Date: 30 July 2024
Time: 18:00 – 19:00 SAST
After receiving a Bachelor of Architecture from Hampton University (Virginia, USA), @themelaniearcher went on to never practice architecture a day in her life. Led by her other interests in illustrated books and fine arts, she pursued an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, graduating in 2003. After a short stint working as a managing editor for an art book publisher in New York, in 2006 Melanie returned to Trinidad and Tobago, where she is currently based.
Since returning home, Melanie has built a practice that today primarily focuses on editorial (book) design, but intermittently includes curating, branding, design management, art book publishing, and writing about art and design. Melanie has also run a co-working studio in the artistic centre of Port of Spain, and has taught in the Department of Creative and Festival Arts at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. No matter her current focus, a strong desire for collaboration and for the documentation and re-presenting of Caribbean stories remains at the heart of her practice.