Solo Exhibitions
- To Bear the Weight (artist exchange exhibition)| Nebenflut Student Gallery | Bremen, Germany (May 10, 2022)
- Always, Already, Never, Better, Faster, Stronger | Glen Echo Park | Glen Echo, MD (January 22–February 20, 2022)
- Always, Already? (MFA Thesis 2020 Exhibition)| VisArts | Rockville, MD (April 2–May 14, 2021)
- I Just Want to Know You’re There | Hillyer Art Space | Washington, DC (January 8–30, 2016)
- Inter-Net, a “Coup d’Espace” exhibition | Washington Project for the Arts Office Space | Washington, DC (November 9–23, 2011)
Invitational Exhibitions
- The Digital Landscape | Stamp Gallery, The University of Maryland | College Park, MD (August 26–October 5, 2024)
- Pietra Eterna, Digital Stone Project Residency Exhibition | Arringo del Duomo | Barga, Italy (June 28th–July 31, 2024)
- Limina | The Delaware Contemporary Museum | Wilmington, DE (June 7–August 25, 2024)
- DC Art Now! 2023 | DC Commission on the Arts | Washington, DC (September 15–December 15)
- ARTgineering v 2.0 | Otis Street Arts Project | Mount Rainer, MD (October 8–December 3, 2022)
- Bark Like a Dog Online Exhibition | Paradice Palase | Brooklyn, NY. (August 1–October 2, 2022)
- 27th International Symposium on Electronic Art | Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain (June 10–16, 2022)
- Monument to the Phantom Limb | Gallery La Box and Cinéma du Foyer Saint-François | Bourges, France (May 5, 2022)
- Hello! curated by Vesela Sretenovic | Micheline Klagsbrun studios (pop-up exhibition) | Washington, DC (November 4–December 5, 2021)
- Left Space | 1100 Wicomico Ave (pop-up exhibition) | Baltimore, MD (November 2019)
- Interact + Integrate | Visarts | Rockville, MD (April 6–May 13, 2018)
- Click Here | Arlington Arts Center | Arlington, VA (January 21–March 26, 2017)
- Washington Produced Artists | Washington Project for the Arts | Washington, DC (November 14–December 19, 2015)
- (inter)Related, a Sparkplug Exhibition | DC Arts Center | Washington, DC (June 6–July 13, 2014)
- External Memory, a Sparkplug Exhibition | DC Arts Center | Washington, DC (June 7–July 14, 2013)
- Zeitgeist III: Too Much Information? | DC Arts Center | Washington, DC (March 2012)
- Synergy: 2011 Artist Fellowship Recipients | Corcoran Gallery of Art | Washington, DC (2010)
- Eureka! | Load of Fun Art Gallery | Baltimore, MD (February 15–28, 2008)
Juried Exhibitions
- 14th Annual Juried Exhibition | Goggleworks | Reading, PA (April 25–June 26, 2022)
- Moving Images: Pause… Restart Online Exhibition (Juror: Clark Buckner, Director of Telematic Media Arts, San Francisco) | Cabrillo Gallery, Cabrillo College | Aptos, CA (October 4– November 5, 2021)
- Latela Curatorial & Artsy Women in the Arts Online Exhibition | Latela Curatorial & Artsy | Washington, DC (October 12–December 7, 2020)
- Us: What Divides Us and What Unites Us? International Juried Online Exhibition | Touchstone Gallery | Washington, DC (September 18–November 3, 2020)
- Artists at Work | Smithsonian International Gallery | Washington, DC (2019)
- Artists at Work | Smithsonian International Gallery | Washington, DC (2017)
- Experimental Media 2012: D.O.L.L: DIWO OPNSRC LMFAO LHOOQ | Artisphere | Arlington, VA (April 12–May 20, 2012)
- Revealing Culture | Smithsonian Institution International Gallery | Washington, DC (June 8–September 1, 2010)
- The Video Show: International Juried Video Exhibition | Raritan Valley Art Gallery | Branchburg, NJ (February 13–March 13, 2009)
- Green Light | Smithsonian Institution | S. Dillon Ripley Center | Washington, DC (September 17, 2008–January 4, 2009)
Other Group Exhibitions
- Combinations by Michelle Lisa Herman and Robin Bell | Artomatic | Washington, DC (March 8–April 28, 2024)
- Process Driven (Online exhibition) | Ely Center of Contemporary Art | New Haven, CT (September 1- November 30, 2023)
- Other Worldly (Online exhibition) | Ely Center of Contemporary Art | New Haven, CT (July 1- September 30, 2023)
- In, Around, Through | Harmony Hall Art Center | Fort Washington, MD (July 17–August 14, 2021)
- Maryland Institute College of Art MFA in Studio Art 2nd and 3rd Year Exhibition | Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore, MD (June 2019)
- Summer Census | Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore, MD (June 2018)
- Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program Visual Arts Exhibition | DC Commission on Arts and Humanities | Washington, DC (2017)
- James McLaughlin Memorial Staff Exhibition | The Phillips Collection | Washington, DC (2011)
- Artomatic | Washington, D.C. (2009)
Collaborative Work Shows
- 24 Hour Cities Project | The National Building Museum | Washington, DC (July 6, 2011)
Awards
- 2024 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship
- 2022 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship
- 2020 Warhol Foundation and Washington Project for the Arts Wherewithal Research Grant
- 2015-2020 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship
- 2013 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship
- 2010 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship
Panel Participation and Artist Lectures
- Creative Voices: Born-Digital Art Panel Discussion | The Phillips Collection | Washington, DC | May 18, 2023
- Artist Talk & Panel Discussion | Latela Curatorial | Washington, DC | October 15, 2020
- Artist Talk | Washington Project for the Arts | Washington, DC | December 12, 2015
- Artist lecture and panel discussion | DC Art Center | Washington, DC | 2014
- Artist lecture and panel discussion | DC Art Center | Washington, DC | 2013
- Guest Artist speaker at DASER | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | May 24, 2012
- Visiting Artist Lecture and Guest Studio Critiques | Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | 2009
- Artist Panel Discussion at the The Video Show: International Juried Video Exhibition | RVCC | Branchburg, NJ | 2009
Exchanges/Residencies
- Digital Stone Project Residency | Gramolazzo, Italy | June 1–June 30, 2024
- Expanded Cinematic Spaces and Conceptual Photography Student Exchange Program at HFK Bremen under the guidance of Rosa Barba | Bremen, Germany | April 12–May 13, 2022
- Resident Artist, Museum of Contemporary Art, Arlington | Arlington, VA | September 2021–June 2022
Permanent Collections
- District of Columbia Government | Washington, D.C.
- The New Museum, Rhizome Artbase | UnFamilia
- The Grand Hotel Cocumella; Sorrento, Italy
Teaching Experience
- Assistant Professor, Interactive Design | James Madison University | 2024-Present
- Graduate Teaching Intern, Video Art | Maryland Institute College of Art | Fall 2019
- Graduate Teaching Intern, Drawing I | Maryland Institute College of Art | Spring 2019
- Graduate Teaching Intern, Interactive Installations | Maryland Institute College of Art | Spring 2018
- Instructor, Web for Artists Workshop | Washington Project for the Arts | 2013
- Instructor, Intro to Video | Latin American Youth Center | Washington, D.C. | 2012
Artistic Professional Experience
- 2009 Studio Assistant for Maren Hassinger, Sculptor | Baltimore, MD | 2009
- 2007 Studio Assistant for Ivy Parsons, sculptor | Baltimore, MD | 2007
- 2006 Studio Assistant for Jack Scott, sculptor | Baltimore, MD | 2006
- 2004 Studio Assistant for Eduoard Duval-Carrie, sculptor | Fort Lauderdale and Miami, FL | 2004
Press/Publications
- “A Celebration of Art Books: The Capital Art Book Fair,” by Michelle LaFrance. HillRag (March 30, 2023), print and online
- Alsina, P. [Pau]; Vilà, I. [Irma]; Tesconi, S. [Susanna]; Soler-Adillon, J. [Joan]; Mor, E. [Enric]. (2022). ISEA2022 Barcelona Artworks. POSSIBLES 27 International Symposium on Electronic Art. Barcelona, 10-16 June. http://hdl.handle.net/10609/147564
- “Let’s Talk Art: An interview with multidisciplinary artist Michelle Lisa Herman on collaborating with AI software to expose bias,” Culture Caleidoscoop 1: DOI 10.57031/culcal.v1i1.12192 (October 9, 2022)
- “In the Galleries…Michelle Lisa Herman”, The Washington Post (February 6, 2022)
- WPA Announces Recipients of the 2020–21 Wherewithal Research Grant, East City Art (January 12, 2021)
- New American Paintings MFA Annual #147 (April/May 2020 issue, released January 2021)
- “A View from the Easel During Times of Quarantine”, Hyperallergic (December 25, 2020)
- ‘Interact + Integrate’ requires audience participation, The Washington Post (May 4, 2018)
- “Four Curators One Spotlight”, The Washington Post (March 19, 2017)
- “A Washington, DC, Nonprofit Reflects on 40 Years of Championing Local Artists”, Hyperallergic (December 17, 2015)
- “Washington Produced Artists”, The Washington Post (December 11, 2015)
- “East City Art Reviews Washington Produced Artists”, East City Art (December 1, 2015)
- ‘D.O.L.L.’ at Artisphere: art in focus”, The Washington Post (April 26, 2012)
- “Michelle Lisa Herman”, The Washington Post (November 18, 2011)
- “Washington Project for the Arts: Connecting in the Digital Age”, Washington Project for the Arts Blog (November 2011)
- “‘Art Beat’ With Sean Rameswaram, Nov. 9”, 88.5 WAMU American University Radio (November 9, 2011)
Education
- M.F.A. Maryland Institute College of Art 2020 in Studio Art
- B.F.A. Maryland Institute College of Art 2008 in General Fine Art and Art History
Michelle Lisa Herman is a Washington, DC-based multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans theoretical and philosophical research, feminist and disability politics, comedy, and conceptualism.
Herman has shown internationally in both group and solo exhibitions at locations such as the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain), Cinéma du Foyer Saint-François (Bourges, France), the Corcoran (Washington, DC), The Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC), The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), Goggleworks (Reading, PA), Hillyer Art Space (Washington, DC), Arlington Art Center (Arlington, VA), Visarts (Rockville, MD), and the Washington Project for the Arts (Washington, DC).
Herman’s work has been written about and featured in Hyperallergic, New American Paintings, The Washington Post, NPR, and East City Arts. Herman is an alumna of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MFA, 2020) and the Sparkplug artist collective sponsored by the DC Arts Center.