Melissa Pellico has held curatorial and research positions at SFMOMA, the Long Beach Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Los Angeles, and the Sundance Institute. At SFMOMA she co-curated a thematic screening of videos and films about artistic and activist interventions with a sly or humorous bent. She received her MA in history of art (modern and contemporary) from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and is currently based in Los Angeles.