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Melissa Carey
             Lookbook 2018
Melissa Carey is an established Contemporary Artist living in Sydney
and her work has been showcased internationally. She loves to create
 large sculptural installations, contributes installation art within the
 community through festivals, art exhibitions and commissions. She
   has a passion for sharing her knowledge and creativity through
teaching modern art & craft workshops independently for adults and
   kids since 2014. Given her background in Project Management,
  Quality Assurance and Training for 12 years, she is well equipped
   with the right skill set for managing large scale art projects and
   events.. Melissa has a hands on approach to her artwork, and is
    involved in every stage of the process, from concept design, to
                       fabrication and installation.

    Some highlights of Melissa’s art career are: completing an art
   residency and solo exhibition in Berlin; Creating an 8 metre art
 installation "Fortune Circle" for Chinese New Year; creating a large
   art installation for Air Nightclub in Perth; creating a Macrame
 Commission for Seafolly across multiple stores in Australia & USA;
      and participating in local community events and festivals.

   Melissa regularly volunteers within the community, and a past
    highlight was working in the art room at Princess Margaret
Children’s Hospital at the “Club ADO” – a facility within the hospital
 for adolescence patients to explore, learn new skills and have fun.

Fortune Circle Art Installation
TEMPORARY LOCATION: MARKET CITY SHOPPING CENTRE SYDNEY
 Melissa created a site-specific art installation for Chinese New Year that referenced the Chinese
tradition of fortune sticks, using hundreds of hand-painted pieces of wood to create a helical spiral
  form. When viewing the sculpture from Level 2, the circle formation is visible, which symbolises
  harmony, balance and good fortune. The sculpture also had a suspended floating element using
                  individual sticks. The size was 8 metres long by 2.5 metres high.

Airwave Art Installation
 LOCATION: AIR NIGHTCLUB, PERTH AUSTRALIA
  Melissa created a site-specific art installation that represents a
suspended cloud-like formation, to complement the nightclub theme
    and to create a unique experience for the attendees. The art
   installation was 7 x 4 metres wide and consisted of over 1,000
         suspended pieces of acrylic plastic and fishing line.

Connected Art Installation
  LOCATION: HUTTENPALAST, BERLIN GERMANY
     The art installation was created during an art residency in Berlin,
    Germany and represents the connection between people - isolation
     verses connection. Materials were recycled t-shirt fabric on foam
        board. The artwork was 2.5 metres tall by 1.2 metres wide.

Seafolly Macrame Installation
  LOCATED IN FIVE STORES AROUND AUSTRALIA AND UNITED STATES STORES
 Melissa recently completed an art installation for Seafolly for their top 5 stores around Australia. The installation is made
 from over 6,000 metres of hand-dyed cotton rope and woven with macrame. The colours were custom made to match the
release of the Seafolly swimwear range. The installation will be on display during Feb/March 2016 in the following locations:
 NSW - Westfield Bondi Junction & Westfield Miranda; QLD - Pacific Fair & Westfield Carindale; WA - Claremont Quarter;
                      after which the installations were relocated to various stores in the United States

Through the tunnel Art Installation
                 TEMPORARY LOCATION: BEAMS ART FESTIVAL SYDNEY
   Concept: Moments in time is to pass through a web of consciousness, to be present in all senses, to experience the
moment,and unleash the curiosity within.' The art installation is a 9 metre glowing tunnel of woven macrame fabric with
   projected UV Lights that glows in the night. The tunnel is designed to be sustainable and environmentally friendly
 through the use of recycled fabric and low powered UV Fluorescent lighting. The tunnel is an interactive work, where
people can walk through a web of woven glowing fabric, creating a unique engaging experience for the viewer, and aims
   to unleash their playful, cheeky and child-like side as they duck and weave through the tunnel. The tunnel can be
      touched, and has a breath-like quality, as it slightlymoves, wobbles and bounces while people pass through.

Melissa Carey
          Mobile: +6140 555 9254
Contact   Email: art@melissacarey.com.au
          Website: http://www.melissacarey.com.au
          Instagram: @artistmelissacarey