Melissa English Campbell (b. 1969, San Francisco) holds a B.S. in Environmental Design from the University of California, Davis, and an MFA in Studio Arts from Kent State University. Her artwork has been exhibited globally, including at the Royal Albert Museum in the UK, Seoul, South Korea; Como, Italy; and New South Wales, Australia. Nationally, Melissa’s work has been shown at galleries such as The CAMP Gallery, Blue Spiral 1, Riffe Gallery, Woman Made Gallery, San Jose Museum of Textiles, Columbus Museum of Craft, New Bedford Art Museum, Museum of Texas Tech University; Petaluma Center for the Arts, Hand Weaving Museum and, Society for Contemporary Craft. She has also participated in the CAN Triennial in Cleveland, Ohio, The Other Art Fair in Chicago and her work has appeared in journals such as Surface Design Magazine and FiberArt Now. Campbell has participated in podcasts such as The NeedleXchange, Artist/Mother Podcast and Hand Weavers Guild Textiles @ Tea. She is a recipient of the Award of Excellence from the Ohio Council for the Arts. Recent artist residencies include The Chautauqua Institutes Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Praxis TC2 Residency, and Berea College Artist Residency. Campbell currently lives and works in Northeast Ohio.
