Melinda Harper


Melinda Harper is a Melbourne-based abstract artist. She works with a variety of media including drawing, collage, photography, screen printing, painted objects and embroideries. Her work is characterised by the use of colours, stripes and geometrical designs.

Early life and career

Harper was born in Darwin, Northern Territory in 1995. She says a visit to the National Gallery of Australia, in particular to its American Abstract Expressionist collection, was instrumental in her decision to become an artist. She studied at Prahran Art School, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in painting.
Her first exhibition was held at Melbourne's Pinacotheca Gallery in 1987.
She was one of a small number of artists who set up Store 5, an artist-run exhibition space in High Street, Prahran in 1989.

Work

Major exhibitions