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Melanie Rose
Melanie Rose is a visual artist. She graduated from Trent
Polytechnic with a BA Honours degree in Fine Art in 1987, then
Central Saint Martins with MA in Fine Art in 2002. Melanie is a
member of the practice-led research group Land2, has
exhibited extensively, and has work in both public and private
collections.
"My approach to teaching is holistic and student centered, I am a
qualified teacher with over twenty years of teaching experience in
both gallery and mainstream settings."
What inspires your own work?
"The ancient tracks that traverse the South Downs in England are my
inspiration, working with materials sensitive to place, the artwork
relies on social geography as a way to explore and reflect through
drawing and painting the historical narratives."