Melanie King is an artist and curator with a specific focus on astronomy. She is co-Director of super/collider, Lumen Studios and the London Alternative Photography Collective. Melanie is currently studying towards a practice based PhD in Fine Art at the Royal College of Art (see Melanie's research blog here). She is a graduate of the MA in Art and Science at Central Saint Martins and the BA Fine Art at Leeds Art University. Melanie is an external member of the Photography and the Archive Research Centre at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London. Melanie is also a member of ITACCUS, the Committee for the Cultural Utilisation of Space.

Melanie's inaugural solo exhibition "First Light" was held at Leeds Art University in 2017. Melanie held first London- based solo show "Ancient Light" at the Blyth Gallery, Imperial College London in January 2018. She has exhibited in group shows at The Photographers' Gallery, Argentea Gallery, Guest Projects, Space Studios and the Sidney Cooper Gallery. Melanie has also exhibited in a wide range of international galleries and has taken part in a number of international residencies to develop aspects of her practice. In February 2018, Melanie participated in the SIM Residency in Reykjavik in Iceland.

Courtesy of JRC Summer School 2018 documentation.