Michelle L. Elmore's Bio

Education
• Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS 1988-1992
• Self-taught Photographer
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Solo Exhibitions
• Henry Miller Library, Big Sur, CA, 2004
• Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS 2002
• Fantastic Stories, Jonathon Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2001
• Henry Miller Library, Big Sur, CA, 2000
Group Exhibitions
• Katrina’s Wake, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans 2006
• Straight out of NOLA…The Mardi Gras Indians, Ashville, NC 2006
• After the Storm, New Orleans, LA 2006
• Finding Our Folks, Jackson MS, 2006
• Arts at Michigan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2006
• Atypical Portraiture, Barrister’s Gallery, New Orleans, LA 2006
• Surge New Orleans on High Ground, Brooklyn NY, 2006
• In Harm’s Way, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, NYC 2006
• Paradise Lost, Frederieke Taylor Gallery, NYC, 2006
• No Place Like Home, Giola Gallery, Chicago, IL Nov. 2005
• Halloween NYC with the Hot 8 Brass Band 2005
• Museum of Natural History, London, England 2005
• Femme Fatale Ball, New Orleans, 2005
• Michelle Elmore and John Waters, Aurther Rodger Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2002
• Second-Line Sundays, Frenchy Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2002
• Entergy Louisiana Open, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, 2001
• Nude vs. Nude, Jonathon Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2001
• Art Doc’s, Vaqueros, New Orleans, LA, 2001
• Fool’s Fest, Hopscotch in the City, New Orleans, LA, 2000
• No Dead Artist, New Orleans, LA, 2000
• Super-Heroes, Three Ring Circus, New Orleans, LA 2000
• Virginia Highlands 51st Annual Photography Exhibit, 1999
• F.A.V.A., Oberlin, OH, 1997
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Public Collections
• Museum of Natural History, London, England 2005
• New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA, 2003, 2004, 2006
• Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS, 2003
• Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS, 2002
• Xavier University, New Orleans, LA, 2002
• Backstreet Cultural Museum, New Orleans, LA, 2001

Publications
• Atypical Portraiture, Chopper, 2006
• My Knee Will Bend No More, New Orleans, LA 2005
• Mister Motley Idealin, Amsterdam Fine Art magazine 2005
• The History of Diamonds, The Natural History Museum, London, 2005
• Millennium Photo Project, 2000
• Art Review/ Gambit Weekly 6/11/02
• Monterey County Weekly, 2004
• Best of New Orleans, 7/31/01
• Contemporary Art Center Visual Arts Publication for the 2001 Entergy Louisiana Open
• Fantastic Realities, Gambit Weekly, 12/12/00
• “ Brash, Bold photo’s capture bohemian feel” The Times-Picayune, 12/15/00
• WWOZ, No Dead Artist, 10/01/2004
• Easy Jet In-flight Magazine, London, England, 2004
• Chili Chili, London, England, 2005
• Squeeze, Amsterdam, 2004

Honorariums and Teaching Positions
• New Orleans Left Behind, Documentary on the New Orleans public school system, still photographer 2004-2007
• Contemporary Art Center, Louisiana Open, Best emerging Artist in New Orleans, LA 2001
• Fresno inter-city youth mentoring 1996
• New Orleans inter-city youth mentoring 2000-2003
• Guest Speaker, Mississippi University for Women, 2002