title: Sylvia Melland
text: # Sylvia Melland
  
  Sylvia Melland (1906-1993) was a British painter and printmaker.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Melland was born in Altrincham, Cheshire. She studied at the Manchester College of Art; the Byam Shaw School, 1925-8; the Euston Road School, 1937-9 and the Central School, 1957-60. Melland began her art career as a painter, but moved entirely to printmaking in the 1960s. Melland was a member of the Artists' International Association, an anti-fascist group.
  
  Her work is included in the collections of the Manchester Art Gallery, the British Museum and the Tate Museum.
  
  