MICHELLE O’CONNOR
Abstract Artist
Chicago, Illinois
michelleoconnorabstract.com

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Xavier University
College of Lake County

Pamela Caughey, MFA — Painting & Drawing
Powerful Design and Personal Color Training

Adele Sypesten — Professional Abstract Artist (1993–2023)
Art with Adele Academy — Abstract Art Training & Membership

Rose Hewartson
Unleash Your Creative Potential — Online Training

Bibby Gignilliat
Abstract Art Studies

Nicholas Wilton
Art2Life — Courses & Mentorship

EXHIBITIONS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025
Beyond the Obvious — Solo Exhibition
Blue Moon Gallery, Grayslake, IL (May)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025
Wallflowers Exhibition — Blue Moon Gallery, Grayslake, IL (March)
Untamed Wildflowers

Members Show — Robert T. Wright Community Gallery / College of Lake County (January)
Outside City Limits

Recent Works Juried Show — Robert T. Wright Community Gallery (September)
In the Space Between

CAVA Winter Juried Show — Chicago Cultural Center (November)

2026

Members Show - Robert T. Wright Community Gallery / College of Lake County (January)

Took Me A Minute

EXHIBITIONS (2017–2019)

2019
Affair of the Arts Annual Show — Spring Grove, IL
Adler Arts Center Auction Event — Libertyville, IL

2018
Affair of the Arts Annual Show — Spring Grove, IL
Fairfield Market Arts & Crafts Show — McHenry / Volo, IL
Warren High School Holiday Arts & Crafts Show — Gurnee, IL

2017
Lake County Fairgrounds Holiday Show — Grayslake, IL
Fairfield Market Arts & Crafts Show — McHenry, IL

SELECTED VENUES & ARTIST COLLECTIVES (2017–2024)

Summer’s Boutique Shop — Grayslake, IL
State of Mind Yoga — Third Lake, IL
Midtown H/M Handmade Shop — Grayslake, IL
Midtown H/M Handmade Shop — Long Grove, IL
Inner Haven Spiritual Development Center & Art Gallery
— Collective Artist, Third Lake, IL

AWARDS

1st Place Booth
Affair of the Arts Annual Show — Spring 2018

Honorable Mention
Altars of Memory
Dole Mansion 4th Fridays Exhibition — August 2025

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Robert T. Wright Gallery — Grayslake, IL
In the Space Between, 2025

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

United States

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Women’s Circles — Healing Art Workshops

Embrace Your Creativity Workshops
Inner Haven Spiritual Development Center & Art Gallery

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Blue Moon Gallery
Robert T. Wright Gallery

Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists

Adler Arts Center
Inner Haven Spiritual Development Center & Art Gallery