Currently based in Dublin, Ireland, Artist & writer Mel grew up between the Dales and Cumbria in the UK. Her closeness to these rural landscapes has heavily influenced her research; specifically how industrial or military activity exists alongside motifs of ‘wilderness’ in these areas.

Growing from an early (and ongoing) love of science-fiction and anti-/utopian literature, her practice constructs unreal places, translating ideas through mediums from contemporary technologies of CAD and CGI to laser etching and printmaking.

Creating these unreal places allows Galley to analyse and reorder research, offering an alternative point of entry into existing discussions on place, ecology and ethics. Having  studied at Leeds College of Art and Manchester School of Art, in the past two years Mel Galley was awarded Young Cumbrian Artist of the Year and 2nd Prize, Practitioner Category, at the RIBA Eye Line competition. She has completed residencies in Manchester, Penrith, Barrow-in-Furness and Velez-Blanco.