Melissa Bennett is Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario. Her recent curatorial work includes the internationally touring retrospective Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch. She has written or edited more than fifteen exhibition catalogues and has received multiple awards from Galeries Ontario/Ontario Galleries (GOG). Most recently, her work on Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch earned the 2024 awards for Exhibition of the Year, Art Publication, and Major Curatorial Writing.