MICHELLE ALEXANDER

EDUCATION

2024    Master of Fine Arts candidate, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2022    Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Studio Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2013    Associate in Applied Science Degree, Fashion Design Program, Parsons School of Design, New York City, NY

2012    Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Photography and Painting Program, University of Miami, Miami, FL



SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023

Hollow Shell, Art City, Chicago, IL 

Experiences of the Flesh, SITE Gallery, Chicago IL 



SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

Venezia 2.0, Cipriarte Gallery, Venice, IT

Transformations: Nice to See You Come, Nice to See You Go, Habitat 2317, Chicago, IL

Fighting The Flesh, Graduate Exhibition One, SAIC Gallery, Chicago, IL

In Here Out There, The Plan, Chicago, IL

We are our own healers. We are our own medicine, SAIC Wellness Center, Chicago, IL

2023

“Open”, Light Space & Time, Online

Miami 2.0, Spectrum, Miami, FL

Artistry Unleased, DragonFLY Gallery, Chicago, IL

Bonfire of the Vanities, SAIC Gallery, Chicago, IL

FIABCN, Fira International d’Art de Barcelona, Spain

Members’, The Current, Stowe, VT

Open Studios, SAIC, Chicago, IL

Figures, Chicago Fine Art Salon, Chicago, IL

Figures, Chicago Fine Art Salon, Online

Contemporary Expressions, Contemporary Art Station, Online

Voices Embodied: Uplifted, The Design Museum of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Windows to the Inside, Woman Made Gallery, Online

2022

Art for Peace, International Cultural Management, Online

Open Studios, SAIC, Chicago, IL

Truly, Post Bachelorette Baby!, SAIC Gallery, Chicago, IL

Members, The Current, Stowe, VT

Fly On The Wall, Mana Contemporary Chicago, Chicago, IL

Doodle Jam, Soho House Chicago, Chicago, IL                                                                       

Post Bacc, SAIC Gallery, Chicago IL                                                    

2021   

53 Days, SAIC Gallery, Chicago, IL                                                                                          

Open Studios, SAIC, Chicago, IL

2013

Fashion Presentation, Parsons School of Design, NY  

2012   

BFA Thesis Show, University of Miami Gallery, Miami, FL

2008   

Parsons Summer Program Exhibit, Paris, FR



CURATORIAL

2023

You May Not See Me, Noah Hook, Art City, Chicago, IL      

The Impossible Gathering, Lisa DeAbreu, Art City, Chicago, IL

Thoughts To Pass Time Too, Emily Nicole Murray, Art City, Chicago, IL



TALKS

2023

Sloughing, Artist Talk, Soho House, Chicago IL

Welcome To My Brain, Artist Talk, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL



PUBLICATIONS

SAIC Magazine, Senior Portraits, Spring Issue 2024

Art for Peace, International Cultural Management, Coffee Table Book



AWARDS

Second Prize Award                Art for Peace International Cultural Management

AAS Deans Scholarship            Parsons School of Design

Dean’s list                                Parsons School of Design

Dean’s list                                University of Miami

Honor Roll                               University of Miami

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