The Path to Living an Artful Life
My legacy featured interdisciplinary experimental and conceptual installations & artworks. As a fusion artist, the medium is an instrument within an orchestra. I work in paint, sculpture, print and photography. Within digital arts and new media, I use sound, video, animation, projection. Working from Gallery, Museum to Stage, these works formed the bedrock of my MFA thesis.
Melanie's Bio:
Melanie Stewart has a BFA in fine art and an MFA in digital arts and new media. Stewart is an innovative conceptual artist currently concentrating on adventures in modern fused glass.
Melanie Stewart is a conceptual artist, educator, and creative director specializing in modern and emerging kiln-formed glass and color systems inherent to the opportunities in glass arts. As co-founder of Shangri-La Art Glass, she has created physical tools and a platform for community to grow through discovery and education specific to color in glass. She combines advanced color theory with hands-on material practice to create refined glass artwork and innovative color-decision tools for studios, architects, and designers.
Holding both a BFA in Fine Art and an MFA in Digital Arts & New Media, Melanie has taught color and design at FIDM and UC Santa Cruz and brings decades of experience in visual communication, scenic art, and new-media processes. Her work is driven by a belief that color is not just visual—it is emotional, intuitive, and deeply human.
