Born in Toronto, Canada Michelle Montague spent her formative years in Edmonton and Windsor, before returning in 1996 as a student at Centennial College. A graduate from Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD), with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Michelle has exhibited in partnership with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, in addition to several galleries and public spaces in the Greater Toronto Area, including the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). The artist currently lives and works in Toronto Canada.


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

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, CAN

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2010  From the Soul, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, CAN
2010 COLOURblind?, Oakville Town Hall, Toronto City Hall, Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel Ottawa, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Development Centre, Mississauga Heritage Centre (touring)
2009 COLOURblind?, City Hall, Metro Hall, Scarborough Civic Centre, Oakville Town Hall, Dufferin Clark Library (touring)
2008 Roots to Rhythm, Royal Ontario Museum, 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 2, 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 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)
2000 Ontario College of Arts & Design Postcard Exhibition, Toronto, CAN

Representation:
Soho Myriad, 1250 Menlo Drive, Atlanta, GA, USA

Awards:
2006 First Place, 8th Annual Juried Exhibition, Praxis Gallery, Toronto, CAN.

Related Experience, Community Involvement:
2009 Artist Talk, Yorkville Art Walk, Impressions Art Gallery
2008 Artist Talk, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
2006-07 Six Ah Wi art collective, Artist Member and Print Media Co-ordinator
2005 Six Ah Wi art collective, Artist Member
2005 Art Works Art School, Volunteer Teacher Assistant
2002, 2003 Guest Speaker, Valley Park Middle School
1995-96 Art Gallery of Windsor, Volunteer Resource Assistant

Bibliography:
July 2009 Artist Profile: Michelle Montague, Victoria Glizer, Dispatch –The Newsletter of CARFAC Ontario, Vol. 15, Issue 2
July 2008 Canvasing Cultural Ties, David Jager, NOW Magazine, Vol. 27 No. 48
July 2008 Roots to Rhythm Art Exhibition, Royal Ontario Museum (catalogue)
June 2008 ROM Launches Roots to Rhythm, Royal Ontario Museum (news release)
February 2008 Artistic Souls (part 4), CityNews (work presented in television news series)
September 2007 Art Can Change the World, ACA Gallery (work presented in Gallery documentary)
January 2007 Toronto Art, A. Griffith, Exposé Entertainment Magazine, Vol. 1 Issue 4
March 2006 Genius Loves Company Art Project, Afrotoronto.com
January 2005 Art Exhibition Paints Human Rights in a Canadian Perspective, Toronto 1 Channel

Affiliations/Associations:
Artists in Canada- (www.artistsincanada.com)
Canadian Artists on the Web- (www.canadianartistsontheweb.ca)
Carfac Ontario- (www.carfacontario.ca)
d'ART- (www.dart.fine-art.com)
World Wide Arts Resources- (www.wwar.com)

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