Sydney born Melissa Shinnie is an illustrator and artist, based on the Norfolk/Suffolk border in the U.K.
Education
2006 BA Fine Art, Painting, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney University
2008 Postgrad Diploma, Design, College of Fine Art, UNSW
Engagement & Workshop Facilitating
2016-2017 Marks on Paper - Drawing Club, Anteros Arts Foundation, Norwich
2017-2019 Engagement co-ordinator, Anteros Arts Foundation, Norwich
2018-2019 Creative workshops - various, Makers Festival, Millennium Library, Norwich
2019 'Blue Planet, Black Hole - Art in the Machine', Creative workshop Barbican, London
2020 'Lets Create' Home Drawing Activity, Festival Bridge, UK wide
2025-Ongoing Pillar Collective, Creative workshops, Bungay, Suffolk
Shows
2017 Language from the Lucky Country, Anteros Arts Foundation, Norwich (solo)
2018 Ecstasy in Norwich, Lower Green, Norwich (group)
2019 Painting Show, Nunnsyard, Norwich (solo)
2026 Pillar Collective, Fisher Gallery, Bungay, Suffolk (group)