A commission around the anniversary of the groundbreaking book on art by John Berger.  Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00132xf  

 Bristol 650 is a year-long celebration of all things Bristol, including a book, to be presented at the Festival o the Future City in October 2023. 

I was write to write a chapter on culture - 'What Underground Culture Has Given Bristol': https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/read/what-underground-culture-has-given-bristol/ 

See more on the book here: https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/projects/bristol-650/ 

And here: https://visitbristol.co.uk/bristol650/get-involved/win-a-family-break-to-celebrate-bristol-650 

I wrote a chapter on this book for the 'Vanguard' exhibition, on Bristol Street Art - See here:  https://www.tangentbooks.co.uk/shop/vanguard-bristol-street-art-the-evolution-of-a-global-movement 

Chapter on Bristol in this book published by Palgrave Macmillan:  

Narratives from Beyond the UK Reggae Bassline - The System is Sound 

https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030551605 

A personal history of 60 years of African and African Diaspora Artists 

My art book with the Arnolfini art centre. 

Thanks to all the mesmerising artists for their inspiring creativity!

Details here: https://arnolfini.org.uk/here-there-evenwhere/ 

A detailed history of British music and arts, especially the 1990s scene. Based around revealing interviews over 30 artists, it explores influences, politics and creativity.

Selected on Rough Trade's list of the best Music Books of 2019:  https://blog.roughtrade.com/uk-books-of-the-year-2019/

Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/massive-attack/melissa-chemam/9781910089729 

UK Bookshop https://uk.bookshop.org/books/massive-attack-out-of-the-comfort-zone/9781910089729 

An interview: https://epigram.org.uk/2019/04/20/feature-when-bristol-music-went-out-of-the-comfort-zone/ 

Exhibition Preview: Alfredo Jaar In Conversation with Melissa Chemam

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:00 - 18:30 BST
Goodman Gallery: 26 Cork Street, London W1S 3ND, UK

"IF IT CONCERNS US, IT CONCERNS YOU is a potent survey of works by Alfredo Jaar which chronicles the artist’s forty-year critique of the Western media. The exhibition features important works which span the artist’s career, from the early 1980s through to new works created in 2022, which have not been exhibited before. It is the largest presentation of Jaar’s Press Works series to date."

Event details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition-preview-alfredo-jaar-in-conversation-with-melissa-chemam-tickets-590002201467
My interview with the artists from 2019, for WhyNow:  https://whynow.co.uk/read/25-years-later-alfredo-jaar-at-goodman-gallery-london/ 

Guyanese British artist Hew Locke - in Conversation with art writer Melissa Chemam

Wed, 5 July 2023 18:30 BST
Royal Academy of Arts - Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, UK 
Details: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/event/hew-locke-in-conversation

My interview with the artists from 2022, for Art UK here:  https://artuk.org/discover/stories/hew-lockes-the-procession-transforming-darkness-into-joy 

At The Last Frontier Festival, exploring Bristol’s art/activism

 Sat. 5 March 2022  https://www.trinitybristol.org.uk/activities/art-of-resistance/events/the-final-frontier 

 I'm part of this is a dynamic new festival of national significance, taking place in Bristol at Watershed and the Knowle West Media Centre.

 Programme here: https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/projects/class/ 

Our panel: https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/classfest-change/ 

Workshop: https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/english-as-a-second-language/ 

Published on Thawra Magazine:  https://www.thawra.co.uk/poetry/olive-skin 

Published on Thawra Magazine: https://www.thawra.co.uk/poetry/heavenly-gardens 

After working on short stories, novellas, poetry for years, I crafted this first  novel over many years. Titled The Colour(s) of Love, I'm currently looking for an agent/publisher to release it. 

For the French Feminist book "Donne-moi des Elles" (Out in Nov. 2022) on the history of "MATRIMONY": 

 https://www.donnemoideselles.com/notre-equipe 

Conference: http://melissa-on-the-road.blogspot.com/2022/11/donne-moi-des-elles-le-livre-le-podcast.html 

The Galleries, Bristol, on Sat. 14 Aug. 2021, 6-8pm:

https://www.waterstones.com/events/welcome-back-bristol/bristol-galleries 

PLAYTIME Music Album Sessions: Massive Attack – Mezzanine (21th Anniversary Remastered Vinyl LP) Full Album Listening + Reading by Melissa Chemam from her book 'Massive Attack: Out Of The Comfort Zone'

Link: https://www.bl.uk/events/massive-attack-out-of-the-comfort-zone?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoNG3sOz-4AIVWp3VCh0qQgLBEAAYASAAEgLIIfD_BwE

Link to article: https://epigram.org.uk/2019/04/20/feature-when-bristol-music-went-out-of-the-comfort-zone/