Rate My Professor Melanie Clemmons

Melanie Clemmons serves as the Claire Morris Spaht Chair and Associate Professor of Art in the Division of Art at Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts, where she also holds the position of Director of Undergraduate Studies. A new media artist, she specializes in digital/hybrid media, creating works in video and installation, net art, digital fabrication, and live visual performances. Her practice delves into internet culture, speculative futures, and digital ethics, often reimagining digital technologies toward softer, calmer applications. Clemmons earned her MFA in Interdisciplinary Media Arts Practices from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2015, during which she developed a virtual reality experience for her master’s thesis exhibition, sparking her interest in the virtuality continuum. Prior to her promotion to associate professor, she joined SMU as an assistant professor, bringing her experience in live visuals for bands, art installations for music and art venues, and DIY gallery curation in collaboration with artist Zak Loyd.