Melanie Caple

Arts and Culture Seaford

Description

Description

Mural Name: Hop Bitter-Pea Correa
 
Artist: Melanie Caple
 
Artist Bio:
 

Melanie graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting) from RMIT and holds a Masters of Arts Management. As an artist, curator and arts manager, Melanie has worked in multiple capacities within the arts industry.

Over the last decade, she has developed her practice to incorporate finely detailed oil paintings and large-scale exterior murals. Examining our relationship with the botanical world around us and with a focus on immortalising a sense of place, she uses native flora to activate walls and canvases to draw attention to the fragility and vibrancy of our landscape.

Melanie has exhibited in various group exhibitions and has staged solo exhibitions around Melbourne and in Gippsland, including a major solo exhibition in 2015 at the Latrobe Regional Gallery as the recipient of the annual Dick Bishop Memorial Award. Most recently she was a finalist in the 2019 KAAF Art Prize, the Winner of the 2016 People’s Choice Award in the Roi Art Prize, and a finalist in the 2018 Collins Place Art Prize. She was selected as a feature artist in the 2021 Yarram Chalk Art Festival, facilitated a large mural as a part of the 2020 VicHealth funded Girls Own Space program, and her murals can be found across Melbourne and South Gippsland.

Melanie divides her time between Melbourne’s north and her large painting studio in South Gippsland

Description of Artwork:
 
Thanks to the Seaford Activation Grants program, funded by the State Government and delivered by Frankston City Council, the program will support new street art murals on three walls in the Seaford Central area.
 
Locations:
 
The public toilet block corner of Station Street and Broughton Street, the Seaford Community Centre, Seaford Library and the wall at Spanish Bar on Chapman Avenue.
 

INSTAGRAM   I   FACEBOOK   

More Nearby

Hayden Luxmoore

Hayden Luxmoore

Mural Name: Silence Artist: Hayden Luxmoore (Silence) Artist Bio: Hayden Luxmoore - Co-Founder Silence Melbourne ‘Silence’ is a self-taught aerosol artist with experience spanning 25 plu...
Oasis

Oasis

The Frankston Waterfront Mosaic Stream “Oasis” In 2004 the Frankston City Council commissioned Anna Minardo to install an artwork as part of the redevelopment of the Frankston Waterfront ar...
The Crusty Loaf Bakery

The Crusty Loaf Bakery

TCLB is and has always been a family run affair, by blood and through their love of food. The bakeries original owner has now retired, but his love for food has been passed down to his daughters, who ...
Two Boys One Beagle and a Coffee Shop

Two Boys One Beagle and a Coffee Shop

The café is serving up local coffee roasters Commonfolk coffee alongside a delicious all-day brunch menu and mouth-watering home baked cakes. Catering for everyone from the discerning foodie to the fu...
Kananook Creek Reserve

Kananook Creek Reserve

Kananook Creek runs for 7.5 km parallel to the coastline linking Seaford Wetlands to Frankston Foreshore. The creek reserve is home to many indigenous plants and animals and is one of Frankston's most...
White Street Mall

White Street Mall

This project is in the centre of Frankston’s shopping district and it was developed for the Frankston City Council. Stone Culture installed twelve permeable tree surrounds with porphyry cobblestones i...
Dumpling Lin

Dumpling Lin

The best dumplings in Frankston! You will enjoy the food, especially tasty dumplings, soup and spring rolls. Regulars say, that "...this place never dissapoints", so why not give it a try?
Little River Coffeehouse

Little River Coffeehouse

Wonderful coffee and delicious food for all day breakfast and lunch 7 days from 7am. Licensed- wines and beers. Inside and outside dining. Corporate meetings, brunch, families all welcome! Oli...
Dog Collar

Dog Collar

The lemon yellow dog collar by sculptor, Joanna Rhodes has been arching over the pathway of our largest off-leash dog park, Ballam Park.
Melbourne's Murals - All The Green Year

Melbourne's Murals - All The Green Year

Mural: All the Green Year Artist Bio: Brigitte and Melissa are visual storytellers with 40 years’ experience and a keen eye for detail. They teamed up ten years ago to beautify walls in streets, home...

More Like This

murals
GOMAD

GOMAD

Mural: Frank & Kat Artist: Marcus Debie (GOMAD) Artist Bio: Born in 1972, Marcus Debie aka GOMAD is a graffiti artist and muralist from the Netherlands. Like many of his peers, he was heav...
David Court

David Court

Mural Name: Digital Still Life "This painting is part of an ongoing exploration of the blurry line between digital and physical modes of creating and perceiving.The work operates as a tromp l’oeil, a...
Ghostpatrol

Ghostpatrol

Mural Name: Get Along Gang Artist: David Booth with Students from Monterary Secondary College Artist Bio:David Booth was born in Hobart, Tasmania, works and lives in Melbourne, Australia. Working u...
Maria Pena

Maria Pena

Mural Name: Flourishing Artist: María Peña Artist Bio: María Peña is a Colombian/Australian visual artist currently based in Melbourne.  She studied Bachelor of Fine Arts with major ...
Ghost Patrol

Ghost Patrol

Mural Name: Powering Up Artist: Ghostpatrol, Melbourne Artist Bio: Born in Hobart, Tasmania. works and lives in Melbourne, Australia. Working under the pseudonym Ghostpatrol, David Booth firs...
Loretta Lizzio

Loretta Lizzio

Mural Name:  As She Lay Artist:  Loretta Lizzio Artist Bio: Loretta Lizzio is a Gold Coast based artist and illustrator whose work adorns walls and galleries throughout Australia and beyo...
Smug

Smug

Mural Name: Mythical Faun Artist: Sam Bates (Smug) Artist Bio: Originally from the South Coast of NSW, Smug has called Scotland home for 20 years. An internationally renowned artist known for...
Melbourne's Murals - The Nutcracker

Melbourne's Murals - The Nutcracker

Mural: The Nutcracker Artist Bio: Melbourne's Murals: Brigitte and Melissa are visual storytellers with 40 years’ experience and a keen eye for detail. They teamed up ten years ago to beautify wall...
Vexta

Vexta

Mural Name: Interstellar Noctua Artist:  Yvette Vexta Artist Bio: Yvette Vexta is a self-taught artist from Sydney, Australia based in New York. She is recognized as one of the leading f...
Sinsone

Sinsone

Mural: Beast Mode Artist: Sheldon Headspeath Artist Bio: Born, raised and living in Frankston, Sheldon says he’s always had a keen interest in all forms of art, whether on paper, canvas or concrete...

Map & Directions