Guggenheim Fellowship: Michelle Grabner

Michelle Grabner Untitled, 2016-17 oil on burlap on panel 20.5 x 20.5cm⁠ 19602

Congratulations Michelle Grabner on being awarded a 2021 Fine Arts Guggenheim Fellowship. The prestigious fellowships are awarded through a rigorous selection process to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional ability in the creative arts. ⁠Read more about Guggenheim Fellowships here.
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Born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1962, Grabner completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1984, a Master of Arts at the University of Wisconsin in 1987, and a Master of Fine Arts at the Northwestern University, Illinois, in 1990. An Associate Professor of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Assistant Professor at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, in addition to her art practice, Grabner is also an active curator, having curated the 2016 Portland Biennial and co-curated the 2014 Whitney Biennial. She continues to run The Suburban and The Poor Farm art centres and lives and works in Chicago.

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