Artist Melanie Ubaldo has been selected from a group of applicants for a residency at the guest studio Künstlerhaus Bethanien in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany.
Melanie Ubaldo (b. 1992, Philippines) is an Icelandic artist based in Reykjavik. She graduated with an MA in Fine Arts from the Iceland University of the Arts in 2022. Melanie has exhibited widely in Iceland and internationally. Melanie was the recipient of the Svavar Guðnasson and Ásta Eiríksdóttir fund for promising artists in Iceland in 2021.
Alongside her solo practice, Melanie is a founding member of Lucky 3, a collective of Icelandic artists of Filipino origins. Lucky 3 were the recipients of the Motivational Award from the Iceland Art Prize in 2022. Her works have since been acquired by the National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik Art Museum, and other institutions, and are in private collections.
Ubaldo creates monuments to unbelonging. Her artistic practice constitutes an examination of profound intersectionality by way of biography. Her works are characterized by vulnerable autobiographical narratives around racism, prejudice, power, and discrimination. Using diverse media, her large-scale installations address home, memory, poverty, displacement, immigration, and identity. Despite the scale of her works, they simultaneously bring forth a delicate quality, mirroring the fragility and precariousness of their subject matter.
Melanie Ubaldo (b. 1992, Philippines) is an Icelandic artist based in Reykjavik. She graduated with an MA in Fine Arts from the Iceland University of the Arts in 2022. Melanie has exhibited widely in Iceland and internationally. Melanie was the recipient of the Svavar Guðnasson and Ásta Eiríksdóttir fund for promising artists in Iceland in 2021.
Alongside her solo practice, Melanie is a founding member of Lucky 3, a collective of Icelandic artists of Filipino origins. Lucky 3 were the recipients of the Motivational Award from the Iceland Art Prize in 2022. Her works have since been acquired by the National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik Art Museum, and other institutions, and are in private collections.
Ubaldo creates monuments to unbelonging. Her artistic practice constitutes an examination of profound intersectionality by way of biography. Her works are characterized by vulnerable autobiographical narratives around racism, prejudice, power, and discrimination. Using diverse media, her large-scale installations address home, memory, poverty, displacement, immigration, and identity. Despite the scale of her works, they simultaneously bring forth a delicate quality, mirroring the fragility and precariousness of their subject matter.
Nov 29, 2025
