Melina Vera J is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist, raised in Medellin, Colombia and she is based in Tio'tia:ke, Montreal, Canada. She holds a Diploma in Communications from Vanier College and a BFA (Photography) from Concordia University. She is currently an MFA candidate in Photography at Concordia University.

Her work resides in the exploration of themes such as identity, gender, minorities and marginalized communities, using different mediums such as analogue photography, archives, mixed media, installation art, ceramics and video.

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Melina Vera J
melinaveraj@gmail.com
b. 1990

Education

2021 MFA in Photography, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

2019 BFA in Photography, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

2014 DEC Communications: Art Media Theatre, Vanier College, Montreal, Canada

Solo Shows

2018 Miryam, Vitrine of Concordia University’s Fine Arts Department, Montréal, QC

Group Shows

2019 Introspections, curated by Ana Maria Vera, Galerie POPOP Gallery, Montreal, QC

2019 Graduating Students Exhibition, FOFA Gallery, Montreal, QC

2019 For the Sake of Analog 3, Gallery Parfois Montreal, QC

2019 Elements in Permutation, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC

2018 Favors, Class Exhibition, Vitrine of Concordia University’s Fine Arts Department, Montréal, QC

2018 This Is Not A Guerrilla, curated by Luna Restrepo and Hélène Capet, Espace POP, Montréal, QC

2018 Sororité, Panel by The Woman Power, Forum National Le Pouvoir des Arts, Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal.QC

2017 L'Amour is Love, curated by The Woman Power, Fierté Canada Montréal 2017, Montreal Arts Interculturels, Montreal, QC

Awards and Grants

2019 First place, Concordia Alumni Association Fine Arts Prize

2019 FASA Special Project Grant, Fine Arts Student Association, Concordia University

Professional Experience

2019 Teaching Assistant, Concordia University, Montreal, QC

2019 Teaching Assistant, Vanier College, Montreal, QC

2019 Portfolio Day Registration, Concordia University, Montreal, QC

2019 Artist Talk, Vanier College, Montreal, QC

2018 Portfolio Day Registration, Concordia University, Montreal, QC

2016 Outreach Committee, VAV Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, QC

Interviews

2017 XX Files, interview by Belen Arenas, CKUT 90.3 FM, July 27th, Montreal, QC

Publications

2018 I Give You The Sunset - Te Regalo El Atardecer, 20 pages, edition of 50, Montreal, QC