Melina Michael
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Melina Michael

Multidiciplinary Artist & ProfessionalLondon, United Kingdom
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Melina Michael

Multidiciplinary Artist & ProfessionalLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I WORK CLOSELY WITH ARTISTS WHO USE PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM, SCULPTURE, PAINTING AND PERFORMANCE. MY INTERESTS COVER ALL ASPECTS OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS, FROM ASSISTING ARTISTS IN THE MAKING THROUGH TO EXHIBITING THEIR WORK, OFTEN INVOLVING THE PRODUCTION OF PROJECTS, ARCHIVING AND THE SALE OF WORKS. MY PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND IS IN PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO AND INSTALLATION. I HAVE WORKED WITH I-D MAGAZINE AS THEIR ART PHOTOGRAPHER AND CONTRIBUTOR ALONGSIDE RUNNING A PHOTOGRAPHIC AND LOCATIONS STUDIO. I AM THE FOUNDER AND CURATOR OF OBLONG GALLERY, AN INDEPENDENT CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE WHICH EXHIBITED THE WORK OF REPRESENTED ARTISTS. OBLONG ARTISTS AS THE EMBODIMENT OF OBLONG GALLERY HAS BECOME AN INTIMATE PLATFORM SHOWCASING ARTISTS WITHIN A VISUAL VIEWING ROOM AS WELL AS OFFERING SPECIALIST SERVICES FOCUSING ON THE PREPARATION AND PROMOTION FOR FINE ART, EDITORIAL AND EXHIBITION. I AM PRIVILEGED TO HAVE WORKED WITH GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ARTISTS; ANNA KYRIACOU/AUDREY ROGER/JULIAN OPIE/MATT JONES/SIMON INGS/GARETH WILLIAMS/EBONY ANDREWS/JULIA MARISCAL/JIM RACINE/RICHARD DUCKER/ELLIE DAVIES/JOHN RENSTON/LOIS ANDERSON/PETER KINDERSLEY/WILL KENDRICK/O.B.DE ALESSI/OLIVER MANZI/FERNANDO MANOSO-BORGAS/LAURA HYND/TEREZA ZELENCOVA/JH ENGSTROM/MICHAEL GRIEVE/DOMINIC BELL/VANYA BALOUGH/JAMES ANDERSON/MARY-JANE OPIE/STEVEN GREGORY/ADAM LAYCOCK... I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHY ARTIST RICHARD LEAROYD SINCE 2012... ….AND I CONTINUE TO ADORE AND ENDURE THE ART WORLD.
Projects
  • The Grey Flats
    The Grey FlatsShort film
  • Advice & Guidance for Artists & Photographers
    Advice & Guidance for Artists & PhotographersOne-one Portfolio Review Sessions/Book editing and Sequencing/Professional Enquiry Mentoring for Creatives working within the conflicts of the Art world.
  • Exhibitions
    ExhibitionsExhibitions, Events, Curation for Oblong Gallery
  • Day For Night
    Day For NightTo digitally photograph unique ilfochrome photographs along with colour correction and assistance with edit selection. Book production of 'Day for Night' by Richard Learoyd, texts by Martin Barnes, photographic curator, V&A and Nancy Gryspeerdt. Published by aperture, designed with Cartlidge Levene and printed in Italy.
  • Production
    Production
  • Oblong Gallery
    Oblong Gallery
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Projects credited in
  • Locke Campaign Images
    Locke Campaign Images'ANOTHER WAY TO STAY'
Work history
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    Art Advisory & ServicesOblong Artists
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    www.oblongartists.com
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    Artists assistant and studio managerRichard Learoyd Ltd.
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    Artists assistant and Studio Manager
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Skills
  • Visual Arts
  • Art Direction
  • Fine Art
  • Photography
  • Education
  • Portfolio Management
  • Mentoring
  • Research
  • Curating
  • Gallery Education
Education
    Goldsmiths, University of London logo
    Goldsmiths, University of London logo
    Master of ArtsGoldsmiths, University of London
    London, United Kingdom
    Arts & Learning with Visual Anthropology
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    Fine Art PhotographyArts Institue at Bournemouth
     - Poole, United Kingdom