Johanna is based in east London where she also has her studio. Fine Art studies at The School of Art, Architecture and Design (1995-98) were followed by post -graduate courses at The Essential School of Painting where she now teaches; and Turps Banana Painting School (2016/17)
Melvin has exhibited widely in the UK including The Royal Academy of Art; Flowers Gallery, London; Zillah Bell Gallery, Yorkshire and The Contemporary Art Society. Her work was included in A Generous Space, curated by Matthew Burrows OBE, at Hastings Contemporary from and A Generous Space 2 at The New Art Gallery Walsall in 2022.
Johanna’s work is held in many private and public collections, including the archives of the Whitechapel Gallery; Art Gazette and Rise Art online platforms, and collections at The Groucho Club; the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; Soho House Los Angeles, New York and London.
For any artwork or sales enquiries please email : johanna_melvin@hotmail.com
Johanna teaches on two year long courses: Approaches to Abstraction and Painting Year 1 at The Essential School of Painting, London.
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Photo taken at Theesop by Julie Kim. (2022)
Johanna Melvin