Melanie Cove works in drawing, filmmaking, installation, printmaking, writing and performance and is currently studying for a Masters in Contemporary Art Practice at the Royal College of Art.
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She cares for the legacy of the artist Ben Cove and was recently the co-curator of Ben Cove in Space at Space, Ilford, London.
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Melanie is the co-founder and co-artistic director of Twisted Trees Productions, an arts organisation based in Manchester.
Recent Work
Eve in the Garden, or Cassandra Red Blacking pencil on Fabriano paper
160cm x 135cm, 2025
Persephone Caran D' Ache pencil on Fabriano paper
175cm x 150cm, 2026
Self Portrait Talking to the Artist Ben Cove
This is a series in development exploring my relationship with my brother, the artist Ben Cove who died in 2016 at the age of forty one.
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All the works in this series begin Self Portrait Talking to the Artist Ben Cove because the works tell a very personal point of view about living alongside my only sibling who was a lifelong wheelchair user with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), commonly known as Brittle Bone Disease.
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Most works thus far have been texts with accompanying performances.
You can read the commissioned text by EK Meyerson about the performance Self Portrait talking to the Artist Ben Cove; I Dream of Stairs which took place at Kettles Yard here:
Response to Melanie Cove, Kettle’s Yard, 28.01.2026​
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The film, Self Portrait talking to the Artist Ben Cove; The Revenant can be viewed here.
Self Portrait Talking to the Artist Ben Cove; The Revenant
Shroud of Rag, Bone, Willow and Twine, mid-century style arm chair, coffee tables CRT monitor and headphones. Film dur. 15min 1sec, 2026.
Collaboration
Curatorial
