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Melissa Kreider
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Melissa Grace Kreider (she/her/hers) is a queer artist, photographer, and survivor advocate currently residing in Chicago, IL. Melissa holds an MFA in Photography from The University of Iowa, and her work and trauma-informed art practice are devoted to examining the systems in place to help or harm victims of sexual and domestic assault on a micro/macro level. Her work has been exhibited and published internationally, and has been reported on by major news organizations such as BBC World News and Wired Magazine.