"
• 12/23/05  Two River Times (PDF), Geraldine E. Vincent, "An Ode to the O", Review for "O"
• 12/08/05  gif.ru (in Russian), F. Pavlov-Andreevich, "Main new in art of New York", Review for "(t)here New York"
• 08/20/05  JamesWagner.com, James Wagner, "Diamonds and Oranges in the East Village", Review of
                  two person show at "Diamonds & Oranges"
• 08/19/05  Bloggy, Barry Hogard, Featured listing for two person show at "Diamonds & Oranges"
  09/01/04  NY Arts Magazine, Christina Vassallo, "All’s Fair in Art and Politics", Review for Death to the Fascist
                  Insect that Preys on the Life of the People (Show organized for TAG Projects)
• 06/25/04  The New York Times, Holland Cotter, “Death to the Fascist Insect that Preys on the Life of the People”,
                 Review (Show organized for TAG Projects)
• 08/01/02  Art Center Waco, Exhibition catalogue for “Visions International”
• 08/04/99  The Village Voice, Sarah Schmidt, "Studio Recording", Story about Record Club, a group of creative
                 music types I have met with since 03/98

Grants/Awards/Speaking Engagements

• 11/2008  Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Artist Residency
                 801 Third Corso, Nebraska City, NE
• 09/2006  "Queens Artist Collectives", Hell Gate Social, 12-21 Astoria Blvd, Queens, NY
                 (spoke on the history of TAG Projects with accompanying DVD)
• 08/2002   Third Place Award, Visions International, Art Center Waco, Waco TX
• 11/1991   Recipient of Chairman's Grant, School of Visual Arts, N.Y., NY

Education

• 1991-94   Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, N.Y., NY
                 Majored in sculpture. Studied Under: Roni Horn, Peter Halley, Alice Aycock,
                 Jackie Winsor, Paul Waldman, Stephen Westfall and Donald Kuspit.
   
• 1983-85   Associate Degree in Communications, Seton College, Westchester, NY.
                 Majored in film and radio. Also: acting and music programming.
  
                 © Derick Melander, 2008