ABOUT MICHELLE PATRICK
Michelle Patrick is an accomplished multi-disciplinary artist whose work spans theater, photography, hosting and cultural administration. For over a decade, she has dedicated herself to exploring artistic expression through various mediums, creating work that examines the complexities of the human experience.
As a photographer, Michelle captures moments that tell stories of identity, community, and connection. Her current solo exhibition GRACE showcases her visual storytelling abilities and unique artistic perspective.
Behind the scenes, Michelle currently contributes to the arts community through her work at the Nevada Arts Council, where she focuses on statewide organizational community development initiatives and grant support. Her experience in arts administration includes roles with the City of Las Vegas, Denver Center for the Performing Arts and the Sundance Film Festival.
She has served as a grant panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, holds a BA from Bradford College and is an alumna of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and YoungArts. She has served as an advisory member for several non-profit arts organizations throughout the U.S. Western region. She currently sits as an executive board member for the Nevada Women's Film Festival and Third Street Theater in Las Vegas.
Michelle continues to push creative boundaries, exploring the intersections between presentational and photographic storytelling, and using her diverse skill set to create meaningful work that resonates with audiences. Winner of the Boynes Artist Award Monthly Art Award (June 2025), Michelle believes that the best art emerges when we embrace the full diversity of human experience and remain open to transformation.
Michelle is the Creator and Executive Producer of "LOCAL TIME", a web series debuting in January 2026 on YouTube.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2025
- Solo Exhibition GRACE at Whitney Library Art Gallery (July - October)
- Solo Exhibition GRACE at West Las Vegas Library Art Gallery (April - July)
- Group Exhibition Empowered: Women of Clark County at Clark County Public Arts
- Moderator for Nevada Women's Film Festival: The State of Arts & Culture - More Than Just Sin City
- Emcee for SISTAHS STRONG Inc. Soulful High Tea
- Organizer and speaker at Nevada Basin to Range Exchange
2024
- Co-host for Humanities At Play, with Kathleen Kuo
- Moderator for 2nd Annual Arts & Culture Summit, City of Las Vegas
- Congressional Recognition for Black Life Ordinary (Poetry) from U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen and U.S. Representative Susie Lee
- Certificate of Commendation for Black Life Ordinary (Poetry) from U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
- Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for Black Life Ordinary (Poetry) from U.S. Senator, Jacky Rosen
- Appeared in The Lifespan of A Fact, Majestic Repertory Theater
2023
- Organizer and speaker at the Nevada Basin to Range Exchange, Ely, NV
- Featured in Nevada Humanities Heart to Heart series
- Spent A LOT of money to see Beyonce's Renaissance Tour...but worth it!
2022
- Red Carpet Host for Nevada Women's Film Festival
- Speaker at Englewood Arts, Independence, MO
2021
- Moderator, Nevada Women's Film Festival (Virtual)
- Grant Panelist for National Endowment for the Arts, Challenge America
- Las Vegas Arts District Board Member
2019
- Director for The Witches at Rainbow Company Youth Theater
- Presenter at the Utah Division of Arts & Museums Change Leader Conference, Moab, Utah
2013
- Actor in Good People at Salt Lake Acting Company
- Change Leader Committee at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts
2012
- Choreographer for Once on This Island, SLCC
- Actor in In the Next Room
2011
- Director for For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, People Productions
2008
- Actor in The Overwhelming at Salt Lake Acting Company
- Sundance Institute - Director's Lab, Pariah Dee Rees, Director