Experience

Worcester Art Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Preparator

  • May 2022 - Present



Independent Artist - Visual Art

• Retail Art Supplies
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Artist

  • Aug 2013 - Present

  Biography - Michele Rushfeldt is a visual artist living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Her three-dimensional work focuses on materials associated with sexuality and kink, and depicts how observations of fringe eroticism feel and look. Centralizing the viewer, the work incorporates them as a watcher of its activity; as part of the experience, emphasizing the performative aspect of the works. The idea of performativity becomes emphasized by spot-lighting, as well as installation decisions, such as leather couches and proximity to the works themselves. Originally from Minneapolis, MN, she obtained her BFA in painting from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, then her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her work has been exhibited nationally, including galleries in California, Washington, D.C., and New York. Artist Statement - My mixed media works represent over-performative bodies, depicting a variety of elegant, glittering, dripping, and twisting sculptures and panels - characters in the midst of their sexual ‘acts.’ Materials take on a dominant role. Latex, rope, harnesses, steel, fabrics, and paints create dimensional forms that feel and look like the materials they employ: Stretchy, tense, balancing, caked with glitter, bulging, and translucent. I embrace the humorous and peculiar aspects of exhibitionism, suggesting skin, bodily fluids, and voyeurism. Each piece or grouping encapsulates a tense balance, with harder materials hanging on softer ones and a dependence on the architecture for submissive support. ​ Show less



Crozier Fine Arts

• United States
• Fine Art
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Crew Chief

  • Mar 2021 - May 2022

• Art Handler

  • May 2019 - May 2021



JAMES HYDE

• United States

• Studio Assistant

  • Oct 2017 - Mar 2021



Pratt Institute

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Gallery Attendant

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2019



White Flint Children's House

• Bethesda, ML

• Art Specialist

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2017



Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington

• United States
• Museums
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Exhibiting Artist/Art Teacher

  • Mar 2016 - Aug 2016



Edward Montgomery Fine Art

• United States
• Entertainment Providers

• Manager / Art Consultant

  • Feb 2014 - Sep 2014

  My responsibilities in this position include running all day-to-day gallery facilities and activities, including dealing with clients, floor-sales and followups, making sure the gallery is in clean working order, dealing with the organization and running of exhibitions, and being able to effectively demonstrate and utilize artistic knowledge regarding techniques, artists, and any other relevant pieces of information for the purpose of knowledgeably and effectively closing sales. My responsibilities in this position include running all day-to-day gallery facilities and activities, including dealing with clients, floor-sales and followups, making sure the gallery is in clean working order, dealing with the organization and running of exhibitions, and being able to effectively demonstrate and utilize artistic knowledge regarding techniques, artists, and any other relevant pieces of information for the purpose of knowledgeably and effectively closing sales.



Canapo Art Gallery

• Carmel By The Sea, California

• Art Consultant

  • Sep 2012 - May 2014

  My responsibilities in this position include, but are not limited to, hanging and organizing work, taking card of shipments after sale, organizing paperwork such as invoices, running all day-to-day gallery facilities and activities, including Social Media, marketing, dealing with clients, floor-sales and followups, making sure the gallery is in clean working order, dealing with the organization and running of exhibitions, and being able to effectively demonstrate and utilize artistic knowledge regarding techniques, artists, and any other relevant pieces of information for the purpose of knowledgeably and effectively closing sales. Show less



Cottage Industry Painting Salon

• San Francisco, CA

• Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Assisting in Installation, handling, and sale of artworks, as well as filing and other administrative duties. Assisting in Installation, handling, and sale of artworks, as well as filing and other administrative duties.



Art in America magazine

• New York City, NY

• Intern

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Assisting in compilation of galleries for Chelsea Art Guide, as well as administrative activities. Assisting in compilation of galleries for Chelsea Art Guide, as well as administrative activities.



The Museum of Modern Art

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Installation Assistant

  • Jul 2008 - Jul 2008

  Volunteered for NY MoMA's "Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling" Volunteered for NY MoMA's "Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling"



Free Arts Minnesota

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer

  • 2006 - 2007

  Volunteered with abused and neglected children in art therapy. Volunteered with abused and neglected children in art therapy.