Michelle Gordon

Michelle Gordon was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, next door to the amazing artists Lou Mark and Philomene Bennett. From a young age Gordon was mesmerized by this world of paint she was exposed to and painted from then on.

After being accepted to the Ecole de Beaux-Art in Avignon, France Gordon definitively made the choice not to study art formally and instead earned a Master's degree in literature and foreign language from the University of Oregon and the Sorbonne University. Painting all the while, in 2003 her first show sold out and makes the beginning of her professional career as an artist.

The process of Gordon's work is as important as work itself. Through layers of accrued oil paint, windows are delicately and gradually created. These windows are intended to engage the imagination and lead us to new and unexplored parts of ourselves. The magic behind Gordons work is the dialogue with the viewer.

Subjects are left open-ended intentionally to include the viewer in the experience of the art. Gordons work had been exhibited both nationally and internationally. Her work was selected to show in the 2007 Venice Biennale. She is currently living in Chicago and frequently returns to her hometown where she finds "solace in the soil of inspiration."

Education Sorbonne Nouvelle lll, Paris France, MA The University Lyon ll, Lyon France, License The University of Oregon, Eugene Oregon, BA

Exhibitions 2003 Webster’s Wine Bar, Chicago 2004-2006 Around the Coyote, Chicago 2005 David Leonardis Gallery, Chicago 2006 Works from Gallery Artists, Water Street Gallery, MI 2006 Solo Show, Unusual Landscapes Takohl Gallery, Chicago 2007 Solo Show, Studio 110 Salon, Chicago 2007 Biennale Venice, Italy (‘13x17’, Philippe Devario) 2007 Solo Show, Kyo Gallery, Viterbo, Italy 2008 Sheraton Suites Hotel, Eva Reynold Fine Art Gallery, Kansas City MO 2008 Beneath the Surface, Water Street Gallery, MI 2009 Artetre Gallery, Venice, Italy 2009 Cool Carvings, Eva Reyonlds Gallery, Leawood KS 2009 ‘6x6’, Water Street Gallery, MI 2010 Bizarre Bazaar, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago 2010 Solo Show, Pink Akira Fashion, Chicago 2010 Solo Show, New Works From Italy, Webster’s Wine Bar, Chicago 2011 Solo Show, Process, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago 2011 Around the Coyote, Chicago 2012 Around the Coyote, Chicago 2013 Chicago Six, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago 2014 New Works by Gallery Artists, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago 2014 Solo Show, Miller Bakery Restaurant, Miller Beach IN 2014 Lake Street Gallery, Miller Beach IN 2014 Solo Show, Marshall J. Gardner Center of the Arts, Miller Beach IN 2015 Solo Show, Paris est une fête, Rush Paris,Paris FR 2016 Group Show Gallery Artists, Art Source Gallery, Chicago 2017 'Revolution' Miller Bakery Cafe Miller Beach, IN 2018 “Tempest” with Amy Cannady Chicago Art Source Gallery 2021 Gallery Artists, Gallery 1871 Chicago 2021 Studio Show, Kansas City MO 2022 Inner Landscapes Chicago Art Source Gallery Chicago IL 2022 BOK Financial Kansas City MO 2022-23Stone's Throw Interiors Union Pier 2022 La Belle Epoque Kansas City MO

Movies/Film 2013 ‘Lucy’ Short Story, Jason Madeja 2014 ‘Crisis’ NBC, S1/E3

Publications: 2007 February Cover, KC Counselor 2008 Biennale Venice, Italy (‘13x17’, Philippe Devario) 2013 April Cover Gallery Guide, Louise Blouin Media 2015 Featured Artist, Lake Life