My 2024–2026 Head Teacher experience across TAFE NSW Visual Arts and Arts & Cultural Administration, including accessible learning, course leadership, MUSE Gallery, exhibitions, Humanitix and student opportunities.

In 2015, Mel Baveas worked as a facilitator for Marina Abramović: In Residence at Pier 2/3, Sydney, an immersive performance project exploring silence, presence, duration and participation.

In 2016, Rochford Street Review featured Engrybirdz, the collaborative practice of Mel Baveas (der_melicious) and Dorit Goldman (dis_Object), documenting their multidisciplinary work across sculpture, text, interactive and public art.

In 2016, der_melicious participated in Factory 49’s New Graduates exhibition in Marrickville, showcasing recent work following studies at Sydney College of the Arts.

Mel Baveas, then exhibiting as Melissa Maree, participated in FERAL 2/3 at Articulate Project Space in 2015, presenting Doubling, a work exploring labour, repetition, identity and the transformation of everyday materials.

In 2014, Mel Baveas, then exhibiting as Melissa Maree, participated in Artsider at Articulate Project Space, a collaborative exhibition exploring artistic labour, process and spatial intervention. Curated by Elisabeth Warren, the exhibition marked an early stage of Baveas’ multidisciplinary practice.

In 2016, as SCASS President, Mel Baveas organised Fresh Paint – Grilled Chicken, her first curated exhibition, bringing together postgraduate artists from Sydney College of the Arts at Articulate Project Space.