Mel Barry

I facilitate novel ways for organisations and individuals to seek fresh perspectives and innovate. A creative breakthrough is powerful, and creative pursuits spark original ideas or self-improvement. Mostly self-taught, since 2012 I have delivered many hundreds of hours of creative sessions for adults - kindly hosted by a range of public and private organisations, festivals, and social groups in London and Sydney.As a Curator I produce group exhibitions to showcase professional and aspiring artists alike. In London from 2013 to 2020 I exhibited work by ages 3 to 83 at public exhibitions. For five years I was the Independent Curator of Art Hut for workshops and exhibitions in a quiet English garden setting, kindly hosted by a therapeutic gardening charity serving the London public. My themes of focus involve nature, sustainability, social action, citizenship, dance, music, creative curiosity, and political art. I collaborate with professional and aspiring artists across sculpture, painting, illustration, mixed media, printmaking, dance, poetry, and theatre. I specialise in a range of soft skills for communications, engagement, and creativity developed throughout my sustainability career and as personal hobbies. My work has been dedicated to environmental and community-based initiatives since 1998. My workshops are one of the many ways I express and stretch my own creativity.