Michelle was born in Queens, NY. She has exhibited in New York and internationally in cities such as Rome. She is a recipient of the Artist in the Marketplace fellowship from The Bronx Museum of the Arts, the BRIO grant, the Rogalski Award (2022), the Howard C.H. Award (2022), and nominated for the Dedalus Fellowship (2023). Her video “Chatter” was screened at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club’s 2023 Puppet Slam in New York.

Michelle has received multiple 4heads residencies on Governors Island (2013-2021) and the Critical Feedback Residency at Trestle Art Space (2020). Her work has been featured in Hektoen International: A Journal of Medical Humanities and written about in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Hyperallergic. She earned her BFA in Filmmaking at Pratt Institute and her MFA in Sculpture also at Pratt. She lives in the Bronx.