Melissa Unger is a Franco-American artist, author and the Founder & Creative Director of Seymour Projects. In this latter role, she leads the conception, design and production of our projects.
 
Her 30+ years of collaborating with creatives, futurists, and leading minds from a wide range of fields, coupled with her own experiences and decades of research have afforded her insights that she strives to communicate in a meaningful manner.
 
Melissa was an early voice addressing the impact that smartphones and other tether-tech were having on interpersonal relationships and the mental & spiritual health of individuals and communities. From its inception, Seymour Projects was focused on raising awareness about the addictive nature of these new technologies.
 
Inspired by her own spiritual awakening, personal transformation, professional background in the arts, and experience leveraging communications to enact social change, early Seymour Projects were both educational and experiential, offering the general public offline opportunities to explore the healing benefits of creativity and introspection.
 
Following the conception & production of the SEYMOUR+ space in Paris, which opened just months before the November 13, 2015 attacks, it became clear that the space’s therapeutic frameworks offered benefits beyond technology overload, also providing effective support to those navigating traumatic experiences.
  
Prior to founding Seymour Projects in 2011, Melissa built a multi-faceted career in the arts, communications and public service, working with and consulting for many cultural organizations including Tribeca Productions, Disney’s Jumbo Pictures, The Ad Council, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, artnet, and the Creative Growth Art Center. In the 90’s, Melissa also held positions on the production crew of a number of music videos, feature films and was the personal assistant to actors Robert De Niro and Daniel Day-Lewis.
 
Her first novel GAG was published by Roundfire Books in 2014. Her visual art has been exhibited at a number of creative spaces/galleries in the US and France, & featured on the covers of the pop/rock band Nada Surf’s record album Never Not Together and companion EP Cycle Through, as well as a variety of other products.
 
It is her greatest wish that her legacy be one of compassion, creativity & service.
  
For additional information visit: melissaunger.me