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About James Mellick
James Mellick was born in 1947, has been a wood carver since 1976, and started telling stories through dogs in 1985.
He earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (1973), where he received the Graduate Award for Excellence in Art and Design. Faculty positions include Colby Sawyer College, NH, 1973-78; Houghton College, NY, 1978-81; Calvin College, MI, 1989-91; and Cedarville University, OH, 2008-14. He has also taught workshops at Penland School of Crafts, Southern Illinois University, and several schools in the Ohio Valley region. Mellick is a Master Ohio Craftsman and 2015 nominee for the Governor’s Award. He won a significant cash award by popular vote at ArtPrize 8 in Grand Rapids, MI, in 2016.
Notable Artwork Collections
- Bluffton University
- Calvin College
- The Sakuta Collection of Marco Island, Florida
- Evansville Museum of Art
- Morris Museum
- Spring Arbor University
- Swope Art Museum
- Various International Private Collections
What Collectors Say!
Ann and I are the delighted owners of one of your "ghost dogs." Our Weimaraner, Marley, died ten years ago. She was a member of the family and her passing meant many tears. Ghost dog brings a smile to us, reminding us of our devoted Marley.
Our sculptures by James Mellick are not only beautiful works of art, they represent our love of rescue dogs. People are amazed at the high art, detail and carving of each sculpture as they are also reminded of their love for their own dogs.
James Mellick is an artist whose work I have been familiar with since his residency and mine, in New Hampshire in the late 1970's. Jim had an exhibition at Dartmouth College that revealed him as experimental, innovative and clearly endowed with staying power.
Owning 'Savior' by James Mellick has been a real delight. It is such a unique sculpture that it receives more comment and questions than other artwork in our home. Even though, principally, is made of wood, we feel it is very feminine and graceful, even delicate to some extent.
Recent Exhibitions of the Wounded Warrior Dogs and K9 War Stories in Great Locations
Upcountry History Museum,
Greenville, SC
September 20, 2025 to February 1, 2026
National Museum of the U.S. Army,
Ft. Belvoir VA
August to December 2023
AKC Museum of the Dog,
New York, NY
March to July 2022
National Infantry Museum,
Columbus, GA
Summer of 2021
National Museum of the Marine Corps,
Quantico, VA
May to September 2019
Mohican Park Lodge,
Perrysville, OH
March 1-31, 2025
Salt Fork Lodge,
Kimbolton, OH
Jun 1-30, 2025
Cedarville University,
Cedarville, OH
October 6 to November 18, 2022
Upcountry History Museum,
Greenville, SC
November 2021 to February 2022
Gerald R. Ford Museum,
Grand Rapids, MI
February to December 2020
Airborne & Special Operations Museum,
Fayetteville, NC
March to April 2019
Napa Valley Museum,
Yountville, CA
February 24 to August 25, 2024
Monthaven Arts and Culture Center,
Hendersonville, TN
August 6 to September 11, 2022
National Veterans Memorial and Museum, Columbus, OH
October 2021
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force,
Dayton, OH
November 2019 to January 2020
About James Mellick
James Mellick’s career as an artist has been divided between the art market and the university. In 1973 he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a major in painting, a minor in sculpture and extensive work in printmaking.
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