MelVee X is a triple threat – she’s a spoken word poet, burlesque dancer and visual artist who’s shared her work across Canada, aka Turtle Island, for the last nine years. She’s the CEO of MVX STUDIOS – a multidisciplinary hub for bold and empowered artistic expression based in Mohkinstsis (Calgary AB).
It is her vision and practice to cultivate spaces for unapologetic storytelling, particularly from underserved and marginalized communities who’s voices have been silenced. MelVee’s work is rooted in her own experiences as a neurodivergent mixed race Black woman who thrives at the intersections and implosions of multiple identities. In spite of all the contradictions, somehow she makes the pieces fit.
The struggle is real and the resistance looks damn good.
SYNC Leadership will help me to break through the barriers and challenges I face in my practice as a neurodivergent artist with the confidence and skills I need to advance my career to the next level.