Melinda Schawel is an 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, and has explored a diverse range of media including metal, wood and most recently, clay. Paper continues to be her primary focus, however, and her unorthodox approach to this medium is both physical and intensely personal. Through the meticulous techniques of engraving and perforation, she pushes the boundaries of the medium and transforms the surface, whilst retaining an illusion of effortlessness and fluidity. 

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