Melanie McCollin-Walker’s artistic journey began whilst growing up on the island of Barbados. Always the wanderer, it is Melanie’s nomadic lifestyle which has been a major source of inspiration. She relies on her innate sensibilities, using a combination of memory, observation and emotion to create her work. The landscape provides the framework within which the artist’s journey takes place with each painting providing a window into her subconscious, whilst also challenging the viewer to delve deeper into their own. Her subtle and painterly technique and meticulous and painstaking layering, create atmospheric, light-filled, dramatic work, which provides a sense of place whilst simultaneously evoking both mystery and curiosity. A career highlight came in 2013 when McCollin-Walker was invited to be part of a Ned Kelly inspired exhibition at the Australian High Commission in Singapore, where she was tasked with telling Kelly’s story from a landscape prospective. Melanie’s work is represented in private and public collections internationally.
Solo Exhibitions
2020 New Works, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2020 New Works, Handmark Gallery, Evandale, Tasmania
2019 The River Lies Within, Handmark Gallery, Tasmania
2018 Adrift, Studio Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Tasmania
2018 First Impressions, Salamanca Arts Centre, Tasmania
2017 The View From Here, Art Atrium, Sydney
2017 On The Edge, Australian High Commission, Singapore
2015 Inner Storm, Depot II Gallery, Sydney
2014 Dreamscapes, Salamanca Arts Centre,Tasmania
2012 Limited Edition, Australasian Arts Projects, Singapore
2011 Before the Beginning, Australasian Arts Project, Singapore
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 Summer Salon, Handmark Gallery, Tasmania
2018 Celebrating Our Landscape, Handmark Gallery, Tasmania
2017 At Bull Bay, Despard Gallery, Tasmania
2016 Summer Sojourn , Art Atrium, Sydney
2016 Cliftons Art Prize Finalist Exhibition, Cliftons Venue, Singapore
2015 Benetton Foundation, Venice Biennale, Italy
2014 Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong
2013 Loaded, Atrium Gallery, Australian High Commission, Singapore
2013 Cliftons Art Prize Finalist Exhibition, Cliftons Venue Singapore
2013 Grounded, Australian High Commission, Singapore
2012 Just This Moment, Australasian Arts Projects, Singapore
Awards
2016 Finalist - Cliftons Art Prize, Singapore
2013 Finalist - Art Prizes Australia
2013 People’s Choice Winner - Cliftons Art Prize, Singapore
2013 Finalist - Cliftons Art Prize, Singapore
Selected Residencies
2018 Salamanca Arts Centre, Tasmania
2017 Bull Bay Artist Residency, Bruny Island, Tasmania
2014 Salamanca Arts Centre, Tasmania
Collections
2017 Bruce Gosper, Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, private collection
2016 Guacoland Project, Tanjong Pagar, Singapore
2016 Wild Honey, The Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur
2015 IQ Global Group, Sydney
2015 The Luciano Benetton Foundation’s ‘Imago Mundi’, Italy
2014 Telunas Resorts, Indonesia
2014 Wild Honey, Mandarin Gallery, Singapore
Artist Talks
2017 On The Edge, in conversation with curator Anna Layard, Singapore
2013 Loaded, artist dinner, hosted by the Australian High Commissioner, Singapore
Selected Media
2019 WIN News, Hobart
2019 Tassie Lights Up Artist Inspiration, The Mercury
2018 TasWeekender, The Mercury
2015 Caribbean Echoes, Real Life Magazine
2014 Island Home Sparks Inspiration, The Mercury
2014 Nomadic Wonders, The Finder