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Melissa Kenihan is a Melbourne based artist who lives and works in bayside St Kilda. Since dedicating herself to painting full time in 2017, she has received growing interest from art collectors and gained recognition from some of Australia’s most notable art prizes.
Melissa has been an artist and storyteller since childhood. Her work is rooted in connection, experience, and memory, and is characterised by realism and expressive detail.
Established in 2021, the National Emerging Art Prize was created to provide an annual, highly visible national platform to identify, promote and support the most promising emerging visual and ceramic artists in Australia.