Michele Allen Fulkerson, Lacoste, France Photo Credit: Elise LeGallo

Michele Allen Fulkerson

Painting began for Michele in a small fine arts program right out of high school in beautiful Northern Michigan and has evolved over the years as she has traveled and shifted through life.  Michele holds a BFA in Studio Art with an Art History minor and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Southern Oregon University and an MFA in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design. Michele’s work is rooted in the rich history of women artists and self-portraiture, and she is continuing her research in this genre as she pursues her PhD in Visual Arts at IDSVA.

Michele has shown in galleries internationally, and her work hangs on the walls of high-end resorts and office spaces. Michele resides in Southern Oregon and enjoys spending time on the Oregon coast, where she has a gallery and studio.

EDUCATION

1986-1989      Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI AA, Liberal Arts

2017-2018       Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA Fine Arts Program

2020-2022     Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR BFA in Studio Art w/ Art History Minor, Summa Cum Laude

2022- Present Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA Master of Fine Arts in Painting

2025- Enrolled IDSVA, Institute for Doctoral Studies in Visual Art, Portland, ME

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2020 August, COVID19 Art Show, DooGallery, Atlanta, GA

2021 October, Thorndike Gallery, Ashland, OR

2022 September 9 - October 28, A Celebration of Community ARTspace Gallery, Lake Owego, OR

2022 December, Small Works III!, Jen Tough Gallery, Artist Alliance Artsy Show

2023 March 2-31, Figures and Faces, Las Lagunas Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2023 March 3-April 4, The Women’s Room, Hanson Howard Gallery, Ashland, OR

2023 March 4-18, Literally, A Figurative Art Show, Shockboxx Project Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA

2023 Sept. 9 – November 4, Invitational Watercolor Show Siskiyou Arts Museum, Dunsmuir, CA

2023 December, Small Works, Las Lagunas Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2024 March 9, Lacoste Open Studios, Lacoste, France

2024 May 11 - June 7, Beach Signs, Gallery 163, Port Orford, OR

2025 January 18 - February 8, 2025, Faces & Figures, Covet Art Gallery, Oceanside, CA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021 November, Definition of SHE Thorndike Gallery, Ashland, OR

2022 May, I Am Not Her(e) Thorndike Gallery, Ashland, OR

2025 May 2-June 8, Will You Remember Me? Self-Portraits as Self-Evidence, Gallery 163, Port Orford, OR

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

2025    May 15-18, Presenter, Creativity Conference, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR

GRANTS & RESIDENCIES

2022 ARTIST ALLIANCE Jen Tough Gallery Summer Residency Program

2022 The Haines & Friends Visual Arts Grant Program

2024 SCAD Lacoste Study Abroad, Lacoste France

2024 The Haines & Friends Visual Arts Grant Program

2025 March-May, The Centre for Applied Jungian Studies, Mirror & the Palette with Jennifer Higgie, Chantal Joffe, and Hettie Judah.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2020 Artist featured in a collection SAATCHI ART

2023 Robert Courtright Endowed Scholarship

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