michon sanders was raised in the south — an upbringing that has deeply influenced her art making. She received her BFA from California College of the Arts in 2020, and is a current MFA candidate at the University of Southern California. She won the 2020 AXA Art Prize, juried by Julia Chiang, Erik Parker, Laurie Simmons and Salman Toor, and was featured in T Magazine, the Arts & Culture magazine of the New York Times. Her work was included in the 2021 ForFreedoms initiative Hear Her Here. Her San Francisco solo debut "i don't do this for just anybody," opened in 2022 with Friends Indeed Gallery. Her Los Angeles solo debut, "Let's keep this between us," opened in 2022 with Giovanni’s Room. Her MFA Thesis Exhibition "All I Have To Do Is Stay Black And Die," opened in April of 2023.
photo credit: Haiyang (Kevy) Yang
styling: Ugo Mozie
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Los Angeles, CA