MDFerrera
Artist
© 2012 — Built with Virb
Michelle D. Ferrera
Exhibitions
2012
June, Figure Model Appreciation Gala, The Rochester Art House, Los Angeles, CA, Dario Mellado
April, Under the Radar - a Group Art Show, ArtLab Studios, San Diego, CA, Paul Ecdao at Thumbprint Gallery
March, RAW: Natural Born Artists Showcase, Stimulus, The Key Club, Hollywood, CA, Byron Arreola
March, Mujer: The Force Within, Casa Familiar's at The Front, San Ysidro, CA, Leticia Gomez Franco
February, The Chocolate and Art Show, Monk Space, Los Angeles, CA, Danilo Santos
January, Art12 Group Art Show, The Happening Gallery, Marina Del Rey, CA, Jason Canning
2011
December, Benefit Show: Sojourn Services For Battered Women And Their Children, The Rochester Art House, Los Angeles, CA, Dario Mellado
December, The Chocolate and Art Show, Monk Space, Los Angeles, CA, Danilo Santos
December, QRt Show, Twin Oaks Gallery, San Marcos, CA
November, Objet d'art, The Rochester Art House, Los Angeles, CA, Dario Mellado
October, Dia de los Muertos, The Rochester Art House, Los Angeles, CA, Dario Mellado
October, Peace Rises, the Whole 9 - Gallery 9, Culver City, CA, Lisa Schulz
October, Breast Cancer Awareness Silent Auction, Very Venice Art & Design Gallery, Venice Beach, CA, Dary Rees
August-November, Very Venice Art & Design Gallery, Venice Beach, CA, Dary Rees
June-September, Christian & Adam's Black Tie Formal Networking Mixer & Art Gallery III, Private Gallery, Hollywood, CA, Christian Miehls
February, the Sketchbook Project Tour: 2011, Brooklyn Art Library, Art House Coop, Brooklyn, NY
February, Entertainers @ Large, Tara Nichole Galleries, temporary mural, Old Town, San Diego, CA, Tara Nichole
2010
November, Contemporary Art Fair, Jacob Javits Center, NYC, Richard Rothbard
September, Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Shawn James
2009
October, Jersey Fix, Newark Open Doors Studio & Gallery Tours, Newark, NJ, Sylvia Padilla
2008
August, Philly to New York, John Andrulis Gallery, Lambertville, NJ, John Andrulis
June, Finding My Balance (Solo), Jolie Zoe Deux (Gallery of the Arts), Rutherford, NJ
2007
December, Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, NY
November, Fears-The Sketchbook Project, Savannah College of Art & Design, Atlanta, GA
November, Focus on the Figure, Edward Hopper House, Nyack, NY, Daniel Dugan
May, Art Project and Lounge, Vintage Alley, Verona, NJ
2003
March, Organized Mess (Solo), Gallery 3 ½, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Awards/Honors
2012
April, Drawing Award for Untitled, 2nd 2012 Showcase Competition, ArtSlant
March, 3rd Place for Hazy Grainy Daze, Mujer: The Force Within, 5th Annual Dia de la Mujer, Casa Familiar's at The Front
February, Special Recognition in Other Media & Drawing Category, All Women, Light Space & Time
January, Drawing Award, Virtual Gallery Artist Representation Contest, Speaking Art
2011
September, Peace Maker Award, The Peace Project, The Whole 9
September, Honorable Mention, Cover IV, My Art Contest (Artist Portfolio Magazine)
August, First Runner Up, YPOC’s Visual Storytellers Contest, My Modern Met
May, Top 100 Finalist, The Power of Self, ArtistsWanted
Publications/Press
Vivian Marlene Dunbar, Mujer: The Force Within, 5th Annual Dia De La Mujer Exhibition, La Prensa San Diego, CA, March 16, 2012, Pg.1, 2 (http://laprensa-sandiego.org/
Community Profiles, The Happening Gallery - Art12 Artists' Reception, The Argonaut, Marina Del Rey, CA, January 12, 2012, Pg.16
The Whole 9, The Peace Project - 2011 Peace Rises, Peace Maker Award Recipient, Image #1194, Pg.15, 125 (http://www.thewhole9.com/PeaceProjectBook-2011-Online.pdf)
My Art Contest, Artist Portfolio Magazine, Honorable Mention Artist, Issue #4, Fall 2011, Pg.2, 15
Tara Fehr, Proving Art Belongs: A Complete Guide to Open Doors 2009, Newark Live, Newark, NJ, October 8, 2009, Pg.9
Collections
The Brooklyn Art Library, 2011 Participating Artist - The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn, NY
The Martell Family, Boonton, NJ
Education
2011, Get Hung Workshop, The Whole 9, Culver City, CA
2011, Volunteer/Assisting Artist, Very Venice Art & Design Gallery, Venice Beach, CA
2003, Bachelors Degree: Art & Design, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
2001, Study Abroad, Macquarie University, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia