Biography

Michelle Corporan (b. 1984, Dominican Republic) is an artist based in New York. Her artistic exploration revolves around the interplay of dark and light through multimedia, works on paper, and moving visuals. Through an interdisciplinary practice, Michelle’s oeuvre investigates place, time, and space. Michelle primarily utilizes rice paper and dark Sumi-e painting techniques, highlighting negative space to deconstruct the duality of perception, time, and place. Her work is described as dark, cosmic, spellbound, and amorphous in structure and movement.

Michelle pursued design at Parsons School of Design in 2010 and currently runs her creative agency, MCCreative. In 2016, she undertook five years of Sumi-e training with Koho Yamamoto in Soho, New York City. Michelle has resided in the Hudson Valley for the past five years.

Michelle Corporan (b. 1984, Dominican Republic) is an artist based in New York. Her artistic exploration revolves around the interplay of dark and light through multimedia, works on paper, and moving visuals. Through an interdisciplinary practice, Michelle’s oeuvre investigates place, time, and space. Michelle primarily utilizes rice paper and dark Sumi-e painting techniques, highlighting negative space to deconstruct the duality of perception, time, and place. Her work is described as dark, cosmic, spellbound, and amorphous in structure and movement.

Michelle pursued design at Parsons School of Design in 2010 and currently runs her creative agency, MCCreative. In 2016, she undertook five years of Sumi-e training with Koho Yamamoto in Soho, New York City. Michelle has resided in the Hudson Valley for the past five years.

Photo: JJ Reddington

Biography

Michelle Corporan (b. 1984, Dominican Republic) is an artist based in New York. Her artistic exploration revolves around the interplay of dark and light through multimedia, works on paper, and moving visuals. Through an interdisciplinary practice, Michelle’s oeuvre investigates place, time, and space. Michelle primarily utilizes rice paper and dark Sumi-e painting techniques, highlighting negative space to deconstruct the duality of perception, time, and place. Her work is described as dark, cosmic, spellbound, and amorphous in structure and movement.

Michelle pursued design at Parsons School of Design in 2010 and currently runs her creative agency, MCCreative. In 2016, she undertook five years of Sumi-e training with Koho Yamamoto in Soho, New York City. Michelle has resided in the Hudson Valley for the past five years.

Michelle Corporan (b. 1984, Dominican Republic) is an artist based in New York. Her artistic exploration revolves around the interplay of dark and light through multimedia, works on paper, and moving visuals. Through an interdisciplinary practice, Michelle’s oeuvre investigates place, time, and space. Michelle primarily utilizes rice paper and dark Sumi-e painting techniques, highlighting negative space to deconstruct the duality of perception, time, and place. Her work is described as dark, cosmic, spellbound, and amorphous in structure and movement.

Michelle pursued design at Parsons School of Design in 2010 and currently runs her creative agency, MCCreative. In 2016, she undertook five years of Sumi-e training with Koho Yamamoto in Soho, New York City. Michelle has resided in the Hudson Valley for the past five years.

Photo: JJ Reddington

Curriculum Vitae

Within my artistic practice, I immerse myself in the interplay of dark and light, utilizing multimedia, works on paper, and moving visuals. Core themes, such as non-representation, time, place, and infinity, often form the foundation of my work.