JOHN MELLENCAMP
John Mellencamp, well known as the musician who co-founded Farm Aid with Willie Nelson and Neil Young, has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards over the course of his career and was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
What isn’t well known is that he has seriously pursued painting for most of his adult life. CSI has provided national public relations and coordination for art exhibitions of paintings by John Mellencamp, at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville, The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio, The Museum of Art- DeLand, Florida and the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Georgia.
Gallery
![Carole and John Mellencamp at the <br>
Butler Institute of American Art VIP reception
<br>Photo: Joseph Rudinec Carole Sorell and John Mellencamp at the Butler Institute of American Art VIP reception](https://carolesorellinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Carole-and-John-Mellencamp-Photo-Joseph-Rudinec1-300x213-250x250_c.jpg)
Butler Institute of American Art VIP reception
Photo: Joseph Rudinec
![George Bolge President and CEO of the Museum of Art-DeLand, Florida and Carole. Photo: Joseph Rudinic](https://carolesorellinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/George-Bolge-President-and-CEO-of-the-Museum-of-Art-DeLand-Florida-and-Carole-Photo-Joseph-Rudinic-300x199-250x250_c.jpg)
![Randy hoffman, Mellencamp’s manager with Carole and John at the Museum of Art-DeLand. Photo Lisa Habermehl](https://carolesorellinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/MuseumofArt-DeLand-Randy-hoffman-Mellencamps-manager-with-Carole-and-johnPhotobyLisaHabermehl-300x199-250x250_c.jpg)
![Butler Press Release, page 1](https://carolesorellinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/JM-Butler-Press-Release-page-1-225x300-250x250_c.jpg)
![Butler Press Release, page 2](https://carolesorellinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/JM-Butler-press-release-page-2-220x300-250x250_c.jpg)
![Butler Press Release, page 3 John Mellencamp Butler Museum Press Release](https://carolesorellinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/JM-Butler-press-release-page-3-224x300-250x250_c.jpg)
![Deland Press Release](https://carolesorellinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/JM-Deland-press-release-230x300-250x250_c.jpg)
![Tennessee Press Release, page 1 John Mellencamp Tennessee Press Release](https://carolesorellinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/JM-Tennesee-press-release-page-1-231x300-250x250_c.jpg)
![Tennessee Press Release, page 2 John Mellencamp Tennessee Press Release](https://carolesorellinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/JM-Tennessee-press-release-page-2-235x300-250x250_c.jpg)
![Heaven & Hell, 2012, mixed media on canvas, 58” X 42” photo credit: Kevin Montague](https://carolesorellinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/John-Mellencamp-Thumbnail-no-border-250x250_c.png)
![Deland Press Preview. <br>Photo: Lisa Habermehl](https://carolesorellinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Deland-Press-Preview-Photo-by-Lisa-Habermehl-300x192-250x250_c.jpg)
Photo: Lisa Habermehl