ARTIST 002 SEASON 5

Michelle Lisa Polissaint

Michelle Lisa Polissaint is a Haitian-American visual artist and arts organizer based in Miami, Florida. An artist-in-residence at Bakehouse Art Complex, she holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Florida International University with a concentration in Photography and fiber-based painting with a minor in Art History. She has also completed coursework in non-profit management at Johns Hopkins University.

Her artistic practice explores the nature of human interaction, memory, and themes related to her ethnic background through textiles, photographs, and paintings. Currently, Michelle is working on a new series of paintings that employ dying techniques and layer textiles to retell the stories of her past and explore the colors associated with these histories. Additionally, she is writing her first film, WAKE: a narrative short film using the story of two best friends living in a disco cult to discuss the issue of indoctrination in society. 

Michelle’s work has been shown internationally in both traditional and non-traditional arts spaces across the United States. She has recently shown work at Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta Contemporary, the Girls’ Club Collection, and La Villa du Parc.

Learn more about Michelle on her website here.