More About Michelle's life as an Artist

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2007 Great Southern TAFE - Indigenous Art Lecturer

2006 ECU Albany Campus - theory lecturer.

2006 Great Southern TAFE - relief lecturer, Indigenous Art Studies, Mt Barker, Cert III, IV.

2006 Great Southern TAFE - lecturer, Cert III & IV GraphicDesign.

2006 Great Southern TAFE - support worker, sculpture and printmaking classes, Cert III.

2006 Gnowangerup District High School - Hebel Sculpture Workshop - years 6/7.

2006 Mallee to Mountains - co-ordinator Community Sculpture W/Shop, Gnowangerup.
This project involved working with the community to design, carve and build a large seat in the grounds of the new Arts for gNow Gallery. I have also done workshops in 'assemblage sculpture' and worked with the schools in Gnowangerup, Ongerup and Borden to produce 'bas relief' sculptures with the younger children.

2005 Frankland Primary School - Schoolyard Blitz.
This was an intensive workshop in which I worked with members of the school and the community to design and make a mosaic several metres long by 1.5 metre wide that is now on the facade of the school. It won second prize in the Regional section of the competition. 2005 ECU Albany Campus - casual painting lecturer.

03-06 Schizophrenic Societies, Fellowship House
For 4 years I have worked as an 'art facilitator' with the mentally ill once a week at this drop in centre. I co-ordinated an exhibition of their work at the Vancouver Arts Centre in 2003 which was well received by both the clients and the public.

1999 Albany Residency Museum
Over a period of 2 years I designed and executed a ¾ life-sized sculptural figure and mural for the museum's Aboriginal display.

2002 Disability, Disadvantage in the Arts Australia
UnHiding - I facilitated the sculptural component of this 6 week community workshop in which we used sand at the local beach as a 'mould' to create three 1.5 wide x 2 metre tall bas-relief sculptures. The Unhiding program was multi-media and culminated in a large inaugural exhibition and 'concert' at the Vancouver Arts Centre and continued as an annual event until 2006.

2002 Albany Primary School - 3 week sculptural workshop for PEAC students.

1999 Albany City Council - Co-designer for the Reconciliation document with Southern Aboriginal Corporation.

1993 South Stirling Primary School
Facilitated 6 week sculpture workshop in which we designed sets for a 'performance' that included dance, costume and lighting.

EDUCATION
2007 Curtin University - currently studying for Master Creative Arts (Research).

2006 Curtin University - currently studying for Master Creative Arts (Research).

2005 Curtin University - Bachelor of Visual Arts (Art) (Honours with Distinction).

2004 Edith Cowan University - Bachelor of Visual Arts (Distinction)

1982 Claremont School of Art - Certificate of Fine Art

EXHIBITIONS
2005 I Was Just Leaving - Curtin University of Technology, graduating students (Honours)

2005 Harboursound - Vancouver Arts Centre - Albany artists who are also musicians.

2005 Liminal - Regional Exhibition with Mix for Perth International Arts Festival - Albany.

05/04 9 x 5 - Vancouver Arts Centre community fundraiser (supported by local artists).

2004 ECU Regional Touring Exhibition - toured Geraldton, Bunbury and Albany and Perth.

2002 Unilateral - Edith Cowan University - Student Exhibition

2001 Mix - inaugural group 'installation' in disused office in Albany's main street.

2001 Self - Group Exhibition, Vancouver Arts Centre.

2000 Act of Faith - very successful Solo Exhibition at Vancouver Arts Centre.

2000 The Feast - very successful Group Exhibition at the Vancouver Arts Centre in which artists created a 'setting' at a large dining table.

1999 Sextet - exhibition of women's Erotica, Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany.

1997 Sexhibition - I co-ordinated this group exhibition at the Albany Town Hall.

1993 Carlsruhe Gallery - Victoria, Group Exhibition

1992 Icon - New Collectables Gallery - Group Exhibition

1990 Artshouse Gallery, Perth - Joint exhibition with Annie Medley.

AWARDS
2003 Viewpoint Art and Craft Award - Overall winner (ceramic sculpture)