Melanie Rose
About the Artist
Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Leeds Arts and Humanities Institute (LAHRI), after successfully completing a practice-led PhD in the School of Design. Prior education includes, MA Central Saint Martins, BA (Hons) Trent Polytechnic and Foundation Winchester School of Art.
Melanie is a member of LAND2, a national network of artist/researchers with an interest in place-oriented art and teaches at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation. She has exhibited widely and has work in both private and public collections.
Melanie focuses on exploring landscape and place through painting; the tracks, traces, paths, and ancient monuments, investigating contemporary concerns including access, biodiversity, farming practices and stewardship, arguments sourced, witnessed, and explored through walking and painting.
