[2][3] In 2014 she was commissioned to create a twenty-metre painting for the £11.6 million low carbon building project 'The Enterprise Centre' at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.

The surface undergoes a natural process beyond the control of the artist and renders each painting unique.

[1] Gunn was awarded the inaugural Sovereign European Art Prize in 2006 ahead of 300 artists from over twenty countries with her 10 feet high red painting, Specto Specus I & II.

[6] Sir Peter Blake, one of the judges, said of her work "I think she is a very talented artist and her paintings are incredibly beautiful objects.

[6] Melissa is a model,[19] while their son, Angus, is a professional footballer and plays as a goalkeeper, as did his father.