ABOUT
Melissa Wiederrecht (*1988 in Iowa City, USA) was raised in Wyoming, but lives and works in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. From 2006 to 2014, she studied at the University of Wyoming, obtaining both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Science. Since graduating, she has employed code and algorithms to create abstract compositions that evoke a connection to the infinite. While her artistic medium relies on technology, it explores how these generated outputs can connect to timeless and ancient concepts.
Born in America, Melissa chose to live her life as a Muslim woman in Saudi Arabia, immersing herself fully while also being surrounded by Sudanese people and culture. She actively participates in a movement of Generative Art, participating in online communities and presenting code-based art on the blockchain. With her art, Melissa aims to celebrate the strange and beautiful blend of these diverse cultures.
CURATION AND BOARDS
- Final Jury Member, Combine24 Generative Art Competition, Finnish National Gallery, 2024
- Member of the Curation Board for Grailers DAO, 2024
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS
- (Upcoming) Compositions in Code: The Art of Processing and p5.js, Museum of the Moving Image, Queens, NY, July 3-August 24, 2025
- The Light Within, Art Republic x WithHER Fund, United Nations Headquarters, New York City, NY, March 2025
- The Second Guess: Body Anxiety in the Age of AI, HeK Basel, January-March 2025
- Pause, ArtRepublic Global, Miami Art Basil, December 2024
- Parallel Universes: From Future Frequencies to Gucci Cosmos, Gucci Art Space, November 2023
- Uncomputer, Unit London x Grailers DAO, October 2023
- GEN/GEN: Generative Generations, Gazelli Art House x Verisart, September 2023
- The Source, FeralFile, August 2023
- N=12, FeralFile, July 2023
- T△NDEM, GalerieData, Paris, June 2023
- GENERATIVE, FakeWhale Cross, June 2023
- Liminal Space, Unit London, February/March 2023
- Odysseys, Verse, February 2023
- FEMGEN, Right Click Save x VerticalCrypto Art, December 2022
- In Touch, VerticalCrypto Art, Berlin, September 2022
- Arithmetic Phenomena, Verse, September 2022
- Coded Elegance, 1st Dibs, September 2022
SELECTED FEATURES, PRESS MENTIONS, INTERVIEWS
- The Tickle Issue #86, Melissa Wiederrecht, A Rebel Soul, 2023
- Right Click Save, The Interview | Melissa Wiederrecht, 2023
- Right Click Save, Is It Art?, 2023
- Highlight Blog, Crypto-Native, 2023
- Fortune, With NFTs, the only constant has been change. How full-time artists are navigating the chaos, 2023
- Forbes, Unleashing The Creative Power Of Code: What Generative Artists Can Teach Us About AI And NFTs, 2023
- FW<LOG>, Melissa Wiederrecht: Code, Color, and the New Canvas, 2023
- Unit London, Interview for Liminal Space Exhibition, 2023
- AOI Masterclass, Generative Brush Strokes with Melissa Wiederrecht, 2023
- Waiting to be Signed, Throwing Color Around: Interview with Melissa Wiederrecht, 2023
- Verse, Notes on Cosmic Rays with Melissa Wiederrecht, 2023
- Artblocks, In Conversation with Melissa Wiederrecht, 2022
AWARDS
- Diversity Award, The Crypties by Decrypt Media, 2023
RESIDENCIES
- School of Visual Arts, 2024
- Gazell.io, 2023
EDUCATION
- University of Wyoming, MS in Computer Science, 2014
- University of Wyoming, BS in Computer Science and Mathematics, 2011