Geb. 1978 geboren in New York City.

Lebt und arbeitet heute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bachelor of Fine in Kunsthandwerk und Schmuckdesign von der University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Preise und Auszeichnungen u.a.:

2015 Peter S. Reed Foundation Individual Artist Grant. 2010 Pew Fellowship in the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship. 2007 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship. 2003 Sienna Gallery EA Award.

Arbeiten in öffentlichen Sammlungen u.a.:

Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte. Museum of Arts and Design, New York. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. Newark Museum, Newark. Nottingham Castle Museum, Nottingham. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia. Racine Art Museum, Racine Wisconsin. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Renwick Gallery, Washington. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven.

https://www.melaniebilenker.com/

Stand: Dezember 2025