A Bit About
Melanie...

Melanie Barest is a Jewish-American Artist currently practicing in Melbourne, Australia. Born and raised in New York, she spent 16 years studying a variety of dance styles from classical ballet, contemporary, street and jazz. For her, color, movement, and form are inseparable. She sees each material as carrying an innate rhythm, a common phenomena later identified as synesthesia. This has made creation an instinctive act throughout her life.  

      Dedicated to what she calls “languages of creativity,” Melanie views all art forms as modes of communication. Her multidisciplinary background reflects this belief: she holds a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Northeastern University (2024) as well as worked in industries such as interior design, photography, and editorial and makeup artistry. 

      Since graduating, she has devoted herself fully to her fine art practice. Spending her time honing her style and expanding her practice into new mediums. This embodied perspective continually informs her approach to composition, gesture, and form, as if each piece were a performance embedded in material.

Work Experience

Interior Designer
January - June 2022

SCOUT UI/UX Designer
August 2022- January 2023

JCDecaux Photographer 
July 2023 -December 2023

Interior Design Intern at Keeler & Co

Boston, MA United States Of America