EDUCATION
2015 – 2018 University of Wisconsin Madison - Madison, WI MA, MFA - Art Department - Wood
2007 – 2011 California College of The Arts - San Francisco, CA. Graduated with Recognition – BFA Furniture Design
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDS & GRANTS
2017 2018 Russell and Paula Panzcenko Prize Madison, WI.
2017 Education Graduate Research Scholar - Advanced Opportunity Fellowship: University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI.
2015 Education Graduate Research Scholar - Advanced Opportunity Fellowship University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI.
2013 Australian National University Research School of Humanities and the Arts External Researcher Travel Grant Australian National University, Canberra, AU.
2010 Sam Maloof Scholarship Anderson Ranch Summer Session, Snowmass, CO.
2010 Faculty Honors Scholarship California College of the Arts, San Francisco CA.
2009 Faculty Honors Scholarship California College of the Arts, San Francisco CA.
2008 BRCH Foundation Scholarship Boca Raton, FL.
2008 Faculty Honors Scholarship California College of the Arts, San Francisco CA.
2007 Faculty Honors Scholarship California College of the Arts, San Francisco CA.
2007 Deans List Palm Beach Community College, Boca Raton, FL.
2006 Deans List Palm Beach Community College, Boca Raton, FL.
2004 The Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Key Award The Art institute of Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
2004 Honorable Mention Award “Women in the Visual Arts" Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
2004 Certificate of Merit Award: The “Women in the Visual Arts” Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
RESIDENCIES
2013 Australian National University Research School of Humanities and the Arts External Researcher Travel Grant Australian National University, Canberra, AU.
PRESS
2018 Chazen Museum of Art
https://www.chazen.wisc.edu/index.php?/events-calendar-demo/event/derriere-works-by-michele-marti/
2015 American Craft Magazine - American Craft Digital bonus - The Furniture Issue
https://issuu.com/americancraft/docs/acm10012015-issuu/30
2014 American Craft Magazine - Issue 3 Volume 14
2014 American Craft Magazine - Issue 2 Volume 74
2013 Sex is just part of the furniture – Canberra Times. Warden I.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/sex-is-just-part-of-the-furniture-20130612-2o4a0.html
2013 Franken-Furniture artist gets creative at art school
http://news.anu.edu.au/2013/05/03/franken-furniture-artist-gets-creative-at-art-school/
2012 AD London Style
2012 Rover picking up hacker – maker creations – San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/homeandgarden/article/Rover-picking-up-hacker-makercreations-3985617.php#page-2
2011 Please sit… CCA star student Michele Marti talks about rejuvenating Victorian chairs by spreading their legs and getting very naughty…
http://genevaanderson.wordpress.com/tag/michele-marti-curious-sofa/
EXHIBITIONS
2018 Thinking Through Making Faculty and Alumni Work from CCA Furniture Program, San Francisco, CA
2018 Derriére Masters of Fine Art Exhibition Chazen Museum of Art, Madison WI
2018 Response 68 Jay Street Bar Brooklyn, NY
2017 Arguing With the Wall University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2017 LOG Wood Area Review Show - University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2017 Ways of Breathing Masters of Art Exhibition University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2016 Big Ten[T] Arthelix Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 The Jettisoned Object University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2016 Taxonomy University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2016 Lasagna - Second Year Review University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2015 Standard Deviation - First Year Review University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2015 Emissaries University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2015 Tunnel Vision University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2015 First Years Baby! University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2014 New Territories Laboratories for Design, Craft, and Art in Latin America, New York, NY
2014 Oax-i-fornia: Del Ida y Vuelta: Deseño Contemporaneo en Mexico, Mexico City, MX
2013 NonVerbal Cues Maaike – Furniture Resurrection, Sydney, AU
2013 NonVerbal Cues Australian National University School of Art, Canberra,AU
2012 Curiosities Rock, Paper, Scissors Collective, Oakland, CA
2012 Arkitektura’s Design Assembly Design/ Make Furniture From The Bay, San Francisco, CA
2012 Art Murmur (April & May) Era Art Bar, Oakland CA
2011 Bay Area Now 6 Yuerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2011 USE ME Mina Dresden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 Family Tree - 65 Years of Fine Wood Working in Northern California Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, CA
Teaching and Professional Experience
2015 - 2018 University of Wisconsin Madison Wood Shop Monitor
2016 - 2017 Project Assistant Tom Loeser
2015 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Chair Workshop Assistant: Russell Baldon
2014 – 2015 California College of the Arts Metal Shop / Fabrication Studio Manager.
2014 – 2015 John Murray Productions Event Design and Production / Woodwork, Fabrication, and Installation
2013 Thylacine Exhibition Preparation Woodworking/ Fabrication, Upholstery, Museum/ Gallery Installation
2013 Australian National University School of Art Teaching Introduction to Woodworking; Undergrad level & Adult Extended Education.
2011 – Current Michele Marti Studios Regeneration, Fabrication, Woodworking, and Upholstery.
2011 - 2013 Dylan Gold Studios Project Manager, Furniture Maker, Fabricator
2011 – 2012 California College of the Arts Assistant Studio Manager
2011 - 2012 Mandan Designs Assistant Upholsterer, Furniture Maker, Fabricator
2010 California College of the Arts: Teacher Assistant Intro to Furniture: Teacher Assistant - Russell Baldon
2010 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 40th Anniversary Chair Workshop
2009 California College of the Arts: Teacher Assistant Chair Class: Teacher Assistant - Russell Baldon
2009 California College of the Arts: Teacher Assistant Cabinet Class: Teacher Assistant - Donald Fortescue
2007 – 2011 California College of the Arts: Model Shop, Wood Shop, Sculpture Shop Monitor Eyes and Ears of the Shop, Student Assistance, Ensure the Safety of Fellow Students, Assistance, and Maintenance.