Melanie McKee is an artist, academic, and Research Development Advisor providing strategic research and grant developmet support to academics in the Faculty of Humaniteis. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally, notably in group exhibitions at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China, and Goolugatup Heathcote Gallery in Perth, as well as a solo exhibition at Turner Galleries in Perth.

Prior to her tenure at Curtin, Melanie has been associated with more than $2.6 million in multi-year funding from state and federal grants and the philanthropic sector. She has also been awarded several grants to support her research and creative practice, which employs an interdisciplinary approach to explore themes of memory and place.