The MDM Team

Sean Mellyn

Sean Mellyn is both a Curator and Interior Stylist. For ten years he was the head fitter for the preeminent framer Minagawa Art Lines, where he engaged in intimate working relationships with numerous artists including Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Claes Oldenburg. He worked on major projects and exhibitions for a diverse group of museums, galleries, and private collectors including the Walker Art Center, Leo Castelli Gallery, The Drawing Center, and Paula Cooper Gallery.

He began his styling career in 2002 and went on to produce editorial photography shoots for Vanity Fair, New York Spaces, Luxe, and Galerie magazines. He has contributed his unique visual sensibilities collaborating with numerous interior designers including Scott Sanders, Rafael de Cárdenas, and STONEFOX.

Working with private clients, Mellyn curates artworks and furnishings—creating refined and functional living environments. Mellyn has also curated and styled public spaces for 53 West 53, The Albion Hotel, The Apsley, The Chelsea Hotel Group, The Greenwich Lane, and Sotheby’s. In 2015 he styled the Presidential Suite at the Mark Hotel. Designed by Jacques Grange, the Suite is listed in the top 10 most extravagant in the world. 

Laura Dvorkin

Laura Dvorkin is the Co-curator of The Bunker Artspace: Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody in West Palm Beach and has worked with the Collection for over fifteen years. She also curates exhibitions of the Collection at institutions and manages large installations.

Dvorkin’s recent exhibitions include Gimme Shelter at The Historic Hampton House, Miami; Wrongs & RIGHTS at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York; and Neo Chicago at The Peninsula Hotel, Chicago.

In 2024, Dvorkin curated exhibitions at Brandeis University’s Women’s Studies Research Center and The Shepherd, Detroit, a century-old church that was recently transformed into a community arts center and featured in The New York Times and Architectural Digest.

Dvorkin has consulted for the Eventi Hotel, New York; 53 West 53, New York; 1228 Madison Avenue, New York; and The Apsley, New York, among private clients. 

Maynard Monrow

Maynard Monrow is the Co-curator of The Bunker Artspace: Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody in West Palm Beach and has worked with the Collection, managing the installation design and acquiring artwork since 2009.

Maynard Monrow has over thirty years of experience in the Art World, working in art advisory and curating exhibitions in both the private and public spheres. He has been involved in projects all over the world, including in New York, Los Angeles, Palm Beach, San Francisco, Santa Fe, London, Paris, Rome, and Venice.