MICHELLE WIENER

Born in Santa Monica, CA

Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

EDUCATION

2008 MFA, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

2005 BA, College of Creative Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

2000 Ryman Arts, Los Angeles, CA

SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008 Mise en scene, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)

Best in Show, ISM Gallery, Long Beach, CA

2007 Open Call L.A. 2007, Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, CA

12x12, Otis Art Studio Space, El Segundo, CA

Ryman Arts: An Artist and His Legacy, Forest LawnMuseum, Glendale, CA

Resolutions, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

The Anatomy of Dance, TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

Mid-Residency Show, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

One Night Only, Another Year in LA, Los Angeles, CA

2005 Artificial Intimacy, College of Creative Studies Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA (solo)

2004 Students Unite!, Gallery S, Isla Vista, CA

Les Etudiants, Gallery S, Isla Vista, CA

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2004 Women and Technology, University of California, Santa Barbara Women’s Center Art Gallery, CA

2003 Fracturing Fairy Tales, University of California, Santa Barbara Women’s Center Art Gallery, CA

21st Century Woman: New Ideas on Femininity, University of California, Santa Barbara Women’s Center Art Gallery, CA

WORK EXPERIENCE

2008 Instructor, Beginning Drawing, Summer of Art, Otis College of Art and Design. Los Angeles, CA

Teaching Assistant, Advanced Painting,Ryman Arts,

Los Angeles, CA

Teaching Assistant, Figure Drawing Workshop, Loyola Marymont University, Los Angeles, CA

Teaching Assistant, Drawing and Composition, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

Teaching Assistant, Graduate Program: In Context, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

Teaching Assistant, Graduate Program: Visiting Artist Lectures, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

2007 Teaching Assistant, Advanced Painting and Intermediate Drawing, Ryman Arts, Los Angeles, CA

Teaching Assistant, Figure Drawing Workshop, Loyola Marymont University, Los Angeles, CA

Teaching Assistant, Drawing and Composition, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

Teaching Assistant, Graduate Program: In Context, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

Teaching Assistant, Graduate Program: Visiting Artist Lectures, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

Alumni Coordinator, Ryman Arts, Los Angeles, CA

2003-04 Head Curator, University of California, Santa Barbara Women’s Center Art Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

2002-03 Assistant Curator, University of California, Santa Barbara Women’s Center Art Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

2001 Teaching Assistant, Studio Art, ArtWorks Studio for Children, Culver City, CA

ASSOCIATIONS

College Art Association

Fractured Atlas

Ryman Arts Alumni Association

AWARDS

2008 Brooks Scholarship, Anderson Ranch

2007 Wrenn and Bill Chais Graduate Scholarship,

Otis College of Art and Design

2003 Dole Memorial Award, University of California,

Santa Barbara Art Department