Michelle Fierro
Succession #3, 2002

Born
1967, Los Angeles, CA
Education
1995
Claremont Graduate School, MFA
1992
Cal State Fullerton, BA
1988
Fullerton Community College, Associate Arts,
Awards
2000–2001
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award
Solo Exhibitions
2017
Michelle Fierro 2017, c.nichols project, Venice, CA
2014
Michelle Fierro and Colin Roberts, Nan Rae Gallery, Woodbury University, Burbank, CA
2004
Atelier 9 Tullis, Santa Barbara, CA
2003
Wet Paint, Brea Arts Corporation, Brea, CA
2002
Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
2000
Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
1999
James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
London Projects, London, England
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Works on Paper, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
1997
Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, NY
1996
Burnett Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1995
Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, NY
East Gallery, The Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
Group Exhibitions
2019
Dreamhouse Vs Punk House (plus Cat house), Serious Tpoics, Inglewood, CA; organized by Kristin Calabrese, Joshua Astor and Torie Zalben
2016
David Bowie Tribute wall, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; organized by Kristin Calabrese
2011
Goldmine: Selections from the Micheal and Sirje Gold Collection, California State University, Long Beach, CA
2007
Themes and Variations, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2004
Tullis/Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Tullis Studio, Santa Barbara, CA
2003
5th Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, Traveling exhibition
2001
The Sensational Line, Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
Cal’s Art, California Painting, University Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton,TX
New Angeles, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Accumulations, Art on Paper from L.A., Kent State University, Cleveland, OH
2000
Under the Influence: New Art from L.A. Artspace, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Art on Paper 2000, Witherspoon Gallery, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
1999
A Quiet Storm: Painting in Abstraction, Kohn Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Elastic Abstract, Curtain Road Arts, London, England; The Spacex Gallery, Exeter, England
Uncommon Ground, Brett Mitchell Shaheen Inc., Cleveland, OH
Stuff, Thomas Blackman Associates, Chicago, IL
Orange County Art Museum Biennial, Newport Harbor, CA
1998
Preview, London Projects, London, England
Strictly Painting, Voges and Deisen, Frankfurt, Germany
Drawings from the Permanent Collection, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
1997
Stepping Up, Andrew Mummery Gallery, London, England
Drawings... A Bi-Coastal Invitational, Meyerson & Nowinsky, Seattle, WA
Eight Los Angeles Painters, New York, NY,
Primary Colors, Barbara Farber Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland
High Five, curated by Bennett Roberts
1996
Gems, Jim Schmidt Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO
Left of Center: New Art from Los Angeles, Ten in One Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995
Six Roads to Abstraction, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Painting Beyond the Idea, Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Bumpy, Post, Los Angeles, CA
Documents, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA
Group Drawing Exhibition, Schmidt Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO
L.A. Movers, L.A. Louver Annex, Venice, CA
1994
Inter-Collegiate Graduate Show, CSU Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Show, William Turner Gallery, Venice, CA
Staff Works, Theatre Space, New Milford, CT
Bad Kitty, West Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
1993
Nice Kitty, West Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
Two Person Exhibition, Dillingham Caples Gallery, Claremont, CA
1992
Two Views, Exit Gallery, CSU Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
Newport Guild Annual Survey Show, Costa Mesa, CA
Collections
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
California State Long Beach Art Museum
Broad Corporate Collection
Jumex Collection
Altoids Collection
Orange County Museum of Art
Museum of Contemporary Art Miami
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