Michelle Bardino Vela - michellevela.studio@gmail.com - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Education

2020 - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Florida International University, Miami, FL

Group Exhibitions

2023 - Cycles: Stages of Motherhood, MIFA Gallery, Miami, FL

The BluPrnt Show, Curated by Robert Chambers, Bridge Red Studios, Miami, FL

Blue Infusion, Alternative Processes, Online Exhibition

2022 - Fiber Options, Juror: Hillary Waters Fayle, Circle Gallery, Maryland Federations for the Arts, Annapolis, MD

Make One Good Wish and Go To Spirit World, Curated by Dessarae Bassil, Moisturizer Gallery, Gainesville, FL

2021 - World Cyanotype Day Exhibition, Alternative Processes, Online Exhibition

Till Death, 3100 Miami, Miami, FL

iMotif, Jurors: Cassandra Sohn, John Clarke, & Valda Bailey, Sohn Fine Art Gallery, Lenox, MA

2020 - International Alternative Processes Competition, Juror: Aline Smithson, Soho Photo Gallery, New York City, NY

Elemental: Earth, Fire, Water, Air, Juror: Yikui Gu, Online Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD

Focal Point, Juror: Robin Assner-Alvey, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

LoosenArt: Diaries, Mellipiani Exhibition Space, Rome, Italy

Beyond, Juror: Ginger Cochran, Envision Arts, Denton, TX

International Exhibition, Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, Scotland

Forsaken, Juror: Leslie-Claire Spillman, SE Center of Photography, Greenville, SC

Grim Leisure, BFA Thesis Show, Florida International University Miami Beach Urban Studios, Miami Beach, FL

2019 - BFA Thesis 1 Show, Florida International University W1 building, Miami, FL

Crispy Tickles, Florida International University Miami Beach Urban Studios, Miami Beach, FL

Ghosts of LB, Florida International University Miami Beach Urban Studios, Miami Beach, FL

F8 Photography Show, Florida International University, Miami, FL

Awards & Residencies

2022 - Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Artist Residency, Otis, OR

2020 - Juror’s Choice Award for the piece Nispero, Elemental: Earth, Fire, Water, Air, Online Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD

Honorable Mention for the piece Velas, Focal Point, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

2019 - FIU Arts Council Art + Art History Scholarship Award, Florida International University, Miami, FL

Work Experience

2021- 2022 - Photography Teacher, American Heritage Schools, Plantation, FL

2018 - 2020 - Ceramic Instructor & Studio Assistant, Joe Picasso’s Ceramic Studio, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Publications

2022 - Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Directors Journal, April Newsletter

2021 - All She Makes, Issue 3, Fall 2021

The Hand Magazine, Issue 34, Fall 2021

Artist Talk

2022 - Artist Resident Talk, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Otis, OR

2020 - Grim Leisure, BFA Thesis, FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios, Miami Beach, FL

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