Exhibiting Member

Melanie Zurba

Melanie Zurba

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Melanie Zurba’s (she/her) work aims to dismantle the false dichotomy between people and nature and explores the relationship between humans with the more-than-human world. She is an artist, curator, and researcher, originally from Winnipeg/Treaty 1 territory, now living and working in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Her primary artistic mediums are sculpture with clay and found materials and painting with watercolour/gouache. Melanie’s academic and curatorial practice also connects to environmental themes and community wellbeing. As an academic (Associate Professor), Melanie works with communities on projects focused on human wellbeing and connection to the environment and environmental governance through her Community Engaged CoLab at Dalhousie University. Her research methodologies include participatory arts-based approaches. She also contributes to art-environment discourse through reviews and essays for art exhibitions. She currently completing a Visual Arts (In Studio) Certificate at NSCAD University, has a PhD in Environmental Studies, and has a NSCAD Certificate in Gallery and Studio Management