Publicist

Melissa Wagner, founder of WAGNER CREATIVE, is a marketing and business development professional expressly focused on meeting the specific needs of Architecture & Design industries.

As a fine artist herself, and an advocate for the industry she serves, Melissa is keenly attuned to the creative process and studio-specific demands. She offers broad-spectrum marketing, PR,  and communications support to maximize exposure and bring clients’ messages to their intended, best-suited audience.

Melissa is passionate about working with women-owned and operated businesses and forging relationships between clients at the service of their collective growth and industry innovation. By harnessing the strategic value of intelligent networking, Melissa has constructed a unique ability to identify complementary potential and built a client-base of future collaborators rather than competitors.

Originally from Detroit, Melissa holds a BFA from the University of Michigan. She maintains her own creative practice at her studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where she focuses on painting and mixed media.