Grantees
Melissa Cameron
County: King County
Website: http://www.melissacameron.net
Awards
Fellowship Awards 2014
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About
Melissa Cameron is an Australian-born artist jeweller. She holds an MFA in jewelry and metalsmithing from Monash University in Melbourne and a BA with honors in interior architecture from Curtin University in Perth. She has been the recipient of several grants from the Australia Council for the Arts, and awards that include a gold prize for metals and jewelry at the 2011 Cheongju International Craft Biennale in South Korea. Her works are in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, the Arts Centre Melbourne and the Cheongju City Collection. Her work has been featured in Metalsmith, Jewel Book, Art Jewellery Today 3 and Lark Books’ 500 Silver Jewelry Designs.
Featured Works
Jewellery from altered objects by Melissa Cameron
Tank Neckpiece from the 'Tank Versus Cannon' work in the 'Escalation' series of works
Image of work by Melissa Cameron. Altered container, brooch, neckpiece.
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