Short CV (for a full academic CV, please contact me)
Current and Upcoming Exhibition Schedule
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Selected Exhibition History
Solo and Two-Person:
Pulp Mastery: Mary Ellen Long & Melissa Jay Craig
Abecedarian Gallery, Denver Colorado, June 20 - August 2, 2014
Synesthetic Texts: Melissa Jay Craig, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo MI, October 4-25, 2013
Melissa Jay Craig & Jonathan Ricci, Zia Gallery, Chicago IL, November 30, 2012 - January 16, 2013
Re: Morse (solo), Art on Armitage Gallery, Chicago IL, September 1-30, 2012
Sensing Language (solo)
Catich Gallery, St. Ambrose University, Davenport IA, January 17-March 2, 2012
Melissa Jay Craig: Transcriptions (solo)
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City IN, July 1 – October 3, 2011
Translations (solo)
Rockford College Art Gallery, Rockford IL, November 12 –December 22, 2010
Listening (Melissa Jay Craig and Pamela Paulsrud)
The Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH, June 4 – July 30, 2010
Respite (solo, front gallery with accompanying group show in back)
Vespine Gallery, annual invitational show, Chicago, IL, November 6-28, 2009
Melissa Jay Craig (solo),
Women’s Studio Workshop Gallery, Rosendale NY, May 1-29, 2009
Alternate Selections: Bookworks 1990 – 2007, (solo)
Columbia College Chicago Library, March 29 – May 29, 2007
Transcriptions (Melissa Jay Craig and April Sheridan)
Gillock Gallery, Chicago, January 13 – 30, 2007
What I Did On My Winter Vacation, (solo)
Window Exhibition, Columbia College, February 12 – April 15, 2005
Melissa Jay Craig: Books and Other New Works, (solo)
William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, July 7 - August 6, 1995
LIBRARY, (solo)
C.A.G.E. Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 17 - October 15, 1993
Owed To Family Values (solo)
ARC Gallery Raw Space, Chicago, January 5 - 30, 1993
LIBRARY, (solo)
Montgomery Ward Gallery, Circle Center, University of Illinois at Chicago,
November 6 - December 4, 1991
LIBRARY, (solo)
Illini Union Art Gallery, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana,
April 19 - May 17, 1991
Habitat For The Millennium (solo)
Contemporary Arts Workshop, Chicago, October 4 - November 4, 1991
Group:
Paper Work, Center for Visual Arts, Metropolitan State University, Denver, CO, June 20 - August 2, 2014
Fiber In Flux, Morgan Conservatory, Heights Arts, Cleveland Heights, OH, April 25 - June 7, 2014
Boundless: The Book Transformed, Mesa Art Museum, AZ, April 4 - August 10, 2014
Intertwined: Words and Art, University of Chicago Medicine Gallery, IL, March 24 - June 1, 2014
To Summon Spring, ZIA Gallery, Chicago IL, February 22 - March 15, 2014
Gallery Artists Group Show, ZIA Gallery, Chicago IL, November 30 , 20143- January 4, 2014
Fall Salon / Artwalk, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL, for Chicago Artists Month, October 20, 2013.
Intertext, outdoor installations, St. Louis, MO, October 17 - 31, 2013
Unbound: Artists' Books by Jentel Residents, curated by Mary Jane Edwards,
Sagebrush Arts Center, Sheridan, Wyoming, August 29 - October 5, 2013
The 750 Show, ZIA Gallery, Chicago, IL, July 27 - August 31, 2013
Humans Being, curated by Riva Lehrer, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL, May 10 - June 20, 2013
Aqua Art Miami with Zia Gallery, December 6 - 9, 2012
Melissa Jay Craig, James Pernotto, Sally Matia: Artists Working In Paper
Wm. Busta Gallery, Cleveland OH, October 12 - November 10, 2012
Thinking Outside The Book
Werkspace for Chicago Artists Month, October 1 - 27, 2012
The Art of Paper
Featherstone Center for the Arts, Martha's Vinyard, MA, September 16 - October 3, 2012
Paper Three
Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, TX, August 24 - September 22, 2012
20th Anniversary Invitational: 20 Jurors
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, July 13 – August 16, 2012
Arrowmont 2012 Faculty Exhibition
Blain Galleries, Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, Gatlinburg , TN,
May 25 – September 8, 2012
Paper in Space
Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, TX, February 3 – March 18, 2012
Curated by Juergen Strunck
ArtNow in conjunction with Art Miami / Art Basel, with Zia Gallery, December, 2011
Natural Cycles: Sustainability in Book and Paper Arts (co-curator with Shawn Sheehy)
Ryerson Woods Preserve, Deerfield IL, November 6 – December 23, 2011
On and Of Paper
Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL, October 21, 2011 – April 29, 2012
The Book, A Contemporary View
Towson University, Towson, MD, September 8 – November 5, 2011 catalog
Curated by Dr. J. Susan Isaacs
Pulp It Up, Break It Down
The Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland OH, June 3 – July 18, 2011
Penland Spring Instructors’ Exhibition
Penland School of Craft, Penland NC, March 15 – May 6, 2011
Process and Product
Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham PA, February 13 – March 5, 2011
The Book: A Contemporary View
Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington DE, December 22, 2010 – April 17, 2011
The Art of the Book Cover: 30th Anniversary Exhibition
Printworks Gallery, Chicago IL, December 3, 2010 – February 5, 2011
Our Favorite Things
Abecedarian Gallery, Denver CO, November 19 – December 23, 2010 catalog
House, Dreaming (site-specific installation)
Ragdale House, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest IL, October 9-30, 2010
On and Of Paper
Illinois State Museum, Chicago IL, October 18, 2010 – March 11, 2011
Paper 2
Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin TX, September 1 – October 2, 2010
(Separate installation remained on view through December 30, 2010)
Book As Sculpture
Guenzel Gallery, Peninsula School of Art, WI, August 13 – September 5, 2010
Interior Markings
Abecedarian Gallery, Denver CO, July 1- August 8, 2010 catalog
Artists’ Book Cornucopia
Abecedarian Gallery, Denver CO, April 1 – May 8, 2010 catalog
Retrospect
Vespine Gallery, Chicago IL, January 2-29, 2010
The Leaf and The Page
Illinois State Museum, Lockport IL, October 20, 2009 – January 29, 2010
Marking Time
Guild of Bookworkers Triennial Exhibition, Juror’s Entries, May 15, 2009 – March, 2011
Minnesota Center for the Book Arts, Minneapolis
San Francisco Public Library, California
University of Washington, Seattle
Marriot Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Denver Public Library, Colorado
Cincinnati Public Library, Ohio
Lafayette University, Easton, Pennsylvania
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Full Circle, with Jen Thomas, Marwen Gallery, Chicago IL, June 19 – July 29, 2009
Raised Voices: Artists’ Books for Troubled Times
Zygote Press gallery, Cleveland, OH, May 1- June 6, 2009
The Leaf and The Page, Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL, March 1- August 1, 2009
Type Bound: Books as Sculpture and Typewriter Poems
University of Central Florida Art Gallery, January 27 – March 4, 2009
Bookish
ODC Theater / Project Artaud Gallery, San Fracisco, CA, October 8 – 31, 2008
Rock, Scissors, Paper
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL, September 14 - November 15, 2008
Curated by Chie Curley and Barbara Goldsmith
The Leaf and The Page
Illinois State Museum Gallery, Chicago, August 25, 2008 – January 16, 2009
Curated by Doug Stapleton
Raw Boundaries
KN Gallery, Hancock Tower., Chicago, July 18 – September 6, 2008
Seoul Book Arts Fair, Seoul, Korea, summer 2008
Enter Into Circulation: An Alternative Library
Finch Gallery, Chicago, February 15 – March 15, 2008
Sheets, Planes and Pulp: Works On or Of Paper
Evanston Art Center, IL, September 16 - October 21, 2007
Juried by Margaret Hawkins
15th Anniversary Exhibition: Artwork by Distinguished Jurors
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, August 3 - 30, 2007
The Exquisite Snake
Block Museum of Art, Evanston, IL, July 6 - August 26, 2007
Marking The Exquisite Snake’s addition to the museum’s permanent collection.
Action / Interaction: Book / Arts
Glass Curtain Gallery, Chicago, June 8 - July 7, 2007
The Ragdale Foundation 30th Anniversary Exhibition
Chicago Cultural Center, November 17, 2006 – January 13, 2007
High & Low: Chicago Hand Bookbinders
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, January 15 – March 10, 2007
NIU Museum, Altgeld Gallery, DeKalb, IL, March 20 – April 21, 2007
Oak Park Library, IL, May 1 – May 31, 2007
Northwestern University Library, Evanston IL, July 3 – September 13, 2007
One Book, Many Interpretations
Chicago Public Library, Special Collections, September 30, 2006 – April 15, 2007,
Bookplates - 25th Anniversary Exhibition
Printworks Gallery, Chicago, December 2, 2005 – February 4, 2006, Catalog
Guild of Bookworkers Centennial Exhibition
Grolier Club, New York, NY, September 20 – November 25, 2006
Michigan State University Libraries, December 8, 2006 – January 24, 2007
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, February 9 – March 18, 2007
Millar Library, Portland, Oregon, April 9 - May 20, 2007
Bridwell Library, Dallas, Texas, June 18 – September 14, 2007
Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, New Hampshire,
October 9 – November 22, 2007
Looking Back, Leaping Forward: Sculptors Connecting The Ages
20 Contemporary Sculptors collaborate with 20 Emerging Artists
The Arts Center, Highland Park IL, October 10 – November 1, 2005
Curated by Mary O’ Shaughnessy and Terry Karpowicz
Paperwork (curator and exhibitor)
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, September 2 – 29, 2005.
Sole juror, accompanying international exhibition titled: The Nature of Paper.
With A Little Help From My Friends, inaugural exhibition
The Paper Studio, Tempe, Arizona, July 9 - August 31, 2005
Book Marks
Fine Arts Center, Highland Park IL, March 4 – March 28, 2005
Curated by Chie Curley and Barbara Goldsmith
10th Anniversary Exhibition
Columbia Center for Book and Paper Arts, September 10 – October 27, 2004
Amerikanske Artists Books
Kunst Centret Silkeborg Bad, Jutland, Denmark, 6/12 –8/29, 2004
Curator: Thorsten Dennerline
The Art of The Book – Chicago Book Arts Faculty and Graduate Students
Myopic Books, Chicago, January 3 – March 3, 2004
The Exquisite Snake (a tribute to Sidney Block)
Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, December 16, 2003 – January 3, 2004
In Flight – Guild of Bookworkers Traveling Exhibition
Denver Public Library, CO, 10/23 – 12/30, 2003
Marriot Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1/16 –3/5, 2004
Suzzallo/ Allen Library, University of Washington, Seattle, 3/22 – 5/7, 2004
Schatten Gallery, Emory University, Atlanta GA, 5/20 – 7/2, 2004
Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, 7/16 –8/28, 2004
Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus OH, 9/13 –10/29, 2004
Boston Public Library, MA, 11/11 – 12/31, 2004
Clark Humanities Museum, Claremont CA, 1/18 –2/25, 2005
RIT Cary Graphics Collection, Rochester NY, 3/10 –4/22, 2005
Ransom Center Galleries, University of Texas, Austin, 5/10 –7/17, 2005
Page Me
SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, January 10 – February 21, 2003
curated by Christa Donner and Chris Conti
Pandora’s Box
Exhibition, Epicenter Press, Chicago, December 13, 2002 – January 6, 2003
Books: Chicago Bound and Bedecked
Harold Washington Library, Chicago, September 13, 2002 – February 23, 2002
Artists and the Art of the Book
The Factory Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
Artists Image Resource Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Contemporary Center for Art and Design, San Jose, Costa Rica;
curated by Curlee Raven Holton, 2002-2004
The Ragdale Foundation 25th Anniversary Show
Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, Juried by Ed Pashke, March 1 – 30, 2002
Land Marks
David Opdyke, Greg Stewart, Melissa Jay Craig, Barbara Kendrick, Nathaniel Parsons
Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, June 22 – July 27, 2001
Paper Work
FineLine Arts Center, St. Charles, IL, August 20 - September 15, 2001
First Works
Columbia College Chicago Faculty Exhibition, September 28 – November 10, 2000
Pedagogy
Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts, Curated by
Suzanne Cohan-Lange and Audrey Niffenegger, January 12 – March 3, 2001
Like A Painting, Like A Book: Innovative Paper
John Babcock, Melissa Jay Craig, Helen Frederick, Rick Hungerford, Sergio Orozco, Lynn Sures
Russell Hill Rodgers Gallery, Southwest Center for the Arts, San Antonio, Texas
Curated by Beck Whitehead, June 8– August 12, 2000
End of the Rainbow: Following the Ragdale Experience
Gwenda Jay/ Addington Gallery, Chicago, June 2 – July 8, 2000
Freedom
Gwenda Jay/ Addington Gallery, Chicago, July 14 – August 18, 2000
Flight 2000 – A Millennial Exchange
San Francisco Center for the Book, March 10 – April 21, 2000
The Exquisite Corpse
Printworks Gallery, Chicago, January 7 – February 12, 2000
Where Are The Books?
Lafayette College, PA, Curated by Curlee Raven Holton,
June 8 - July 7, 2007
Considering Beginnings:
The First Interdisciplinary Arts Department Faculty Exhibition
Columbia College Chicago, November 19 – December 17, 1999
Libros Realizados por Artistos Plasticos,
Casa Lamm Gallery, Mexico City, September 1999
Artists Book Fair
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, November 1998
Howling At The Edge Of A Renaissance: 20 Years of Alternative Art At SPACES
SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, September 12 - October 31, 1998,
Curated by Susan Channing and William Busta
Book and Paper Art Biennial Exhibition
Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago,
September 18 - October 31, 1998,
Juried by Betty Bright, Caren Heft and Paul Wong
The Book Transformed
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Curated by Audrey Niffenegger, January 11 - March 4, 1998
AntiArchival
Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago
September 16 - October 31st, 1997
Curated by Clare Dolan and Audrey Niffenegger
Past, Present, Post
Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, March 7 - May 9, 1997
Pilsen / La Villita
The Chicago Historical Society, November 1996
Artists Books
William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, July 12 - August 16, 1996
Salgado: A Family Dream
Northwestern University Settlement House, June 13- August 30, 1996
Artist to Artist: Connections
18th Street Gallery, Chicago, September 23 - October 12, 1995
Curated by Marilyn Houlberg and Alejandro Romero
Recycled and Reassembled: Jno Cook, Melissa Jay Craig, Ben Pranger
Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Curated by Peggy Doherty,
October 27 - December 3, 1994
Bookmakers
Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, Ohio, November 6 - December 4, 1994
On Domestic Violence
Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, Curated by Mary Ellen Croteau, October 4 -29, 1994
Pilsen Artists Open House
Open studio, September 28 – October 1, 2000;
September 24-26, 1999;
September 19-20, 1998;
September 28-29, 1996,
September 30-October 1, 1995;
September 24-25, 1994
New Forms In Furniture
Contemporary Arts Workshop, Chicago, May 20 - June 21, 1994
Growing Up Female
SFAC Gallery, Highland Park, Illinois, Curated by Ellen Deutsch,
March 4 - 29 1994
Artists Book Works: A Decade in Illinois
The State of Illinois Gallery, Thompson Center, Chicago,
Curated by Buzz Spector, September 7 - October 29, 1993
Hitting The Books II
Minnesota Center for the Book Arts, Minneapolis. June 26 - August 22, 1992
Artists Book Works, Chicago, February 12 - March 27, 1993
Arizona State University, April 2 - May 7, 1993
UnderCover: The Book Becomes Art
Scottsdale Cultural Center, Scottsdale, Arizona, July 17 - Sept. 17, 1992
Utopia Unrealized
Wm. Busta Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, Curated by Michael Loederstedt.
February 7 - March 1, 1992
Book As Container
Sazama Gallery, Chicago, Juried by Buzz Spector, January 10 - February 8, 1992
The Free Art Show (A Philosophy Raiser)
Beret International Gallery, Chicago, October 19, 1991
Being Women Sculptors
Hyde Park Arts Center, Chicago,
Curated by Lia Alexopolous and Timothy Willms. September 8 - October 5, 1991
Four Site (LIBRARY)
SPACES, Cleveland, Ohio, September 6 - October 11, 1991
What's The Problem?
Studio Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, May 31 - June 30, 1991
Beret International Gallery, Chicago, July 26 - August 11, 1991
The Foreign Policy Show
The Flatiron Building, Chicago, Collaborator: C. Maxx Stevens, March 8-30, 1991
Artists' Book Works
Zollar Gallery, Penn State University, PA, January 8 -30, 1991
Public Collections:
Bridwell Art Library, University of Louisville, Kentucky
Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia
Special Collections, Penrose Library, University of Denver, Colorado
Illinois State Museum
Jaffe Collection, Books as Aesthetic Objects, Florida Atlantic University
University of Chicago Press
Skillman Library Rare Books Collection, Lafayette University, Easton, PA
The Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, Illinois
Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts
Salgado Print Collection, Chicago and Mexico City
Joan Flasch Artists Book Collection, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Cleveland Institute of Art, Gund Library Artists Book Collection
