| Michelle Mendlowitz |
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Michelle has been dedicated to developing her own personal language within ceramics since discovering a love for clay in high school. With a knack for exploiting the function and form of clay, she explores the ideas of the vessel, which are inextricable from the ceramic medium as a whole. Since entering the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) in 2000, Michelle has exhibited in several art shows and galleries throughout Toronto and Waterloo. She is also the recipient of many awards, only more of which are sure to come as she continues to immerse herself in the local art community. Michelle’s work is very personal to her and exposes the subconscious nature of her creative process. Her mantra of “build, clean, scrape, carve, draw, paint, reveal and conceal” is evident in each one of her works, as well as the influences of nature, architecture and the human form. “They are both action and reaction – each one informing the next.” Education 2000-2005 Completion of Bachelor of Design OCAD, majoring in ceramics Exhibitions 2004-2005 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON 2001-2005 OCAD Annual Student Exhibition, Toronto, ON 2005 Go West, Kabat Wrobel Gallery, Toronto, ON 2004 Earthly Expressions, OCAD Gallery; Recess, OCAD Transit Space: Toronto, ON 2003 Whodunit, OCAD Silent Auction; Material Art & Design (MAAD) Scholarship Show, *new* Gallery; Woman’s Collective, Centre Hall, OCAD: Toronto, ON
2002 MAAD Show, OCAD Atrium, Toronto, ON 2000 Textiles Museum of Canada Silver Anniversary Gala, Toronto, ON 2000-2001 Wonder Woman Festival of the Arts, Toronto, ON Awards 2004/2005 Dora Wechsler Memorial Award, OCAD 2002/2003 Dora Wechsler Memorial Award, OCAD 2001/2002 Pottery Supply House Award, OCAD 1999 Markham Multi-Cultural Art Award, Town of Markham |
