
Michelle Orsi Gordon was born in New York City, and graduated from Parsons School of Design in 1997 with a BFA in Fine Art. She earned a Certificate in Digital Design in 2010, also from Parsons and an MFA in 2012 from Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ. She has work experience in non-profits at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Socrates Sculpture Park and the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance. She has taught at Scribble Art Workshop in NYC and assisted teaching at Montclair State University. Michelle also has experience as a Studio Manager, Artist Assistant and a Graphic and Web Designer. She is currently the Executive Coordinator at the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA).
EDUCATION
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY, Montclair, NJ
Master of Fine Art, May 2012
PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN, New York, NY
Bachelor of Fine Art, May 1997
EXHIBITIONS
INWOOD HILLS SPIRITS & WINE ROOM, New York, NY
Michelle Orsi Gordon: #dreamscapes 2021, September 2021
DICHTER PHARMACY, NoMAA 2019 ART STROLL, New York, NY
Michelle Orsi Gordon: Synchronicity, June 2019
DICHTER PHARMACY, NoMAA 2017 ART STROLL, New York, NY
Michelle Orsi Gordon: New Collographs and Digital C Prints, June 2016
RIO II GALLERY, New York, NY
Women in the Heights: Disruption, curated by Andrea Arroyo, March 2017
DICHTER PHARMACY, NoMAA 2016 ART STROLL, New York. NY
Michelle Orsi Gordon: New Collographs and Digital C Prints, June 2016
RIO II GALLERY, New York, NY
Uptown Arts Review, curated by Andrea Arroyo, June 2016
DICHTER PHARMACY, NoMAA 2015 ART STROLL, New York. NY
Michelle Orsi Gordon: Digital C Prints, June 2015
THE NORTHERN MANHATTAN ARTS ALLIANCE, New York, NY
Women in the Heights: The Human Essence, curated by Andrea Arroyo March 2015
ANN STREET GALLERY, Newburgh, NY
An Abberant View, December 2014 – February 2015
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS, New York, NY
About Time: Moments and Milestones, curated by John Sabraw, December 2014
DICHTER PHARMACY, NoMAA 2014 ART STROLL, New York, NY
Michelle Orsi Gordon: Momentary Conglomeration, June 2014
THE NORTHERN MANHATTAN ARTS ALLIANCE, New York, NY
Women in the Heights: Reflections on Creating, curated by Andrea Arroyo March 2014
THE INDIAN ROAD CAFÉ, New York, NY
Michelle Orsi Gordon: In the Present Moment, October 2013
DICHTER PHARMACY, NoMAA 2013 ART STROLL, New York. NY
Michelle Orsi Gordon:Sequencing, June 2013
THE NORTHERN MANHATTAN ARTS ALLIANCE, New York, NY
Women in the Heights: Celebrations, curated by Andrea Arroyo March – April 2013
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, New York, NY
Michelle Orsi Gordon: Alternate Spaces, November 2012 – January 2013
73 SEE GALLERY, Montclair NJ
Off the Wall, fine art printmaking, December 2012
THE DISTILLERY GALLERY, Jersey City, NJ
“Limited Edition” Print Show, curated by Irene Borngraeber, July 2012
SICA, THE SHORE INSTITUTE OF THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS, Asbury Park, NJ
9th Annual Fresh Meat / Young Blood: New Jersey’s New Masters, curated by Douglas Ferrari, July 2012
WHITE BOX, New York, NY
Horse Designed by Committee, 2012 MFA Thesis Exhibition, curated by Eleanor Heartney, May 2012
MCNEESE UNIVERSITY, ABERCROMBIE GALLERY, Lake Charles, LA
The 25th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition
curated by Lynn Gumpert, March – May 2012
THE NORTHERN MANHATTAN ARTS ALLIANCE, New York, NY
Women in the Heights: Intersections, curated by Andrea Arroyo March – April 2012
INDEX ART CENTER, Newark, NJ
Seed Bomb, September – October 2011
GOLDSMITHS UNIVERSITY, London, England
Montclair at Goldsmiths, July 2011
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS, New York, NY
First Junior-Student Exhibition, August 2011
AMOS ENO GALLERY, Brooklyn, NY
Young Blood, curated by Alyssa E Fanning, June – July, 2011
CPESpace, Castleton NY
Second Annual Castleton Selects Exhibit, curated by Lisa Mackie, June – July, 2011
MCNEESE UNIVERSITY, ABERCROMBIE GALLERY, Lake Charles, LA
The 24th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition curated by Dan Cameron, March – May 2011
THE NORTHERN MANHATTAN ARTS ALLIANCE, New York, NY
Women in the Heights: Perspectives, curated by Andrea Arroyo March – April 2011
WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY, Wayne, NJ
American Impressions: Contemporary American Printmaking, curated by Anne Coffin
January-February 2011
CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS CENTER AT WOODSIDE, Troy, NY
Reunion, May 2010
THE INDIAN ROAD CAFÉ, New York, NY
Michelle Orsi Gordon: Currents of Work, May – June 2010
THE NORTHERN MANHATTAN ARTS ALLIANCE, New York, NY
Women in the Heights: Contemporary Women Artists of Northern Manhattan, curated by Andrea Arroyo, March – April 2010
ELON UNIVERSITY, Elon, NC
The Annual Small Works Exhibition, December 2009 – February 2010
PAUL ROBESON GALLERIES AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, Newark, NJ
Exquisite Corpse 30th Anniversary Exhibition, November 2009 – April 2010
UNDER MINERVA, Brooklyn, NY
Goddess, curated by Tony Orrico, July 2009
RESIDENCIES
CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS CENTER AT WOODSIDE, Troy, NY September 2009
SHEFFIELD LAKE WOMEN’S ARTIST WORKSHOP, Ontario, Canada August 1998
BIBLIOGRAPHY
MANHATTAN TIMES, Bring It On: NoMAA exhibit highlights female artists
Robin Elisabeth Kilmer, March 13 – 19, 2013, Vol 14 No 11
THE ART OF PRINTING FROM A XEROX COPY, DVD, Arepa Digital Publishing, 2004