Melinda Young

Melinda Young is a craftsperson and academic whose practice spans jewellery, textiles, installation and interactive public art projects, exploring materiality, with an emphasis on found or re-purposed materials. Exhibiting extensively in Australia and internationally since 1997, her work is held in public collections and included in numerous publications. Melinda has worked within the contemporary craft and design field since 1999 as an educator, curator and gallery manager. Melinda is currently an Associate Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture UNSW and undertaking a cross-disciplinary PhD at the Australian Centre for Culture Environment Society and Space, University of Wollongong.