Works of Melinda Camber Porter
• Selected Solo Exhibitions
• Selected Group Exhibitions
• Films on her Art
• Selected Books By Melinda
• Selected Books About Melinda

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2006    The British Consulate General in New York, New York, NY. A retrospective of oils on canvas and works on paper that bear the influence of William Blake. Works selected from the Luminous Bodies Series, The Triptych Series, the Horses of Chauvet Series, the Badlands Series, and The Art of Love Series. Robin Hamlyn, Curator.

2006    Dahesh Museum of Art, New York, NY. Studio visit and talk by the artist for Dahesh Museum members. Works from the Barcelona Point Series, The Triptych Series, Luminous Bodies Series, and Earthly Fidelity Series on view.

2005    Paul Labrecque Salons, New York, NY. Horses and Lovers, an exhibition of 12 large oils on canvas and 32 works on paper featuring the Horses of Chauvet Series.

2005    Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY. The Arousal of Nature, an Exhibition of Twenty Oils on Canvas, Walter Wickiser and Masumi Doeda, Curators

2004    Oxford University, Oxford, UK, The Jerwood Gallery, Lady Margaret Hall. Luminous Bodies Series, Robin Hamlyn, Curator.

2003    Asia Society and Museum, New York, NY. The Rock Opera Journey to Benares, featuring The Triptych Series.

1997    The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY. The Art of Love Series, Leo Castelli, Curator.

1996    The Sioux Falls Civic Fine Arts Center, Sioux Falls, SD. The Art of Love Series, Leo Castelli, Curator.

1996    The Salon Des Artistes, New York, NY. The Film Censor’s Step-Daughter Series.

1996    The Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO. The Art of Love Series, Leo Castelli, Curator.

1995    Lincoln Center, New York, NY, The Clark Theater. The musical Night Angel, featuring The Night Angel Series.

1995    The West Hartford Art League and L’Alliance Française de Hartford, Hartford, CT. The Art of Love Series, Leo Castelli, Curator.

1995    Alliance Française de New Orleans, New Orleans, LA. The Art of Love Series, Leo Castelli, Curator.

1994    L’Alliance Française de Miami, Miami, FL. The Art of Love Series, Leo Castelli, Curator.

1994    The Museum of the Embassy of France in Washington, Washington, DC. The Art of Love Series, Leo Castelli, Curator.

1994    Alliance Française de San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. The Art of Love Series, Leo Castelli, Curator. 

1994    Alliance Française de Houston, Houston, TX, The Art of Love Series, Leo Castelli, Curator.

1994    Alliance Française de Chicago and La Maison Française, Chicago, IL. The Art of Love Series, Leo Castelli, Curator.

1994    The French Library in Boston and The Edna and Georges Doriot Cultural Center, Boston, MA The Art of Love Series,. Leo Castelli, Curator. 

1993    The Museum of the French Embassy in New York, New York, NY. The Art of Love Series, Leo Castelli, Curator.

Most Recent Selected Group Exhibitions

2006    Mall Galleries, London, SW1, UK. 10 works on paper from the Earthly Fidelity Series and oils on canvas from the Horses of Chauvet Series, to benefit Art for Youth. Sponsored by Rothschild Private Banking and Trust.

2006    Kips Bay Decorator Show House, New York, NY. “Shiva and Parvati in the Forest” from The Triptych Series and works on paper on view in Katina Arts-Meyer’s “Collector’s Study.”

2006    Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY. Selected gallery artists show works to celebrate the gallery’s moving from Soho to its new Chelsea location. Large oils on canvas by Melinda Camber Porter on view.
 

Films on the Works of Melinda Camber Porter

2002    Sacred Journey. A feature documentary about the influence of Native spirituality on Camber Porter’s works. Currently airing nationwide in Canada on the APTN and Vision Television. Featuring paintings from the Barcelona Point Series and the Triptych Series. Bear Paw Productions.

1999    Luminous Journey. Shown on Public Television. A documentary about the creation of The Barcelona Point Series and Luminous Bodies Series.

1995    The Art of Love: The Paintings & Writings of Melinda Camber Porter: A documentary about the artist’s solo traveling exhibition “The Art of Love.” Shown on more than 150 Public Television channels. Blake Productions.
 

Selected Books by Melinda Camber Porter

Badlands, a novel by Melinda Camber Porter. A Book-of-the-Month Club Selection. Set on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Writers & Readers 1995. ISBN 0-86316-149-9.

The Art of Love: Love Poems and Paintings, by Melinda Camber Porter. Color illustrations (12). Fifty-five love poems. Writers and Readers 1994. ISBN 0-86316-167-7.

Boat Child, a comedy by Melinda Camber Porter. Originally performed at the National Theatre Conservatory of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in March 1993. Blake Press 1994. ISBN 0-9637552-0-X. 

Through Parisian Eyes: Reflections on Contemporary French Arts and Culture, by Melinda Camber Porter. Interviews with prominent Parisian filmmakers and cultural figures. Oxford University Press hardcover. Da Capo Press paperback 1993. ISBN 0-306-80540-5.
 

Selected Books About Melinda Camber Porter

William Blake Illuminates the Works of Melinda Camber Porter, by Robin Hamlyn, Senior Curator, Tate Britain. Color illustrations (23). Blake Press 2006. ISBN 0-9637552-2-6.