John Mecham's Bio
EDUCATION:
BS, MS, PH.D. Zoology Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
EXHIBITIONS: Photography
*1975- 25th Annual Exhibit of the Guild of South Carolina Artist, Gibbs Art Gallery, Charleston, S.C., Honorable Mention
*1976- "Six Photographers", Gallery One, Poughkeepsie, New York
*1977- Works of Paper, Katonah Gallery, White Plains, New York
*1978- Discovery '78. Bridge Gallery, White Plains, New York
*1978- Beaux Arts Exhibition, Visual Arts Center, SUNY-Purchase, Purchase, New York, 3rd Place - Open
*1979- Photography and Sculpture Show (six man), Pelham Art Center, Pelham, New York
*1980- John Mecham - Photography, Denny Mecham - Clay, Xavier Exhibit Hall, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, N.Y.
*1982- 29th Mamaroneck Artist's Guild Open Juried Exhibition, White Plains, New York. Award - Photography
*1982- Harrison Council for the Arts Open Juried Art Exhibition, Visual Arts Gallery, SUNY-Purchase, Purchase, New York
*1983- Third Juried Photography Competition, A Thousand Words, South Norwalk, Connecticut
*1984- 69th Hudson River Annual, The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York
*1985- 12 Artists - 70th Hudson River Annual, The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York
*1988- First Union Juried Exhibition, Waterworks Gallery, Salisbury, North Carolina. 1st Place
*1991- Waterworks Visual Arts Center (3 person), Salisbury, NC
*1992- Artisan's Center (3 person), Kannapolis, NC
*1992- Charlotte Public Library/The Light Factory Novello Photography Competition - 1st Place Award
*1993- Davidson County Art Gallery (3 person), Lexington, NC
*1993- Novello (see 1992), Award Winner
*1993- "Rowan County - 240 Years", Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC
*1993- Mooresville Artist Guild/Artists Guild of Statesville Annual Show, Arts and Science Center, Statesville, NC - 2nd Place
*1994- Carolina Artists - "New Art for the New Year"
*1994- Two person exhibition. Pfeiffer Art Gallery, Pfeiffer College, Misenheimer, NC
*1994- 16th Annual Mooresville Summer Artfest, Mooresville, NC. 2nd Place - Photography
*1994- 24th Annual Aubrey Atkinson Spring Show, Salisbury, NC. Honorable Mention - Photography
*1998,1999- Selected for Annual Photography Show and Auction. The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
*2005- “Blue” – Group Photography Show, The Durham Art Guild, Durham, North Carolina
*2005- 11th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Fine Arts League of Cary, Cary, North Carolina
*2005- 48th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, April 30-June 26, 2005
*2005- 27th Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibition, Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
*2005- 33rd Annual Competition, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC
*2006, 2007, 2008 – Invitational: “Exposed: Nudes in Art”, Litmus Gallery Studio, Raleigh, NC
*2008 Open Juried Photographic Exhibition, Cary, NC – 2nd Place
*2008 Invitational – “Penland School of Crafts”, HagarSmith Design Community Gallery, Raleigh, NC
RELELVANT EXPERIENCES:
- Currently teaching a workshop “Artistic Anatomy of the Human Figure”, Arts Center, Carrboro, NC
- I have recently taught two Art and Science courses at Meredith College:
Art and Science: Photography, and Art and Science: Anatomy and the Arts
- Workshop: Artistic Anatomy and the Gesture Pose: Beyond David and Venus, Fine Arts League of Cary, Jordan Hall, Cary, NC,July 2006
- Workshop: Polaroid Emulsion and Dye Transfers, Fine Arts League of Cary, Jordan Hall, Cary, NC, October 2006
- 1993,2005, and 2007 - Photography Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
- Publications:
Mecham, J. and Katherine Mecham. Art and Science: The Artistry of Anatomy. In production.
Mecham, J. 1998.
Unseen in Black and White Photography. Muse and Spirit 1(2):14-15.
Mecham, J. 2000.
A Gray Guitar: Photography in Black and White. Muse and Spirit 3(1):3-9.
