Melvin Rice
Art Bio
God's beauty in nature has been Melvin
Rice's inspiration to paint and capture an
impressionist's colors since he was a young boy living
in Arkansas. Melvin was born in Pine Bluff,
attended Minneapolis School of Art and Design. He
took privates lessons from well-known, local artist,
Reggie Powell, also an Art Teacher from Watson Chapel
High School. He is presently employed by Southeast
Behavioral Healthcare Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Melvin has won many awards with his paintings and has
had various exhibits within the past several
years. Please see a list of his accomplished
awards below:
8 Grand Prize Awards, 32 Best of Shows,
79 First Place Awards, 2006 Guachoya Cultural Art
Center, Inc., 2006 UAPB Benefits for the Arts
(Chancellor's Ball), 2004 & 2005 Harbor Oaks Gold
Club (Pine Bluff Art League Annual Wine/Cheese Event),
2005 Shepherd's Florist Anniversary/Open House, 2004
Eternal Grace Full Gospel Church, Pine Bluff, AR, 2004
Annual Pine Bluff Art's Centers Fundraiser "Taste
of Wildlife", 2003 & 2004 Annual Cherry Lane
Events Fine Arts Market, Little Rock, AR, 2000-2004
Southeast Arkansas District Fair, 2003 Saline County Art
Walk, Benton, AR, Dianne Roberts Art Studio &
Gallery, 2003 Arkansas State Fair Art Show, Little Rock,
AR, 2003 St. Andrew A.M.E. Church, Clarendon, AR, 2003
Derrick Chapel A.M.E. Church Wabbaseka, AR, 2003 Art
Expo, Little Rock, AR, 2002 Black History and
Agricultural Museum, Fargo, AR, 2001 Mt. Moriah Baptist
Church, Dumas, AR, 2001 Jefferson Regional Center, Pine
Bluff, AR, 2000 Southeast Arkansas College, Pine Bluff,
AR Founders Hall.
Artistic Interest: Impressionism
Media: Oil, Acrylics, Graphite, Charcoal
Phone:
Cell:
Gallery: (artwork is for sale* -
contact artist)
Shipping and handling charges are not included in the prices
noted below.
Please
contact Melvin Rice at the above telephone/cell numbers if you
would like to purchase one of his paintings.
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