Daniel Mehlman

Born 1952, Mineola, NY
Married, two children

Education:

1970..........High School of Music and Art, New York City
...........................Major in printmaking

1974..........Rhode Island School of Design, BFA, Ceramics
...........................Studied with Norm Schulman, Wayne Higby,
...........................Jun Kaneko

1977..........California State University, Fullerton, MA, Ceramics
...........................Studied with Jerry Rothman

Teaching:

1979-86.........Taught college-level ceramics, including courses in:
...........................studio ceramics, glaze chemistry, mold and
...........................modelmaking

....................................City College of New York, NYC
....................................Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
....................................New School for Social Research/ Parsons
............................................School of Design, NYC

Other Employment:

1970's..........Assistant to European-trained master carpenters,
...........................Vinmar Contracting Corp, NYC

1976-77.......Ceramics Studio Technician, California State
...........................University, Fullerton

1980's.........Exhibit installation, Museum of Contemporary Crafts

1980-83.......Assistant to W. Geoffrey Meek, mold and modelmaker

1983-present.........Freelance designer, model and moldmaker


Related Activities:

1980.........Attended two-week Clay From Molds Workshop,
..........................Kohler Co., Kohler, WI

1988.........Artist-in-Residence, Parsons School of Design


Exhibitions:

1980's.........Exhibited ceramic work in numerous group shows,
...........................including Museum of Contemporary Crafts,
...........................Queens Museum, Brooklyn Museum

2000.........Solo exhibitions of printmaking:
...........................Bethlehem (NY) Public Library
...........................Vertical Gallery, Rensselear Polytechnic Inst.

2001.........Ceramics in "Bodies and Spaces"- group exhibition,
........................... Martinez Gallery, Troy, NY

2002 .........Solo exhibition of prints, collages, and ceramics,
........................... Bethlehem Public Library

..................Prints in "Artists of the Mohawk/Hudson Region",
........................... Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY

2003 .........Solo exhibition, prints and collages, Arts Atrium
...........................Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY


Other Activities:

1989-present
..................Ongoing renovation of home, an 1889 farmhouse

1995-present
..................Student of Sifu Jiang, Jianye
..................Capital District T'ai Chi and Kung Fu Association,
..................Albany, NY

2002 "Great Hudson River Paddle"- a 10-day, 145 mile kayak trip
..................from Albany to New York City