Working at the intersection of art, nature, and the environment, I have a passion for sharing information about the natural world, especially weather and climate change. Beyond writing this blog, I pursue these topics in a variety of other mediums, including the visual arts and public speaking. Feel free to contact me for additional information.

 Recent Events and Press:

2022

• Abby Luby,“Climate You Interviews Climate Artist and Writer Melissa Fleming”, Climate You, August 2022

2020

• • Magazine Interview: On the Job: Weather Communicator and Artist, Weatherwise Magazine, Nov/Dec 2020 issue, pages 44-45
  • Curator: Symbiosis, Broto Gallery/Cape Cod Center for Sustainability, Online, December 2020
  • Conference Panel Moderator, Symbiosis: Art’s Affinity with Nature, Broto Affinity Conference, Online, December 2020
  • Speaker: Inspired by Nature, SciArt Initiative’s online “Lunch Break” series of artist talks and interviews, June 2020. Watch YouTube video here.
  • Art Exhibition: Time Sensitive: A Climate Art Exhibition, Broto Gallery/ Cape Cod Center for Sustainability, Provincetown, MA, May 2020 (moved online due to the Covid-19 pandemic)

2019

• • Art Exhibition: Weather the Weather, The New York Hall of Science, NYC
  • Conference Presenter: Art’s Influence on US Environmental Policy Past and Present, The 100th AGU Fall Meeting, San Fransisco, CA, 2019
  • Art Exhibition: Encounter 2019: Climate Change, Pineapple Black Gallery, Middlesbrough, England, UK
  • Conference Presenter, The Power of Perception: Art, Climate, and the History of Environmental Policy, Conference on Communication and Environment (COCE), Vancouver, BC, Canada *(Conference Award for Outstanding Presentation)*
  • Speaker: Climate Communication: Using Art to Get Beyond the Numbers, The UN Committee of New Canaan, New Canaan, CT
  • Panelist: BrotoEco Conference on Art-Science Collaborations, Provincetown, MA
  • Art Exhibition: Encounter 2019: Climate Change, Ustinov College Gallery, Durham University, Durham, England, UK
  • Conference Presenter: Art and Political Will, The 107th Annual Conference of the College Art Association (CAA), New York, NY
  • Conference Speaker:  The Power of Perception: Art, Climate Change, and the History of US Environmental Policy, The 99th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, Phoenix, AZ

2018

• • Speaker: Climate Communication: Using Art to Get Beyond the Numbers, The Climate Reality Project NYC Metro Chapter, NY, NY
  • Speaker: The Art and Science of Climate Change, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY
  • Art Exhibit: Anthropocene, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY
  • Speaker: Climate Communication: Using Art to Get Beyond the Numbers, The 98th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), Austin, TX

2017

• • Panelist: Art and Sustainability in the Anthropocene, The 24th International Conference of Europeanists, Glasgow, Scotland, 2017
  • Art Show: Earth Muse: Art and the Environment, The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
  • Media Appearance: WUTV, The Weather Channel, PWS segment, May 5, 2017
  • Speaker: Inspired by Nature, The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
  • Conference Presenter: Art Can Help Broaden the Public Conversation on Climate Change, The Space in Between: Art, Science, + Culture Conference, NY, NY, 2017
  • Conference Presenter: Art Can Help Broaden the Public Conversation on Climate Change, The 105th Annual Conference of the College Art Association, NY, NY 2017
  • Media Appearance: WUTV, The Weather Channel, PWS segment, Feb 6, 2017
  • Conference Presenter: Art Can Help Broaden the Public Conversation on Climate Change, The 97th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), Seattle, WA,

2016

• • Art Exhibit: The Creative Climate Awards, Human Impacts Institute, NY, NY
  • Art Exhibit: Climatic Visions II, New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY
  • Conference Presenter: Art Can Help Broaden the Public Conversation on Climate Change, The 6th Tri-State Weather Conference, Danbury, CT
  • Panelist: Climate Change: Art, Design, and Activism, Civic Hall, New York, NY
  • Media Appearance: WUTV, The Weather Channel, PWS segment, Sept 9, 2016
  • Media Appearance: WUTV, The Weather Channel, PWS segment, July 26, 2016
  • Media Appearance: WUTV, The Weather Channel, PWS segment, May 4, 2016
  • Speaker: The Art and Science of Climate Change, NYU, New York, NY
  • Media Appearance: WUTV, The Weather Channel, PWS segment, March 18, 2016
  • Speaker: The Art and Science of Climate Change, The Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Pleasantville, NY
  • Speaker: Inspired by Nature + The Art and Science of Climate Change, Park West Camera Club, New York, NY
  • Art Exhibit: Climatic Visions, Rockefeller Preserve Art Gallery, Pleasantville, NY
  • Panelist: The Paris Agreement: COP21 – Our Take, Civic Hall, New York, NY

2015

• • Media Appearance: WUTV, The Weather Channel, PWS segment, Dec 1, 2015
  • Speaker: The Art and Science of Climate Change, The Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design, NYC, NY (Co-sponsored by the SciArt Center).
  • Art Exhibit: Visualizing Climate Change, Cooper Union, NYC, NY.
  • Media Appearance: WUTV, The Weather Channel, PWS segment, Oct 29, 2015
  • Speaker:  Inspired by Nature + The Art and Science of Climate Change, The New York Photo Salon, SVA, New York, NY.
  • Speaker: The Art and Science of Climate Change, Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn, NY,  (Event Sponsored by the Human Impacts Institute).
  • Art Exhibit: Whims of Weather, The National Arts Club, New York, NY.
  • Speaker: The Art and Science of Climate Change, Professional Women Photographers (PWP), New York, NY.
  • Conference Speaker: The Art and Science of Climate Change, The National SPE Conference, New Orleans, LA.

2014

• • • Speaker: Climate Change in the Northeastern US, NY State Naturalists, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.