{"id":2,"date":"2019-11-11T13:49:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T13:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melinamerlin.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-10-15T11:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:47:17","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/melinamerlin.com\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"curriculum vitae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>selected exhibitions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Rhymes with Dice<\/em>, Florence Trust Holy Trinity, August, London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>F<\/em>REE\/NCARNAT\/ON, Musa Project, July, London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>I<\/em>nside Out, Ex Voto Gallery, July, Leyton, London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Traces,<\/em> Florence Trust, June, Camden, London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Who is the Huastec Female Ballplayer?<\/em> Mexican Consulate, June, London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Saulius Leonvi\u010dius Invites<\/em>: Division of Labour, May, London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Open: Odyssey,<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingscontemporary.org\">Hastings Contemporary<\/a>, March &#8211; May, Hastings, UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>How To Learn Spanish, performance, <\/em>CAGE&#8211;FLUXUS&#8211;KIRKOS&#8211;? Kirkos Ensemble, The Complex, Dublin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>STOP!<\/em> THOS Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>MA Degree Show<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk\">City and Guilds of London Art School<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Angle of Repose<\/em>, Solo Exhibition, <a href=\"https:\/\/threeroomseast.co.uk\">Three Rooms Gallery<\/a>, London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Beneath The Veil<\/em>, THOS Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>River Goddess<\/em>, Transmission Residency: Toronto, Canada &amp; Millbank, London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>I, Present<\/em>, Women in the Arts 3.0, Embassy of Mexico, London<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>BA Degree Show 2024<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.ac.uk\/art\/\">Goldsmiths<\/a>, University of London, London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Superhuman Expedition<\/em>, Group Show, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arthub.org.uk\">Art Hub Studios<\/a>, London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>The Soil Beneath My Feet<\/em>, Solo Exhibition, Fazenda UK, London<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Doll<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseofsmalls.com\">The House of Smalls<\/a>, Chipping Campden, UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>The Fox and the Girl<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wearemiddlesbrough.com\/things-to-do\/arts-museums-things-to-do\/navigator-north\/\">Navigator North<\/a>, Middlesbrough, UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>The NewEver Art Show,<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixartspace.org\">Phoenix Project Space<\/a>, Brighton, UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>The Power of Colour<\/em>, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Drawing Open 2023<\/em>&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secondfloor.co.uk\/drawing-open\">No Format Gallery<\/a>, London, UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Las Mujeres&#8211;North South<\/em>, St James Annex, London, UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Outstanding Critical Engagement, City and Guilds Art School, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">The Worshipful Company of Dyers Scholarship, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Goldsmiths, Equity Scholar, 2021-2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Goldsmiths, Warden\u2019s Climate Award, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Leonhilde Bulgari Art Award, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Goldsmiths, Gold Award, 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>residencies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theflorencetrust.com\">Florence Trust<\/a> twelve-month Studio Artist in Residence, 2025-2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birthritescollection.org.uk\">Birth Rites Residency<\/a>, University of Kent, Canterbury, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>speaking panelist<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>What Are the Social Sciences Good For?<\/em> The Spectre of Gender \/ chaired by Prof Nirmal Puwar (Goldsmiths, University of London) What is sociology good for? Should we bother studying anthropology? Who cares about political science? We believe social research can help us make sense of an increasingly bleak world; it can also be a tool in building resistance and solidarity movements. We believe that we need to highlight and showcase researchers in training conducting socially-relevant research, as well as those using innovative and unusual methods that go beyond the narrowly-constructed mainstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Touch &amp; Go<\/em>&nbsp;is a performative and participatory presentation developed from my week-long research visit to the Sainsbury Centre at the University of East Anglia. The presentation focuses on my response to the museum\u2019s collections and display strategies, translating close observation of objects into embodied interactions. December 2025 &amp; ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5alnJoRREfU?si=Ey0vPQreqrYqzTJN\">Monuments At Risk: Destruction, Preservation and Reinvention,<\/a> <\/em>City and Guilds of London Art School, March 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Bring Biodiversity Home<\/em>, Newham Citizens&#8217; Science Fair, London. 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Navigating Colour in today&#8217;s educational institutions<\/em>. Wolverhampton Art School, Wolverhampton, UK. 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Where&#8217;s the Money Come From?<\/em> Goldsmiths, University of London. 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>publications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2019\/02\/20\/book-review-regeneration-songs-sounds-of-investment-and-loss-from-east-london-edited-by-alberto-duman-dan-hancox-malcolm-james-and-anna-minton\/\">Regeneration Songs: Sounds of Investment and Loss from East London.<\/a> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/repeaterbooks.com\/product\/regeneration-songs-sound-of-investment-and-loss-from-east-london\/\">Repeater Books<\/a>. 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>education<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>PhD Fine Art (Practice-Led Research)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research Centre for Arts and Learning, Goldsmiths, University of London \u2014&nbsp;<em>2025\u2013Present<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research focus: Drawing-based practice chronicling Mexican diasporic identity through Huastec Sculpture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">MA Fine Art, (Distinction), City and Guilds of London Art School, 2024-2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">BA (Hons), Fine Art, First, Goldsmiths, UoL, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Foundation, Fine Art (Merit), Camberwell, UAL, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Juris Doctor, Golden Gate University, School of Law, CA, USA, 2001<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">BSc, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA, 1997<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">contact: melinamerlin@protonmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>selected exhibitions 2026 2025 2024 2023 awards residencies speaking panelist What Are the Social Sciences Good For? 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