Melinda Horsey was born in Nairobi, Kenya on July 26, 1976, to American missionary parents. She spent her childhood soaking up the smells, sounds and textures in the land east of the Sahara. In 1985, the Horsey family moved to Germany and lived between France and Switzerland, nestled in a valley surrounded by the Black Forest. When her family relocated seven years later to the United States, Melinda decided to gather memories and influences. Building upon her recollection she began to write and paint. In 2000, she graduated from Taylor University with a BA in Art and a minor in Psychology. Now she resides in Massachusetts and is a candidate for a Master of Fine Arts degree in Art Education with a concentration in museum education. Her medium of choice is encaustic (pigmented wax) painting because it allows for the flexibility of incorporating myriad techniques. She also works full-time at Boston University as the visual arts librarian for the School of Visual Arts.
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