2016 "L'Intelligence des Fleurs", Villa Suzy Solidor, Haut de Cagnes, FRANCE
2016 "Collage", Librairie Nicoise, Nice, FRANCE 2015“Monotypes, Margaret Michel",
Transartcafe, Antibes, FRANCE 2013“Monotypes, Margaret Michel",
Transartcafe, Antibes, FRANCE 2011“Looking
for Signs of Life", Installation au jardin de MAMAC, Nice, FRANCE 2011“Reliques”, Chapelle de la Misericorde,
Vallauris, (France) 2011“Transitions”, Beim Engel, LUXEMBOURG 2010 "Genesis", water installation, La Lavoir, Mougins, FRANCE 2009 "Pros and Cons", Espace Giletta, Nice, FRANCE 2008 "Caught in a Moment", Rollo Contemporary Art, London, ENGLAND 2008 “Cinetique”, Galerie Sintitulo, Mougins, FRANCE 2008 “Transmigrations”, Chapelle de la Misericorde, Vallauris, FRANCE 2007 "Kinetic Boxes", Mediateque de Valbonne, Groupe QUARTZ et Alain Pruvost, Valbonne, FRANCE
2006 “Margaret Michel”, Musee d’Art Moderne et Contemporaine, Nice, FRANCE 2005 “Substrat”, Salle St. Esprit, Valbonne, FRANCE 2005 “The X-ray Files and Soundings”, Art 7, Nice, FRANCE 2005 “Intrinsic Values”, International Academy of Art, Vallauris, FRANCE 2004 “Silent shadows and absurd messages”, Blu Gallery, Santa Clara, CA, USA 2003 “Equations Differentielle”, Art 7, Promenade des Anglais, Nice, FRANCE 2003 “Vision from the Inside”, Sophia Foundation, Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE 2001 “Momentum”, Galerie Art 7, Promenade des Anglais, Nice, FRANCE 2001 “Exhibition” San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA 2000 “Sphere of Sensitivity”, Galerie Art 7, Promenade des Anglais, Nice FRANCE 1999 “Out of Time”, Galerie Art 7, Promenade des Anglais, Nice, FRANCE 1998 “Margaret Michel”, Galerie Art 7, Promenade des Anglais, Nice, FRANCE 1997 “Evocation of a Dream”, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA, USA 1996 “Margaret Michel, Recent Works”, D. P. Fong Gallery, San Jose, CA, USA 1996 “From Drawing to Object, Margaret Michel”, Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, CA, USA 1996 “Offspring
of Delirium”, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada,
Reno ,NV ,USA 1995 “Nature as Architect”, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA, USA 1994 “Margaret Michel”, University of the Pacific Gallery, Stockton, CA, USA 1992 “Michel, Six Statements”, Katia Lacoste Fine Arts Gallery, San Jose, CA. USA
Selected Exhibitions
2017 "La Bienalle de Montreux", www.biennalemontreux.ch, SWITZERLAND, 12/8/17 - 22/9/17
2016 "Art Castel", exposition de Sculptures Monumentales Cinetique, Castelaras, FRANCE
2016 "Ateliers des Artistes Contemporaines de la Cote d'Azur", Centre d'Art Contemporaine, Carros, FRANCE
2015 "Pro 185", 25 Ans de StArt, Grasse, FRANCE
2014 "BAAM", Atelier 49, Vallauris, FRANCE
2013“Sculptrices”, Villa Datris, Isle sur
Sorgue, FRANCE
2012“Le Partage des Mondes”, Editions
TIPAZA,FRANCE
2012 "Archetypes”, Salle St. Esprit, Valbonne
FRANCE
2010 "Contes d'Artistes", Musee Magnelli, Vallauris, FRANCE 2010 “Kinetica”, P3, Kinetica Art Museum,London, ENGLAND 2009 "La Vie des Formes", Chalon sur Saone, FRANCE 2009 "Festival du Peu", Bonson, FRANCE 2009 "International Shoebox Show", Hawaii, USA 2007 “Supervues”, Vaison la Romaine, FRANCE 2007 “La Bete et L’Homme”, Parc de la Villette, Paris FRANCE 2006 “Installations”, Parc Phoenix, Association Art@baz Nice FRANCE 2005 “Sculptural Information”, Exploratorium, San Francisco, USA 2004 “Annual Exhibition” San Diego Art Institute. Juror Peter Gordon, USA 2004 “Found Object, Assemblage”, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach CA, Juror George Herms, USA 2002 “Nouvelles acquisitions”, MAMAC, Nice, FRANCE 2002 “Sculpture
sous le Soleil d’Antibes”, Direction des Affaires Culturelles
d’Antibes, outdoor monumental sculpture, Antibes, FRANCE 1997 “Toys in Contemporary Art”, second prize, D. P. Fong Fine Arts Gallery juried by Phil Linares, Curator of Oakland Museum of Art, USA 1997 “Kinetic Art”, prize Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA.USA 1995 “Works on Paper”, Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, CA, juried by Kenneth Baker, Art Critic, SF Chronicle, USA 1995 ”About Drawing”, Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, CA, juried by Peter Selz, Art Critic, USA
1995 “The North American Sculpture Exhibition”, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, juried by Peter Shelton.USA 1994 “Sculpture Fellowship Finalists”, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA.USA
1994 “An Impromptu Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit”, Oakland Museum, CA, juried by Phil Linares, USA 1994 “Overview”, San Francisco Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA Invitational.USA 1993 “Celebrating
Women’s Resilience”,, The Spring Foundation, Stanford University, Palo
Alto, CA, Invitational.USA 1992 “Hope and Harmony”, Falkirk Cultural Center, St. Raphael, CA.USA, Art of California Magazine Discovery Awards, second place, Napa CA.USA 1991 “California Works Premium List”, prize Award of Merit, California State, CA.USA 1990 “Lost Wax Bronze Casting”, Rosicrucian Egyption Museum Art Gallery, San Jose, CA.USA 1988 “Works on Paper” Koret Gallery , Palo Alto, California, USA, juried by Jay de Feo, beat artist, USA
Honors and Awards
2009 Stipend, La Ville de Chalon sur Saone, FRANCE 2008 Stipend “Tresorerie Generale des Alpes Maritimes”, Vallauris, FRANCE 2007 Stipend “La Vie des Formes”, Chalon sur Saone, FRANCE 2006 Cash Award, Artobaz, Biot, FRANCE 2005 Honorarium from the Exploratorium Science Museum, San Francisco, CA, USA 2002 Purchase Award, Musee d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporaine, Nice, FRANCE 1997 Cash Award, D.P. Fong Gallery San Jose, CA, USA 1996 SECA Award Finalist, San Francisco, CA, USA 1995 Cash Award, “Works on Paper”, Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Formation in the Studio Arts and Residences
2015 Residence at VCCA, Virgina Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA USA 2010 Residence at New Pacific Studios,1 month, Masterton, NEW ZEALAND
2007 Residence a La Vie des Formes, Chalon sur Soane, atelier de Marc Di Suvero, 3 months, FRANCE 2001 Residence at the Kala Institute, Oakland CA one month, USA 1988 Assistant to James Turrell, Skystone Foundation, The Roden-Crater Project, Flagstaff AZ, USA 1987 Assistant to David Middlebrook, on a public art project at University of Iowa,Des Moines, Iowa, USA 1985- Apprentice in bronze casting with Allen Osborne at Fine Arts in Metal Bronze Foundry, San 1988 Jose, CA, USA
1981- Studies in Drawing and Sculpture at the American Center, Paris FRANCE with 1983 Gregory Masurovsky and Cyril Heck
Education
1979-83 Master of Arts from the Ecole du Louvre, Paris FRANCE 1976 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art History, George Mason University, VA, USA