Melinda Laszczynski received her MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Houston and her BFA in Painting from the Cleveland Institute of Art. She is currently a resident at Box13 Artspace and a Professor of Studio Art at Houston Community College. Laszczynski was a resident in the 2016-2017 Lawndale Art Center Artist Studio Program and the Vermont Studio Center. Recently, her work has been exhibited at the Gallery at UTA in Arlington, Texas, Point of Contact Gallery in Syracuse, New York and Survival Kit Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio. She lives and works in Houston, Texas with her partner John and their cats Agnes and Krudler.