but now you'll have a chance to meet John Mellencamp the painter, thanks to a new exhibit on IU Bloomington's campus. "Crossroads: The Paintings of John Mellencamp" is on display at the The Sidney ...

In 2012, the New York Times called Mellencamp "a natural storyteller" for his artwork. "John's work is soulful," Whitten said. "He's not chasing a dream. He's not painting for a market.

But she goes, ‘You got to try.’ I said, ‘I’ll try as hard as I can, Grandma.’” Reprinted with permission from John Mellencamp: American Paintings and Assemblages, Rizzoli, 2022.

Beyond the unveiling of his statue, “The Paintings of John Mellencamp” exhibition will be on display at the IU Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art until Dec. 15.

The canvas on which John Mellencamp is at work on this glorious late-summer morning stands two feet taller than he does and is the width of his outstretched arms. Evolving on it is a ...

Check it out: John Mellencamp's paintings featured at IU's Eskenazi Museum of Art If an anatomical detail is a quarter of an inch off, the entire piece will look wrong. And it’s not just the ...

Fans of John Mellencamp have a special opportunity to see his artwork up close at the Brown County Art Gallery in Nashville, Indiana. From September 6 through November, the gallery will feature a ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University will honor musician, artist and Hoosier native John Mellencamp this fall with a statue on the campus. Mellencamp will attend the ceremonial unveiling of the ...