Michelle’s work emerges from an enduring curiosity for the subtle. Natural spaces have long been her teachers, revealing strength in delicacy and beauty in mystery. This sensibility seeps into the gestures of the everyday: how an exhalation can trace an emotion, or how the texture of fabric can summon a memory. Whether through painting, photography, or mixed media, Michelle approaches the act of making as a form of listening, an attempt to render visible the power that lies beneath the surface.
Education
BARD COLLEGE, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Specialization in Photography
2018 — 2022
TACO (Taller de Arte Contemporáneo), CDMX
Diploma in Painting and Interdisciplinary Practice
2025 — Present
Michelle Mandoki
michelleumandoki@gmail.com
@michellemandokistudio
Woods Studio, NY
Woven Weeds. Thesis Show
Advisor: Stephen Shore
2022
Independent Studio Exhibition, CDMX
Michelle Mandoki Painting Series
2018
Group Shows
La Mama Galería, NY
Every Woman Biennial
Featured photographs: Portrait Series
2018
Casa de la Cultura de Tlalpan, CDMX
Meraki
Featured Paintings: Autobiographical Series
2017
Galería Dulce Olivia, CDMX
Azotea 26
Featured Paintings
2016
(upcoming) Studio Kura, Japan
2026
Publications
(upcoming) Revista Río Seco
Featured Paintings: She Kept Watering and
Something Grew, Deposit Color Pigments
to Prevent Fading
2026
Revista Río Seco
Featured Photograph: Memorias de un
sueño
2024