Melissa Koch is a visual artist and arts educator who spent her formative years on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus surrounded by a landscape filled with butterflies, pink flamingos, wild flowers and migratory birds. These were major influences that carried over into her work as sources of inspiration. Melissa studied architecture at The Architectural Association in London and after graduating worked for several well known architects notably Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster and Christopher Smallwood architects. She taught architecture for many years at the Architectural Association, The American College London and at Oxford.

Melissa is currently working on large scale temporary mixed media installations and artful activist public art projects that focus on our connection to and relationship with the natural environment. Her work focuses on raising an awareness of the beauty and fragility of our earth with the intention of generating conversations about the impact human habitation is having upon nature including natural habitats and the living beings we share the earth with. Her work acts as a vehicle for stimulating positive discussions about finding solutions and actions to many daunting issues we face. Her love of the natural world, its innate beauty and ability to adapt and transform external influences in creative ways and how we connect with it through story has found diverse expressions in her artworks. Much of her work is made from found and up-cycled materials.