- Photo by Gabriel Fuentes
Elvira Michelle (b. 1992, New Orleans, LA-based) is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and curator. Of Bolivian descent and raised in Miami, Florida, her work explores intergenerational memory and trauma, particularly as they shape the experiences of marginalized communities. She is a co-owner of film studio cooperative, Studio Lalala and is an alumna of the NBCU Creative Impact Lab 2023. She has exhibited work locally at The Front Gallery, The Parlour Gallery, The CAC and 912 Studios and nationally at Is it Real? Contemporary Artists for Reproductive Freedom at Lagoon Studios in Dallas, TX.. She has also exhibited work internationally at Echo’s Studio in São Paolo, Brazil, The Cica Museum in South Korea, and The Holy Art Gallery in London, UK.
She is currently working on a original documentary film titled Wasi: A Home Forgotten as a part of 2025 Power of Storytelling Cohort by NBCUniversal and The Alliance of Media Arts + Culture.
- Photo by A'mya Mcknight