Education

1994 MFA Painting, Northern Illinois University
1983 BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Professional Experience/Art Instructor
2009-11
Lurie Gardens, Millennium Park, Chicago, IL. Course: Plein Air Watercolor.
2005- Present
Chicago Botanic Gardens, Glencoe, IL. Courses: Plein Air Watercolor and
Studio Drawing: Composition/Space/Value.
2012-08
Evanston art Center, Evanston, IL Courses: Figure Drawing and Painting, Plein Air and Transparent Watercolor, and Studio Drawing: Composition/Space/Value
1997-98
College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL Courses taught: Figure Drawing and 2-D Color and Design.
1990-2011 The Art Center, Highland Park, IL. Courses: Figure Drawing & Painting, 2-D Drawing,
Studio painting, Plein Air and Transparent Watercolor.

Professional Activities/Visiting Artist
2012 SCBWI-IL Illustrator's Conference, with Martha Rago, HarperCollings and Will Terry, Oakton Community College, IL.
2011 IL Prairie Writer's Day 2011, Harper College, Palatine, IL.
SCBWI Illustrator's intensive with Laurent Linn, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, University of Wisconsin at Waukesha.
SCBWI Winter Thaw Conference with Arthur Levin, Arthur A. Levine Books, National Lewis University.
SCBWI 12th Annual Winter Conference and Illustrators Intensive. NYC.
2010
Digital Imagery, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
2009
Children’s Illustration Class, worked independently on book. The School of the Art
Institute of Chicago.
2010-07
Stage Scenery for Decatur Classical School, Designed and Executed.
2008
In My Backyard: Create Chicago Endangered Species Hanging Art, Family/Adult Art Workshop, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL.
2007-09
Visiting Artist Workshop Decatur Classical School, Chicago, IL.
2005-06
Visiting Artist Workshop Burley Elementary School, Chicago, IL.
2003
Gallery Talks: Artists’ discuss their artwork!, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL.
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Il., Michelle Kogan Allegorical Paintings.
2001-04
Visiting Artist Workshop Edison Regional Gifted Center, Chicago, IL.
2000/01
Visiting Artist Workshop Congregation Sukkat Shalom, Wilmette, IL.
1998
Visiting Artist Lake County Art League, Waukegan, IL.

Solo Exhibitions
2013
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, IL, Michelle Kogan.
2003
Mimosa, Highland Park, Il. Images Revealed: Michelle Kogan Paintings and Drawings.
1993
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL., Michelle Kogan Allegorical Paintings.

Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
Spring for Art, Evanston Art Center Benefit, Evanston, IL.
The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Museum Traveling Exhibit.
2011
Heller Nature Center, Highland Park, IL, Views of Nature: Michelle Kogan and Students
Chicago Botanic Garden, Joutras Gallery, Faculty and Student Exhibition.
Evanston Art Center, Kaleidoscope Benefit for the Evanston Art Center.
www.moreart4all.wordpress.com, RELIEF for Japanese Children: Donate Art/Purchase Art.
Grand Hyatt, NYC, SCBWI Winter Conference Art Showcase.
The Art Center, Highland Park, IL, Faculty and Member's Exhibition.
2011 & 2010
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL., Faculty Exhibition.
Evanston Art Center,Evanston, IL., Winter Arts & Crafts Art Expo.
2010
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston , Il., Green Artists Showcase.
Chicago Botanic Garden, Joutras Gallery, Faculty and Student Exhibition.
The Art Center, Highland Park, IL, Faculty and Member's Exhibition.
River East Art Center, Chicago, IL, Chicago Art Open.
2009
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL., 2009 Faculty Exhibition.
2008
Koehnline Museum of Art, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL., Feminist Ecology,
Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL, Chicago Art Open.
2009-1996
The Art Center of Highland Park, Il, Faculty Exhibition.
2008/06/01
The Art Center of Highland Park, Il, Members Exhibition.
 Howard Street, Chicago, Howard Windows Project, Howard Alive.
 Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, Il., Gala Opening Faculty Exhibit.
2005/03
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL., 2005/03 Faculty Exhibition.
2003
Howard Street Storefronts, Chicago, IL., Howard Windows Project, Howard Alive.
2002
Mimosa, Highland Park, Il., Group Exhibit Sponsored by the Suburban Fine Arts Center. 
 Inclusion Arts Gallery and Educational Foundation, Chicago, WomanArt.
2001
Harold Washington Library, Chicago, Face to Face: Self Portraits by Chicago Artists.
1999
Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, WORKS ON PAPER” PRINTS, DRAWINGS, COLLAGE
1998
Nicolet College Gallery, Rhinelander, Wi., Northern National Juried Art Competition.
Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Il., The 48th Annual Quad State Juried Exhibition.
erector square Gallery, New Haven, Ct., 144 Square, " International small painting competition.
1996
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Il., 1996 Stateline Vicinity Exhibition. 
Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park Il., small works Juried Art Exhibition.
1995
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, In., Narrative Art: Fact Fantasy, Art Education Association of Indiana's 1995 Juried Exhibition.
1994
New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, In., UTOPIAN VISIONS, Art. Education Association of Indiana 1994 Regional Juried Exhibition. 
Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Il., The 44th Annual Quad-State Juried Exhibition.
Alumni Board Room, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 10,000 PLUS.
1992
College of Lake County, Grayslake, Il., Recent Works.
Gallery 451, Rockford, Il., CENSORSHIP: The 1st Amendment.
1991
Near Northwest Arts Council Gallery, Chicago, Urban Worship.
1990
Beverly Art Center, Chicago, Alice and Arthur Baer Art Exhibition.
MoMing Dance and Arts Center, Chicago, ART URGENCY.
Struve Gallery, Chicago, PECULIAR FACES.
Harper College, Palatine, Il., 14th Annual Harper College National Print and Drawing Exhibit.
Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, Perceptions of "The Other": Exploring Cultural Diversity.
1989
Prince Gallery, Chicago, Union League Club of Chicago, 16th Art Competition and Exhibition.
Gallery 1370, Chicago, The One Night Stand.
1988
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wi., Dashboard Art.
1985
Topeka Gallery, Chicago, Topeka Opens Pandora’s Box.
1984
Pentagon Building, Washington, D.C., The Peace Ribbon.
Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, The Head Show.

Selected Publications
2011
Stellar Views abound at Heller Center, by Charles Berman, photos by Eric Davis, Highland Park News, 10 November 2011, page 6
2011, 09 & 08
East on Central, A Journal of Arts and Letters from Highland Park, Il, Vol. 10, 2011, Vol. 8, 2009, page 100., Volume 7, 2008.
2008
Feminist Ecology: Women and the Earth, Judy A. Langston & Kathleen Carot, Koehnline Museum of Art, Oakton Community College, 2008, page 7.
Chicago Art Open, catalogue by Chicago Artist's Coalition, October 2008, page 17.
East on Central, A Journal of Arts and Letters from Highland Park, Il, Vol. 7, 2008, page 79.
2003
Calendar, Pioneer Press, 16 October, Diversions B31
2001
Artists’ look at themselves mirrors creative life in city, by Jimmie Lee Buehler. The Beverly Review, 31 October, page 7.
1996
What's Happening, New Haven Register, 3 November 1996.
Made in the Midwest Diverse styles flow through Rockford Art Museum's Stateline Vicinity Exhibition, by Mike Doyle. Rockford Register Star, 30 August 1996, page 10.
1992
Local galleries unveil artwork of all kinds, by Co Leber. Rockford Register Star, 17 April, page 3.
1990
The Ongoing Emergency Inspires “Art Urgency,” by Matt Deckla. Windy City Times, 13 September, page 211.

Grants & Awards
2003 & 1998
Community Artists Assistance Program Grant, City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs.
1998
Benefactor Award, Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, Wi.
Merit Award, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Il.
Merit Award, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, In.
1994
Third in Show, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Il.

Professional Affiliations: Chicago Artists' Coalition College Art Association Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

In the Collection of :
Janet Koestring Kupper, Wilmette, IL, Piping Plover, Endangered Species.