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Michelle Fierro (born January 6, 1967) is an American artist.


Life

Fierro went to college at
California State University, Fullerton California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public university in Fullerton, California. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) ...
in 1992, and then the
Claremont Graduate school The Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is a private, all-graduate research university in Claremont, California. Founded in 1925, CGU is a member of the Claremont Colleges which includes five undergraduate ( Pomona College, Claremont McKenna C ...
in 1995. She is married and currently works and lives in Los Angeles with two children. Fierro was featured in the book ''25 Women In Art'' by
Dave Hickey David Hickey (December 5, 1938 – November 12, 2021) was an American art critic who wrote for many American publications including ''Rolling Stone'', ''ARTnews'', ''Art in America'', ''Artforum'', ''Harper's Magazine'', and ''Vanity Fair''. He ...
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Exhibitions

* 2002 ''Michelle Fierro: Paintings'', (solo), Brian Gross Fine Art, Los Angeles * 2011 ''Goldmine: Selections from the Michael and Sirje Gold Collection'',
California State University Long Beach California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a public research university in Long Beach, California. The 322-acre campus is the second largest of the 23-school California State University system (CSU) and one of the largest universities i ...
* 2017 ''Michelle Fierro: New Paintings'', (solo), c.nichols project, Los Angeles


Collections

Some of her works may be viewed at Kent State University OH, University of North Texas Denton TX, California State University Paintings from LA in San Bernardino, and The Sensation Line Denver Museum of Contemporary Art. Her work is held in the collections of the *
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) is a contemporary art museum with two locations in greater Los Angeles, California. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, near the Walt Disney Concert Hall. MOCA's ori ...
, *the
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is a collecting museum located in North Miami, Florida. The building was designed by the architecture firm Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, New York City. History The Museum of Contemporary Art began ...
, and *the
Orange County Museum of Art The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) is a modern and contemporary art museum located on the campus of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California. The museum's collection comprises more than 4,500 objects, with a concentration ...
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References


Further reading

* Interview by Gary Brewer
"Michelle Fierro: The Ethics of Ambiguity"
''Art and Cake'', May 20, 2017 * David Pagel

''Los Angeles Times'', February 24, 2017


External links


C. Nichols Project
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