this website acts as a portfolio for melissa kelley and features zines and soaps for sale, henna services, and divination services. this website also features sketches, architecture work, experimental film + video, and b/vlog posts.
background:
melissa was born and raised in buffalo ny. she studied transcultural literature and film at american university, king’s college london and daemen university. she also received a minor in theater from daemen university. she received her master’s in architecture from university at buffalo in 2024. she currently works as an architectural designer in buffalo ny
melissa’s interest in a wide variety of high-level topics including experimental theater and theory have allowed her to cultivate a unique vision. Her inquistive nature + desire for knowledge has taken her from London to Jo Burg to Athens and allowed her to create programs that still have legacies today. She seeks to take a leaf from a deconstructionist’s book: by creating architecture & art that combines theory & hazy dreams with roots.
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