Melinda Schawel is a North American/Australian artist living & working in Melbourne (Naarm), Australia. She received a BFA from the University of California Santa Barbara in 1993 and a Postgraduate Degree in printmaking from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1995; her thirty-year practice spans a diverse range of media, including paper, metal, wood, and clay. Driven by a deep reverence for materials and process, she pushes the boundaries of her chosen medium and her own physical ability, with each piece emerging from these labor-intensive rituals with a sense of fluidity that belies their manual origins.

Inspired by the rhythms and textures in nature - from the ebb and flow of tides to the interplay of light and shadow or the movement of wind across surfaces, she is drawn to what feels both fleeting and eternal. While her works are never directly representational, they evoke organic forms and patterns, inviting viewers to contemplate the invisible forces shaping our world and offering a space for reflection in an ever-changing landscape. more..