Melissa Milton creates one of a kind sculptures out of upcycled cardboard. She also paints with alcohol inks and acrylic paint on canvas. 

Melissa’s art pieces have been exhibited in several curated galleries of Northwest Arkansas and Northeast Oklahoma. These include The Walton Arts Center (Fayetteville, AR), the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum (AR), the University of Arkansas’ Faulkner Performing Arts Center, Terra Studios (Durham, AR), Fenix Arts (Fayetteville, AR), Sequoyah Hall at The Mount Sequoyah Center (Fayetteville, AR), Art Ventures (Fayetteville, AR), Local Color Studio Gallery (Fayetteville, AR), The ANA Gallery (Rogers, AR), The Art Gallery at NWA Mall (Fayetteville, AR), and ThirdArt Collective (Grove, OK). Her artwork has also exhibited at the Fayetteville Public Library, the Bentonville Public Library (Solo show),and  the Boone County Public Library (Solo show), all in Arkansas. She has also exhibited in the Rogers, AR Chamber of Commerce’s Experimental House, and the lobby of the Rogers, AR Aloft Hotel.

Melissa’s art has been published in British Vogue, British GQ, Studio Visit, At Home in Arkansas, and has illustrated stories in American Mensa magazines. Her artwork has also illustrated poetry in the book “Living Large”. Her art was chosen as the cover for American Mensa Magazine (September, 2025), was chosen as the cover of the 2022 Dairy Hollow Echo Writer’s Anthology, and illustrated the 2019 Holiday Card for The Dysautonomia Support Network charity. Four of her sculptures are among the professional office décor selected by The Ledger Building (Bentonville, AR).  

Melissa won a 2023 City of Fayetteville, AR Public Art competition resulting in her artwork being one in a series of of six art pieces projected upon the side of a seven story City building for the holidays. She won First Place for Mixed Media category in the 2021 Art of Possibilities Exhibit, sponsored by the Courage Kenny Foundation. She was also awarded a 2018 Rare Artist Award in Washington, DC, sponsored by the Every Life Foundation.  

In addition to being available via her art website, MelissaMiltonArt.com , her art pieces are sold at The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum Gift Shop (Fort Smith, AR), Terra Studios (Durham, AR), The Art Gallery at NWA Mall (Fayetteville, AR), Fenix Arts (Fayetteville, AR), and ThirdArt Collective (Grove, OK).

Melissa lives in her hometown of Fayetteville, Arkansas with her husband, Michael. They enjoy getting together with friends and family, including nearby grandchildren, as well as pursuing their hobbies and interests in wonderful Northwest Arkansas.