Mellish was born in Cape Town in 1991 and currently lives and works in Cape Town. He completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Photography at the Michaelis School of Fine Art in 2017 after completing a B.A at AFDA Film School.
THK gallery will present a selection of his works at the Also Known As Africa (AKAA) Art Fair from 9-11 November 2019, as well as at the Cologne Fine Art & Design Fair from 21-24 November 2019.
He will be exhibiting in a duo show at THK Gallery over the period of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2020.
Johno Mellish has been represented by THK Gallery since September 2019.

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