Melissa Schwarz is a German interdisciplinary artist, designer and researcher, based in London.
Her research and practice is mainly concerned with topics around ecology, environments and speculative futures. As such she examines socio-political narratives, nature concepts and multiverse theories. She creates work which uses different media for her poetic storytelling, from more traditional mediums to 3D.
Melissa is an Associate Lecturer at The University of the Arts London, teaching on MA Interaction Design at LCC as well as in the Department of Critical and Historical Studies at LCF. She is also an Associate Lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London on MA Design Expanded Practice.
Email mellenschwarz@gmail.com
Instagram @msschwarz
CV
Residencies
Hqi from September 2023
London, UK
| Resident Artist
SíM Residency April – June 2022
Reykjavík, Iceland
| Artistic research project investigating reforestation efforts in Iceland
Exhibitions
Radical Landscapes October 2023 - Feburary 2024
London, UK
| Artist Commission with Hervisions at the William Morris Gallery
Desire Generation April 2023
London, UK
| Group show with DIGI-GXL at Dalston Superstore
What are men to rocks and mountains June – October 2022
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| Group show at Platform P-OST
tunglið, tunglið taktu mig May 2022
Reykjavík, Iceland
| Group show with The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists
Visceral Realities Exhibition December 2021
London, UK
| London College of Communication MA ID Final Show
Ars Electronica - The View From Somewhere September 2021
Linz, Austria
| Desktop Cinema screening
CTRL-ALT-DEL SMC:Real Time Exhibition December 2020
London, UK
| Group Exhibition Foubert’s Place Carnaby
Aesthetica Short Film Festival November 2019
York, UK
| LCF Showcase screening
Her research and practice is mainly concerned with topics around ecology, environments and speculative futures. As such she examines socio-political narratives, nature concepts and multiverse theories. She creates work which uses different media for her poetic storytelling, from more traditional mediums to 3D.
Melissa is an Associate Lecturer at The University of the Arts London, teaching on MA Interaction Design at LCC as well as in the Department of Critical and Historical Studies at LCF. She is also an Associate Lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London on MA Design Expanded Practice.
Email mellenschwarz@gmail.com
Instagram @msschwarz
CV
Residencies
Hqi from September 2023
London, UK
| Resident Artist
SíM Residency April – June 2022
Reykjavík, Iceland
| Artistic research project investigating reforestation efforts in Iceland
Exhibitions
Radical Landscapes October 2023 - Feburary 2024
London, UK
| Artist Commission with Hervisions at the William Morris Gallery
Desire Generation April 2023
London, UK
| Group show with DIGI-GXL at Dalston Superstore
What are men to rocks and mountains June – October 2022
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| Group show at Platform P-OST
tunglið, tunglið taktu mig May 2022
Reykjavík, Iceland
| Group show with The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists
Visceral Realities Exhibition December 2021
London, UK
| London College of Communication MA ID Final Show
Ars Electronica - The View From Somewhere September 2021
Linz, Austria
| Desktop Cinema screening
CTRL-ALT-DEL SMC:Real Time Exhibition December 2020
London, UK
| Group Exhibition Foubert’s Place Carnaby
Aesthetica Short Film Festival November 2019
York, UK
| LCF Showcase screening
Education
MA Interaction Design Communication
| University of the Arts London (UK) 2020 – 2021
BA(Hons) Fashion Styling and Production
| University of the Arts London (UK) 2017 – 2020
BA English and Philosophy
| University of Stuttgart (DE) 2015 – 2017