About Michelle Antonisse

Michelle Antonisse is an LA-based artist, naturalist and educator. She is currently the Manager of School and Teen Programs at The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). She also runs an experimental environmental education workshop series called Into the Field. In these roles, Michelle values conversational and inquiry based teaching, reflective process, and community building. In the past, she has worked with organizations like Burgundy Center for Wildlife Studies, The National Children's Museum, The Norton Simon Museum, Honduras Children, Los Angeles Public Libraries, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center and China's Hangzhou University of Commerce to develop programming that highlights and explores concepts of art and environment for children of diverse backgrounds and ages.

Michelle holds a BA in Art History from Bard College and attended the Gerrit Rietveld Academie for conceptual art in Amsterdam. In her art practice, Michelle explores natural ecologies and spatial narratives through social practice, painting, performance and digital media. Michelle’s artwork has been shown at Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, Human Resources LA, El Segundo Museum of Art (ESMoA), Ghebaly Gallery and Eyebeam Gallery. Her book, Out of the Field, is available here, at MOCA Museum gift stores, Skylight bookstore, and Hey There gallery in Joshua Tree, CA.