Melissa at work (background) in the workshop of her Adelaide stockist
"Silver Shop". Cassandra Nitschke, proprietor in foreground"

Name: Melissa Puust

Born: 1965

1985 – 1987 Studying Graphic Design, Croydon Park TAFE, Adelaide

1987 – 1988 Working Barrie Tucker Design, Adelaide

1988 – 1991 Studying Jewellery and Metalsmithing, University of SA

1992 – 1994 Working jeweller Adelaide

1994 – 2000 Lecturer (hourly paid), Jewellery Department, University of SA

2003 > Working jeweller, Silver Shop, Adelaide

Recent Exhibitions

1994 DECADENCE David Jones Gallery SA

1996 TRIPTYCH Adelaide Festival Centre – exhibition travelled through Indonesia in Sept.

1997 ‘Artist of the Month’, South Australian Museum Shop

2002 love me, love me not, Dlux Nectar, Adelaide Festival Fringe

2002 SALA, Hahndorf Academy, SA

2003 SALA exhibition, Aldinga Arts Eco Village SA

2004 cocktail (Festival Fringe program), Silver Shop, Adelaide

Publications

1992 The Adelaide Advertiser (February)

The Sunday Mail (February)

1996 CRAFT ART International (Issue 38)

THE JAKARTA POST (September 26 th)

The Adelaide Advertiser (July 9 th)

The City Messenger (Adelaide, July)

“dewi” d gaya kosmopolitan No. 12/V Indonesia (September)

New Outlook (Uni of SA) (September)

1997 UPDATE Helpmann Academy Publication (July)

2004 Adelaide Matters – feature – (March)