Melinda Schawel is a US-born, Melbourne-based artist who works predominantly in paper, exploring its limitless possibilities through textures, markings, colour and even sculptural forms.
Schawel was named as a finalist in the WAMA Art Prize for Works on Paper in 2023 and Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize in 2020, after taking out the People’s Choice Award in 2018, among many other accolades. Her works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia (NGA), Artbank, Geelong Regional Gallery, Royal Museum of Fine Art in Antwerp and more.
