News Archives - Michelle Lisa Herman

Artomatic and Open Studios Plus Upcoming Exhibitions

Upcoming events you won’t want to miss including Meet the Artists night on April 13 and Open studios at Red Dirt Studio May 11.

Lamond-Riggs Lillian J. Huff Community Library Heritage Wall

Photograph of the "Heritage Wall" commission installed at the Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Community Library. The image is predominantly red and inspired by a quilt showing illustrations of area residents.

This past week the Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Community Library, part of the DC Public Library system, celebrated its one-year anniversary since the renovation in 2022. Included in the celebration was the dedication of the “Heritage Wall” that I was commissioned to create.

Save the date: June 27 Heritage Wall Unveiling

Save the date! June 27 will be the “unveiling” event for the permanent public installation at the Lamond Riggs Lillian J. Huff Community Library. The event will coincide with the library’s one year anniversary of the renovation. More details to

Come Visit Me at Red Dirt Studios on May 13

Red Dirt Studio will be participating in the Gateway Arts District Open Studios on May 13 from 12-5 pm. Please come out and visit me to see what I’ve been up to! May 13, 12-5 pm Red Dirt Studio 4051

Interview in Culture Caleidoscoop

I am thrilled to announce I am featured in the first edition of this brand new platform, Culture Caleidascoop. Culture Caleidascoop is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed platform for sharing research and reflections on socially engaged practice in the arts, culture,

Contribute to the Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library “Heritage Wall”

Artist Michelle Lisa Herman is asking residents from the greater Lamond-Riggs area (including Fort Totten, Michigan Park, North Michigan Park, Pleasant Hills, Queens Chapel, and South Manor Park) to contribute fabric “swatches” and/or family photographs that will be scanned and

February 4, 2022 Review in the Washington Post by Mark Jenkins

My solo exhibition, Always, Already, Never, Better, Faster, Stronger, was reviewed in the Washington Post by Mark Jenkins.

Solo Exhibition at Stone Tower Gallery, Glen Echo Park

Solo exhibition “Always, Already, Never, Better, Faster, Stronger” by Michelle Lisa Herman opening reception Saturday, January 22 4–6 pm. Stone Tower Gallery; 7300 MacArthur Blvd; Glen Echo, MD 20812

Wherewithal Research Grant Presentation

Watch the video of Michelle L. Herman’s research presentation titled “Up to Code? Where Ableism Meets Patriarchy in Art and Technology” featuring Legacy Russell and Panteha Abareshi

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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.