BIOGRAPHY

The works of Canadian artist Michelle Montague combine the influences of abstract and expressionism art. Always influenced by the environment and life experiences it was from an early age that the artist started using the artistic medium of drawing and painting to depict compelling stories of the otherworld. Having spent her formative years in Edmonton and Windsor, Michelle returned to Toronto in 1996, her place of birth. A recent graduate from Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD), she has a BFA in Fine Arts as well as an educational background in Marketing Management from Centennial College. She has exhibited in partnership with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, in addition to select galleries and public spaces in the Greater Toronto Area, including the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Michelle is currently living and working in Toronto, Canada.

Education:
Ontario College of Arts & Design - BFA-Fine Arts
Centennial College of Applied Arts & Technology - Marketing Management

Workshops
2008 Grant Writing for Professional Artists
2008 Professionalizing Your Art Practice
2008 Wills and Estate Planning for Artists

Solo Exhibitions
2009 Mythological Landscapes, Impressions Art Gallery, Toronto, CAN
2009 Ontario for Higher Education, The Toronto Star Building, Toronto, CAN
2008 Art in the Workplace, Public Health Agency of Canada, Toronto, ON

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2009 COLOURblind?, City Hall, Metro Hall, Scarborough Civic Centre,
         Oakville Town Hall, Dufferin Clark Library (touring)
2008 Roots to Rhythm, Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Toronto, CAN
2008 Luminary Spot, Arta Gallery, Toronto, CAN
2008 Cultural Landscapes, ACA Gallery, Toronto, CAN
2008 COLOURblind?, Metro Hall, Vaughan Public Library, Scarborough Civic
         Centre, Mississauga Heritage Centre, Toronto, CAN (touring)
2007 Nuit Blanche, ACA Gallery, Toronto, CAN
2007 Genius Loves Company Edition Two, The Gladstone Hotel,
         Toronto, CAN
2007 Habitat, ACA Gallery, Toronto, CAN
2007 Tour de Force, OCAD Graduate Exhibition, Toronto, CAN
2007 COLOURblind, SPIN Gallery, Toronto, CAN, (touring)
2006 Art Affordable, Praxis Gallery, Toronto, CAN
2006 Toronto Artists' Inspiration, 8th Annual Juried Exhibition,
         Praxis Gallery, Toronto, CAN
2006 Reflections, ACA Gallery, Toronto, CAN
2006 Genius Loves Company Edition One, Arta Gallery, Toronto, CAN
2006 Abstract Is..., Arta Gallery, Toronto, CAN
2005 Much Silence Makes a Loud Noise, Ashanti Room, Toronto, CAN
2005 Human Rights Through Art Exhibition, Toronto, Halton, CAN, (touring)
2004 Mother Love, Ashanti Room, Toronto, CAN
2004 Human Rights Through Art Exhibition. Toronto, CAN, (touring)
2003 Thefirstannualholidaysale, le.gallery, Toronto, CAN
2003 Creating for the Cure Art Auction, York Event Theatre, Toronto, CAN
2003 The 4th Annual Millennium Artists Art Exhibition, Wagner Rosenbaum
         Gallery, Toronto, CAN
2003 Women's Collective Show, OCAD Central Hall and Transit Space,
         Toronto, CAN
2000-03 Human Rights Through Art Exhibition, Toronto, CAN, (touring)