Born - Oklahoma City, OK
aleemichelle@hotmail.com
EDUCATION
2010 Rhode Island School of Design - Providence, RI
Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture
2007 School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Fiber and Materials
2004 Columbia College Chicago - Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBTIONS
2011
"Let Me Pull Your Coat To This" - Vox Populi, Philadelphia PA
2010
"Brand New Bag" - Recess, Inc., New York NY
"After Image" Curator Jamillah James - Frontier Projects, Baltimore MD
"Episodic" Curator Anne Reinhardt - Cave Space, Detroit MI
2009
“This Is A Show About Rock N’ Roll”
Curators Brett Day Windham & Kat Vogt Hodges w/ catolouge - Gelman Gallery, Providence RI
“Salute” Curator Elise Robison - Accidental Gallery, Chicago IL
“PYT: Pretty Young Thing” - 235 Westminster, Providence RI
“We’ve Killed It, Mounted It, Cut It’s Flesh, Just So That Your Face Might Be Slightly More Kissable” - Sol Koffler Gallery Providence, RI
2008
“Hecho de Mano en Mexico” - Rainbo Club, Chicago IL
2007
“Do Not Disconnect” - G2 Space SAIC, Chicago IL
“Re:Fuse” Curator Annie Holm - New Orleans Gallery, St.Charles IL
“The Show Show” - East Bank Storage Center, Chicago IL
MFA/Post-Baccalaureate Exhibition - G2 Space SAIC, Chicago IL
“Version Fest” Curator Lumpen - Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago IL
2006
“Open Catalouges” - Manual Labor, Chicago IL
“Emerald City” Curator Michele Gambetta - Rider Project, Chicago IL
Installation Cases - Rainbo Club, Chicago IL
“Air Raid Abstinence with Elise Robison” - Elastic Arts Foundation, Chicago IL
“Ben Driggs, Alee Peoples and Miklos P. Simon” - Wizard Island, Chicago IL
2005
“Made In NA, MA” - The Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams MA
2004
“It’s the _____ That Matters” - Ante-Room Gallery, Chicago IL
“Ante-Thesis Release Party” - Ante-Room Gallery, Chicago IL
“Rapid Decay” - 404 S. Mississippi Blvd., St.Paul MN
“Where I End And You Begin” - A+D Gallery, Columbia College, Chicago IL
2003
“Shelter” - C33 Space, Columbia College, Chicago IL
“Hokin Honors Awards” - Hokin Gallery, Columbia College, Chicago IL
“Thirteen” - Station Thirteen, Chicago IL
FILM SCREENINGS
2010
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Rutgers University Film Co-Op Super 8 Festival
Creole Cabaret, Dirt Palace
2009
Watch Yourself, Show Me What You Got - Providence RI
AS220 - Providence RI
2008
Light Industry, Curator Sabrina Gschwandtner - Brooklyn NY
2007
Boris Karloft, Chicago IL
AWARDS - GRANTS
2008Jacques & Natasha Gelman Graduate Fellowship
2006Department of Cultural Affairs & Illinois Council of the Arts: Community Arts Assistance Program Grant
2005Department of Cultural Affairs & Illinois Council of the Arts: Community Arts Assistance Program Grant
RESIDENCIES - PROGRAMS
2008Gruber Foundation, Yucatan Mexico
2007Fabric Workshop and Museum Apprentice Program, Philadelphia PA
2005Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams MA
LECTURES
2008“Fabric Workshop and Museum” - School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
2007“Noon Hour Lecture” - Fiber and Materials Department, Chicago IL