Melissa Godoy Nieto

Melissa Godoy Nieto is this year’s Pictoplasma Artist in Residency, her work can be seen in the partnering gallery “general public”. Born and raised in Mexico, Melissa is a multidisciplinary artist and designer with a BA in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute, currently based in Brooklyn, NY.

Attracted to objects that mix nostalgia with contemporary life and industrial materials, and driven by a strong interested in pre-hispanic history, art and hieroglyphics, her art incorporates interactions, colors, and textures that often reference the vibrant palette, dynamic and hand crafted aesthetic of Mexican culture.