Michele Quan is originally from Vancouver, Canada and moved to New York City in 1984 to study graphic design & photography at Parsons School of Design. For twelve years prior to embarking on her current medium of clay, she worked in metal and co-founded the NYC jewelry company Me&Ro. Her mixed media and ceramic work continues an ongoing pursuit to bring visual form to our internal landscape and locate the thread that connects us with the experience of the world we live. Michele works out of her studio in Brooklyn and lives in NYC with her husband, daughter and dog, Sparrow.
1981- 1983 – -Langara College, Vancouver BC
1984- 1986 — Parson’s School of Design, NYC
1986- 1991 — Freelance Fashion Model, NYC Paris Milan
1991- 2003 — Co-Founder, Co-Designer Me&Ro Jewelry, NYC
2003- Aug — Byrdcliffe Arts Colony, Woodstock, NY – Ceramic residency
2005- 2009 — Greenwich House Pottery, NYC – Member
2009- Present — Founder, MQuan, NYC
2009- May — Co-curator ‘Eat Clay or Die’, Greenwich House Pottery NYC
2009- June — Solo exhibit, ‘Garlands’, On Main Gallery, Vancouver BC
2009- Dec — Group Show, ‘Animating Space with Sculpture’, CocoboloGallery NYC
2009- 2011 — TransitLine Public Art Installation, ‘Garlands’ , Vancouver BC
2010- 2012 — Faculty, Greenwich House Pottery NYC
2010- May — Co-Curator, ‘You Need to Know Your History, GHP NYC
2010- Oct — Outdoor Installation, Stuyvesant Park NYC
2011- May — Group Show, ‘Big Souls, Small Space’, Saffron Brooklyn NY
2011- June — Solo Installation, ‘Suzu’, Love Adorned NYC
2012- June — Tree Installation, Canyon Ranch, MA
2012 July — ‘Prospect Park’ Gathering, Brooklyn NY
1984- 1986 — Parson’s School of Design, NYC
1986- 1991 — Freelance Fashion Model, NYC Paris Milan
1991- 2003 — Co-Founder, Co-Designer Me&Ro Jewelry, NYC
2003- Aug — Byrdcliffe Arts Colony, Woodstock, NY – Ceramic residency
2005- 2009 — Greenwich House Pottery, NYC – Member
2009- Present — Founder, MQuan, NYC
2009- May — Co-curator ‘Eat Clay or Die’, Greenwich House Pottery NYC
2009- June — Solo exhibit, ‘Garlands’, On Main Gallery, Vancouver BC
2009- Dec — Group Show, ‘Animating Space with Sculpture’, CocoboloGallery NYC
2009- 2011 — TransitLine Public Art Installation, ‘Garlands’ , Vancouver BC
2010- 2012 — Faculty, Greenwich House Pottery NYC
2010- May — Co-Curator, ‘You Need to Know Your History, GHP NYC
2010- Oct — Outdoor Installation, Stuyvesant Park NYC
2011- May — Group Show, ‘Big Souls, Small Space’, Saffron Brooklyn NY
2011- June — Solo Installation, ‘Suzu’, Love Adorned NYC
2012- June — Tree Installation, Canyon Ranch, MA
2012 July — ‘Prospect Park’ Gathering, Brooklyn NY
2012 Dec — Group Show, Spring Gallery, Dumbo NY
2013 Jan– Awarded ‘Best New Collection’ NYIGF Accent on Design, NYC