Michele Tuohey

Biography

Michele Tuohey was born on April 24, 1966, in Miami, Florida. Her love for the performing arts began as a young child when she danced ballet and played the organ. She studied theatre at the University of London's Westfield College in 1986 and in 1988 received her Bachelor of Science degree in performance studies from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. In 1995, Michele received her Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She received her Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University College of Law with a focus on international human rights and violence against women in 2000. Having experienced art censorship firsthand, Michele is outspoken about issues concerning free expression and the rights of artists. She was awarded a City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Visual Arts CAAP grant from 1991 to 1994 and has won critical attention in numerous publications and articles. Her work has been included in many exhibitions in Illinois, Indiana, and Florida and she has appeared in several performances in the United States and London. Michele is a founding board member of the Latin American Museum of Art.