Michelle A. Lougee

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Awards and Exhibitions

2009
- Solo exhibit, Gyre, Boston Sculptors Gallery, Boston, MA
- Trash Menagerie, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
2008
- Faculty exhibit, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
- Ongoing exhibit, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
2007
- Solo exhibit, What Began, Boston Sculptors Gallery, Boston, MA
- Drawing on Nature, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
2006
- Off the Wall, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
- Alterations, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
- 360 Degrees, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg MA
2005
- Group Show, Boston Sculptors Gallery, Boston, MA
- Faculty exhibit, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
2004
- Solo exhibit, Pomus Ingenium, Boston Sculptors Gallery, Boston, MA
- Origins-Outcomes, Harbor Art Gallery, Boston, MA
2003
- Solo Exhibit, New England Currents, Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA
- Collection Connection, Boston Sculptors at The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA
2002
- A Tribute to Decordova Museum School, Faculty Show, Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, MA
- Faculty Exhibition, DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, MA
2001
- Essential Nature, Exhibit with Maureen Keller Hebert, ArtsWorcester, Worcester, MA
2000
- Recipient, Blanche E. Colman Award, for the pursuit of creative work and study
- Images of a New Time, Academy of Management Conference, Toronto, Canada
- Explorations in Spirit and Nature, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington MA
- The Millenium Art Collection, Den Haag, The Netherlands
- Faculty Exhibition, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
1999
- Of the Earth, For the Earth Solo Exhibition, NiskArt Gallery, Niskayuna, NY
- Contemporary Sculpture, Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge, MA
- Layers, Solo Exhibition, Danforth Museum School, Framingham, MA
- Worcester Biennial, Worcester, MA
1998
- Kinnicutt Award, Travel grant for study in Israel
- Individual Concerns, Gallery of Social and Political Art, Boston MA
- Solo Exhibition, Danforth Museum School, Framingham, MA
- Faculty Exhibition, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
1997
- Common Ground, Acton Arboretum, Acton, MA
- Prize for Sculpture, Worcester Biennial, Worcester, MA
1996
- Dory Boland Award, National Juried Exhibition Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI,
- Sculpture Award, Juried show, The Faulty Beagle Gallery, Kunkletown, PA

Reviews

Boston Globe, A Flirtation With Desire, February 22, 2007
Art New England, Regional Reviews, December/January 2005
Boston Globe, Sculptors Open With Surreal, Scientific Angles, September 1, 2004
MassMedia, Origins-Outcomes: Windshield Residue and Bronze Pears, April 15, 2004
MetroWest Daily News, Artists Seek a Balance…, March 10, 2002
Worcester Phoenix, Form and Chaos, April 12, 2001
Worcester Phoenix, Biennial '99, July 9, 1999
Boston Globe, Nature is Their Canvas, September 27, 1997
Worcester Phoenix, PG Nudes, July 2, 1993

Education

M.F.A. Sculpture, Boston University, Boston MA, 1994
B.F.A. Sculpture, Minor in Art History Boston University, Boston, MA, 1989

Related Experience

2007
- Artist Mentor, The Art Institute of Boston, MFA in Visual Arts Program
2001 to Present
- Visiting Artist, Framingham Public Schools, Framingham, MA
  
  Through grant from TJX Corporation
2000
- Teaching Associate of Art, Ceramics I and II, Boston University School of Fine Arts
1996 to Present
- Instructor
  
  Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
  
  Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
  
  DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, MA
  
  Creative Arts for Kids, Reading, MA
  
  Taught a wide range of adult and youth courses, including:
  - Sculpture courses designed to introduce students to sculptural media and properties while developing observational skills.
  - Introduction to ceramics and wheelthrowing classes.
  - Youth drawing and painting courses including cartooning, watercolors, and advanced drawing techniques.
1995 to Present
- Freelance Illustrator
  
  Corporate and editorial illustration featured in Software and Strategy and Business magazines.
1991
- Art Teacher, Connecticut Conservatory of Dance and Music, New Milford, CT
  
  Classes focused on introducing students to different media by first looking at master works then completing a class project of a similar nature.
1990-91
- Studio Assistant to sculptor Philip Grausman
  
  Duties included designing and building armatures and other support structures, modelling clay and plaster, carpentry, welding, and casting on a very large scale.