Melissa Stewart is an emerging artist based in the Macedon Ranges, country of the Dja DjaWurrung, Taungurung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples, [Central Victoria].

Working predominantly with photography but also painting, Melissa’s work aims to invite the viewer to take a moment to be present with the natural world she cherishes. Her practice is very intuitive, allowing for a long time of meditative observation of the Australian landscape before she makes the work, in a communion with the elements surrounding her, such as the seaside, the trees but also horses, which are prevalent in her work. She epitomizes the resilience of nature as a mirror to our own and wants to encourage the viewer, through her organic and natural aesthetic, to value the importance of nature in our daily lives.