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Bio
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Michelle Kingdom studied drawing and painting in college, earning a BA degree in fine art from UCLA. As a self-taught embroidery artist, Michelle has been quietly creating figurative narratives in thread for two decades. She has recently begun to exhibit her work nationally, and her embroideries are now held in private collections internationally. When not busy stitching, Michelle teaches children and lives in Burbank, CA with her husband and daughter.
Artist CV
Group Exhibitions
2015 Put the Needle on the Record, Twilight Gallery, Seattle WA
2015 The Living Mark, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland OR
2015 27th Annual Decatur Arts Festival, The Dalton Gallery, Decatur, GA
2015 The Storied Stitch, Azarian McCullough Art Gallery, Sparkhill NY
2015 Stitch fetish 3, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Pip Squeak: Small Works, Big Vision, Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook, IL
2014 Sheltered: Art Benefit for Animals at Risk, Davis Arts Center, Davis, CA
2014 The Living Mark, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR
2014 Slice: A Juried Cross Section of Regional Art, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA, Honorable Mention Award
2014 Through My Eyes – How I See It, Las Lagunas Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2014 Burbank Art Association Spring 2014 Exhibition, Geo Gallery, Glendale, CA, Honorable Mention Award
2014 26th Annual Decatur Arts Festival, The Dalton Gallery, Decatur, GA
2014 The Heart of the Matter, Oceana Art Gallery, Pacifica, CA
2014 27th Annual Women’s Works 2014, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock IL
Publications
2015 Fiber Arts Now Magazine, Summer 2015 issue
2015 Eleven Eleven, Journal of Literature and Art, Issue 18, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Education
1995 Certificate in Fashion Design, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
1990 BA Fine Art, University of California, Los Angeles, Magna cum Laude
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