Michelle Connolly

Biography

Born in England 1971. Michelle is a full time mixed media artist. An Australian citizen, Michelle relocated to Wilmington, NC, USA in April 2007 with her family, where she joined ACME Art Studios to pursue her career as an artist.

In 2013 Michelle was appointed President of No Boundaries International (NBI) Art Colony (www.nbiac.org. In 2015 Michelle returned to Sydney and currently works in her studio in St Peters.

Education and Work Experience

1989-1990 Foundation in Art and Design, Berkshire College, UK

1996 Computer Science BSC Hons. Degree, Brunel University, UK

1996-2004 Software Consultant, ORACLE

2001-2002 School of Colour and Design, Sydney, Australia.

Graduated with Diplomas in Art and Design, Surface Design

2007 Joined ACME Art Studios, Wilmington, NC

2013 Appointed President of No Boundaries International Art Colony

Solo Exhibitions

2024 We’re All Mad Here, Tiliqua Tiliqua, Enmore, Sydney, Australia

2024 Taking a Line For A Walk, Tiliqua Tiliqua, Enmore, Sydney, Australia

2017 Mind at Play, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown, NSW, Australia

2017 Spirit at Play, Thienny Lee Gallery, Edgecliff, NSW, Australia

2015 PLAY, Kimbo Studios, Leichhardt, Sydney, Australia

2013 Impromptu, ACME Art Studios, USA

2012 All Sorts, ACME Art Studios, USA

2011 Michelle Connolly, 621n4th Gallery, Wilmington, NC, USA

Group Exhibitions

2025 Chorus, Good Space Gallery, Chippendale, Sydney

2025 Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne

2024 Works on Paper, Tiliqua Tiliqua, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair

2024 Go Figure, Scratch Art Space, Marrickville, Sydney

2023 Old & New, Merchants Warehouse, Annandale, Sydney

2022 Boxed In, Rogue Pop Up Gallery, Redfern, Sydney

2021 Hold Everything Dear More Than Ever, Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby

2019 Home, group exhibition at Block J Studio Gallery, Botany

2019 Hold Everything Dear, Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, Wahroonga

2019 Collectic, Gang Gang Gallery, Lithgow

2018 Wanderings, Gallery 139 presents at Sheffer Gallery, Sydney

2017 Guerni-K group international exhibition, MH Art Gallery, Bilbao, Spain

2016 HYPE, 220 Creative Space, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia

2016 Ephemera, International Collage Show, UNCW Cultural Arts, Wilmington, NC, USA

2015 Art Point Gumno, International Artists’ group show, Macedonia

2014 No Boundaries International Art Colony, Wilma W Daniels Gallery, USA.

2014 Paper Aeroplanes, Studio B, Boyertown, PA, USA.

2014 Silver Lining with Destry Sparks & KarL Mullen, curated by Connolly

2013 No Boundaries International Art Colony Exhibition, ACME Art Studios

2013 Circus Terminal USA, Studio B, Boyertown, PA, USA

2012 No Boundaries International Art Colony Exhibition, ACME Art Studios

2012 Les Trois Amis with Elizabeth Darrow and Fritzi Huber, ACME Art, USA

2012 Connolly-Ringrose, 621n4th gallery, Wilmington, NC, USA

2011 Judith Leighton Gallery, Blue Hills, Maine, USA

2010 INK, drawings and monoprints group show, ACME, USA

2010 Puppet Parlour, ACME, Hosted and Curated by Michelle Connolly

2009 Reliefs & Monoprints with Michael Van Hout, ACME Art Studios

2008 Guys and Dolls, joint exhibition with Sandra Ihly, ACME

2007 Insight, joint exhibition with Gail Sue, ACME

Art Residencies and Awards

2016 Awarded Inner West Council Artist Grant

2016 Finalist Greenway Small Sculpture Prize, Sydney.

2015 Art Point Gumno, Macedonia

2009-2015 No Boundaries Art Colony at Bald Head Island, NC, USA

Art Prizes

2024 National Emerging Art Prize Finalist

2024 Gosford Art Prize Finalist

2023 Paddington Art Prize Finalist