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Melanie Wilcox

Visual Artist - Writer

About the artist:

Interests: Special projects for nonprofit organizations, especially those that involve development and outreach activities. Creating alliances between nonprofit, for-profit, and public sector groups, with focus on links between art, science, and historical organizations. Publications: "Lamentations of the Bobcat." The Shoal. Morehead City, NC: Carteret Writers, Inc., 2006. Honorable Mention, Short Fiction. "Entertaining Angels, Unawares." The Shoal. Morehead City, NC: Carteret Writers, Inc., 2006. First Place, Short Fiction. "Pink Cows." moonShine Review. Charlotte, NC: THRIFT Poetic Arts, 2006. "Resurrection." Mythic Circle. New Haven, CT: Mythopoeic Society, 2002. Editing and Research: I have provided publications assistance to many organizations and individuals, including the American Schools of Oriental Research (1983-1989), the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, the NC Museum of Art, the Village Advocate (1980-1983), the Center for Creative Leadership, Yale University Press, SUNY Press, the YWCA of Greensboro, the NC Academy of Science (1982), and others. Organized a conference of scholarly publishers in North Carolina. (1994) Increased the active membership rolls of the American Schools of Oriental Research by 25%. Exhibitions: My acrylics, drawings, and photography have been exhibited at the Center for Visual Artists, the Visual Art Exchange, the Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, the Marshall Gallery, the NC State Fair, the Piedmont Arts Association, the NC Photographers Association Exhibition, and the NC Museum of Natural History. Honorable Mention, Professional Juried Art Division, NC State Fair, Raleigh, NC. Firebird. (2003)