Melissa Secondino is an independent fine art publishing consultant and owner of Lumina Printwork. She specializes in guiding artists, curators, galleries, and institutions through the creative and logistical journey of producing high-quality art publications. With a deep understanding of the visual arts and a passion for creative print projects, she offers tailored support across concept development, design direction, production management, printing and distribution strategy.
Whether you're creating a limited edition monograph, an exhibition catalog, or an artist book, Melissa helps bring your vision to life with clarity, care, and attention to detail.
In her three decades of working in publishing at the Guggenheim Museum, she has worked on publication projects with an extensive list of prominent artists, artists’ studios, galleries, foundations and architects.
Projects for the Guggenheim Museum:
Robert Rauschenberg
Ellsworth Kelly
James Turrell
Maurizio Cattelan
James Rosenquist
Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation
Alex Katz
Richard Prince
Frank Gehry
Zaha Hadid
Rem Koolhaus
Giacometti Foundation
Alberto Burri Foundation
David Smith Foundation
Jenny Holzer
Rashid Johnson
Jeff Koons
Taryn Simon
Rineke Dijkstra
Catherine Opie
Gillian Wearing
Christopher Wool
Francesco Clemente
Bill Viola
Matthew Barney
Nam June Paik
William Kentridge
Cai-Guo-Qiang
Daniel Buren
Peter Fischli and David Weiss
Agathe Snow
Anish Kapoor
Helen Frankenthaler
David Smith Foundation
Julie Mehretu
Collier Schorr
Gerhard Richter