pdf Michelle Lewis-King

Born: 1968

Lives and works in Bristol UK and Berkeley CA USA

Education:

B.F.A. Sculpture, Tyler School of Art and Design. Temple University. Elkins Park, Pa. Graduated Magna Cum-Laude. 1986 – 1991.

Study Abroad:

Temple University in Rome, Jan – May 1989, Rome, Italy.

M.A. Fine Art: Sculpture. Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London. Millbank, London, United Kingdom. 1994 – 1995 (Full - time Year-round).

Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) in The History and Theory of Modern and Contemporary Art. Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London, Millbank, London, United Kingdom. 1996 – 1998.

B.Sc.(Honours Degree) Traditional Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture. University of Westminster. New Cavendish Street, London, United Kingdom. Graduated with an Upper Second classification (2:1 -equivalent to a 3.5 or higher GPA). 2003- 2005 and 2008-2009.

Solo Shows

2003- 'House Music'. Sound installation. Mellow Birds, Underwood Street, London.

1998- 'I Call Myself (Three Spaces)'. Sound installation. The Gallerette, Shoreditch, London.

1993- 'Ocular'. Site-specific fabric installation. Haywire Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2010 Video Installation. 'Hot Summer Salon'. Oakland Underground Film Festival. Jack London Sq.July 2nd, July 30th

2010 Gave Workshop in Alison Smith's 'Arts and Skills Service' project, SFMOMA, War Memorial Veterans Building May 29th.

2009 'My Certain Fate' Curated by Timothy Buckwalter. Group Show. Pharmaka Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. (May – June)

2006 'Location - Dislocation' An interventionalist site-specific public art project. Curated by Kieko Tsutsumi St Peter's Church and Heritage Centre, London.

2001-"Paris/Berlin Recontres Internationales" Sound Installation Curated by Jean-Francois Rettig. At 'Le Cerise', Saint Eustache, Paris Centre d'arts and 'Brontfabrik', Berlin.

1999 'disEmplacements' A Four Person site specific project Curated by Francoise Dupre Woodlands Art Gallery, London.

1999 - 'Slippery' Sound installation Curated by Juliette Cook Richard Harrod Blohard Gallery Philadelphia, Pa. USA

1998 - ' Souvenirs' An interventionalist site-specific public art project. Curated by Neal Hamilton & Erika Tan. Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London.

1997 - 'Crock' A Site-specific sound installation Shoreditch Town Hall, London.

1996- 'Stick Your Hands In the Air' Sound installation at The Acorn Storage Building, Hammersmith, London.

Bibliography:

Nov 1996 Time Out (27/11/96) - 'Stick Your Hands in the Air', Mark Currah review.

Nov 1996 'Stick Your Hands in the Air' - Exhibition catalogue/ artists book, ed. of 200

Publications:

University of Derby ‘The Waters, A Silent Rapture’

June 1997 Catalogue essay on the work of artist Chloe Brown.

Awards:

ACAVA 'First Base' Project Open competition between twelve London Art Colleges for a year long residency at Charing Cross Road Studios supporting recent graduate artists. 1995 – 1996.

Private Collections:

Ilona Granet, Artist, New York, NY.

Baldassare Conticello. Archeological Director, Herculaneum, Italy.

Work Experience:

2006 – 2009. Blue Orchid Community Acupuncture Clinic. Sole practitioner. 17 Redland Terrace, Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom.

1996 – 1998. Part time lecturer in Sculpture. Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Costa Green, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

1996 – 1998. Part time lecturer in Time Based Media and Critical Theory and Practice (one term only). Southampton Institute of Higher Education, East Park Terrace. Southampton, United Kingdom.

Visiting/Guest lecturer at the following:

03/2007 Trinity CEVC First School, Frome, Somerset, Lecture and small project for 'Art Week'. Year 4 'Pine'Class.

10/2001. Tyler School of Art and Design, Sculpture Dept. Elkins Park, PA. USA.

11/1998 Sheffield Hallam University, Sculpture Dept. Howard Street, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

11/1998 University of Derby, Sculpture Dept. Kedelston Road, Derby, United Kingdom.

Michelle Lewis-King 2009