Curated Exhibitions, Talks & Events
A selection of exhibitions, festivals, live events, facilitated programs and speaking engagements created and produced by Art Escape Studios director Melanie Smith, 2019–2025.
Exhibitions marked with * include Melanie Smith as a participating artist.
Art Escape Studios — Curated Exhibitions
Tussie Mussie — Eli Trier Solo Exhibition · November 2023
Magical Art — Sylvia Ziółkowska Solo Exhibition · September 2023
Tupilak and Other Tales from the North — Dyveke Noack Solo Exhibition · August 2023
Structure & Tumult — Sandra Gruescu & Mai-Britt Sevel Joint Exhibition · May 2023
Don’t Let Them Fool You — Joanna Mugford Solo Exhibition · April 2023
Life and Emotions — Swapnil Srivastava Solo Exhibition · January 2023
* AES Collective Christmas Show* Group Exhibition · November 2022
Bikes & Rose — Natalya Tarankova Solo Exhibition with Collaboration · October 2022
Catching Sunbeams — Dyveke Noack Solo Exhibition · June 2022
* Introspective* Group Exhibition · 10 participating artists · May 2022
Let the Others Be the Normal — Fausto Bottini Solo Exhibition · April 2022
Dakini Sky — Tina Israni Three-Part Exhibition Experience · February 2022
Student Exhibition Group Exhibition featuring students from various Art Escape Studios classes · September 2021
*Completely Unknown* Group Exhibition · November 2021
Global Routines — Natalya Tarankova Solo Exhibition · October 2021
Manifesto of Femininity — Christine Petersen Solo Exhibition · August 2021
Nature Alive — Agostina Vilar Solo Exhibition · June 2021
Iskra Dinkova — Solo Exhibition January 2021
The Song Series — Michelle Myrick Solo Exhibition · March 2020
* AES Opening Exhibition* Group Exhibition featuring works by various artists · January 2020
Bistro Cocorico — Curated Exhibitions & Events
Threads of Life — Sandra Gruescu February 2023
Collection of Works — Joanna Mugford September 2022
Collection of Works — Swapnil Srivastava May 2022
Collection of Works — Ida Glad February 2022
Artist Talk — Christina Thamm June 2021
Art & Tapas — Agostina Vilar September 2020
Kester Thomas — Exhibitions & Live Painting
Live Painting — Ida Glad Solo Exhibition · May 2022
Super Heroes & Cocktails — Christine Petersen Solo Exhibition · October 2021
Live Painting — Chris Ferro Solo Event · July 2021
Pineapple Summer Group Exhibition · June 2021
Curated Corporate Exhibitions
Jan Grarup & UNICEF — 60th Anniversary Exhibition Public Exhibition · Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen · August 2022
Kaffe Bueno Collaboration & Exhibition · September 2021
* Cobham Engineering* Art Network- Group Exhibition · May 2021
Festivals & Large-Scale Events
* Art-a-Thon: Get Back to Your Roots* Art Marathon · September 2020
* Øasen* Festival · May–September 2022 & 2023
Creative Mind Copenhagen — with Christine Petersen Exhibition Mount · May 2022
Facilitated Programs & Talks
Panel Discussion: Inspiring Stories of Business, Life & International Living- Warrior Women, March 2023
Conscious Talk — Natha Yoga Center, May 2022
WISE — 10-Week Educational Program — We Are Entrepreneurs, May 2022
Crystal Evening — Shikta Gupta, February 2022
A Book of Writings & Paintings — Ughetta Dallimonte Solo Event, November 2021
Stop Sabotaging Your Business: How Mindset & Energy Affect Your Bottom Line — Michelle Myrick, July 2020
Speaking Engagements
Roascamm: Women in the Arts & Film Roundtable 2022–2023
Art Matters: Navigating Creative Entrepreneurship as an International Fabrikan & IMMART · 2025
Media & Press
Kindness, Community & Art: A Recipe for Mental Space- It’s Mental — Podcast
CNA Graduate Takes Her Talent to the Bank - CNA Alumni Review — Ryanna Radford
Build It and They Will Come: Denmark’s Answer to ‘Field of Dreams’ Is a Café - Copenhagen Post
Art Escape Studios: A Space of Creation and Community - The International Newspaper
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