Michelle Dennis

Born: 1981, Binghamton, NY. Lives and Works in New York City
E: medme27@yahoo.com
W: MichelleDennis.com
2006-2008 MFA in Painting at Boston University, MA
2000-2004 BFA in Painting at Ringling School of Art and Design, FL

Solo Exhibitions:
2010 Wild-Ass Paintings, Robert Steele Gallery, New York, NY
2008    New Paintings, Boston University Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA

Selected Exhibitions:
2010 The Suitcase Series, The Cotton House, Curated by Stacy Sternberg and Sponsored by
Mustique Company, Kingtown, West Indies, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
2010 San Francisco Fine Art Fair, Courtesy of van Straaten Gallery, Denver, CO
2010 Art Chicago, Courtesy of van Straaten Gallery, Denver, CO
2010 Group Show, van Straaten Gallery, Denver, CO
2009 INK Miami, Courtesy of van Straaten Gallery, Denver, CO
2009 IFPDA, International Fine Print Dealers Association Print Fair, Courtesy of Riverhouse Editions,
Park Ave Armory, New York, NY
2009 Art Chicago, Courtesy of van Straaten Gallery, Denver, CO
   
2009     Reunited, DFN Gallery, (Curated by: Richard Ryan, Dana Frankfort), New York, NY
   
2008     Red Dot Art Fair Miami, Courtesy of van Straaten Gallery, Denver, CO
   
2008     InCite, Robert Steele Gallery, (Curated by: Joao Ribas), New York, NY
   
2008     Boston Young Contemporaries, (Jurors: Roger White, Jacki Gendel, Tom McGrath)
                
808 Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA
   
2008     Community of Artists, Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA
   
2008     MFA Thesis Show, 808 Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA
   
2008     Contemporary Absurdities, Rubin-Frankel Gallery, Boston, MA
2007     Fall Show, 808 Commonwealth Gallery, Boston MA
   
2004     By Any Medium Necessary, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, FL
   
2004     Soul Speak Performance Video, Sarasota, FL

Awards:
2010 Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center
    
2009 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant Nomination By John Walker
2008 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Nomination By John Walker
2008    Constatin Alajalov Scholarship, Boston University
2008 RGH Paint Scholarship
    
2006    Constatin Alajalov Scholarship, Boston University

Press:
2010 “Big Dreams, Small Budgets” -Esprit, Boston University Alumni Magazine, By Corinne Steinbrenner
2009 “All The Art That’s Fit To Drink” -Artscape Magazine, By Noah Marcel Sudarsky
2008    “Novel Works By Artists-In-Training” -Boston Globe, By Cate McQuaid

Residencies:
    
2010 Virginia Center For The Creative Arts, Mt. San Angelo, VA
2010 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2009    Riverhouse Editions, (Director, Master Printer Susan Oehme), Steamboat Springs, CO
    
Publications:
2010 Art in America, January 2010
2009    Riverhouse Editions, Published 25 Unique Artist Prints, Steamboat Springs, CO

Visiting Artist/Lector:
   
2008     University Of South Florida, Tampa, FL