Lisa Michl
Mussel Shell (2005)
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 120 cm

Biography
  Born: 27th January 1977
Language: Kokoberrin
Homeland: Pinarrinch, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland (east from the Staaten River to Wyabba Creek and the Staaten River National Park and north to the Nassau River)

Solo Exhibition
2005 Pinarrinch, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane

Group Exhibitions
2005 Telstra 22nd National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
The Cairns NAIDOC Exhibition 2005: Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art and Crafts from Tropical North Queensland, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns, Queensland
Gunya Tourism, Macquarie Bank, Sydney
2004 Out of Country, Gallery 1601, The Embassy of Australia, Washington DC, USA; The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Post Card Exhibition, Cairns Regional Gallery, Queensland
Gunya Tourism, Macquarie Bank, Sydney
2003 Story Place: Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Grosse Kunstausstellung 2003, Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany
Cape York and Torres Strait Islander Art Exhibition, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Saltwater Collection, Sydney Trade Fair, Sydney
2000 Art and Life of the Kokoberrin, Cairns Regional Gallery, Queensland
Dr Edward Knok Foundation Annual Art Exhibition, Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, Queensland
1998 Kulba a Kaaib, Hogarth Gallery, Sydney
Small Print and Book Exchange, Travelling exhibition to: Australia, New Zealand and USA
1997 Shadows in the Dust, Cairns Regional Gallery, Queensland
Made with Meaning, Cairns Regional Gallery, Queensland
1993 Freemantle Print Award Exhibition, Freemantle Arts Centre, Freemantle, WA
Tiddas and Buddas, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane
10th Annual ATSI Art Awards, TNQ TAFE, Cairns; Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns, Queensland
Telstra 10th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
Heritage Commission Art Awards, Old Parliament House, Canberra

Awards
2005 Heather Blair Award, Cairns Regional Gallery, Queensland
2000 Dr Edward Knok Foundation Annual Art Exhibition, Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, Queensland (Highly Commended)

Grants
2006 Regional Arts Development Fund, Arts Queensland
2005 Regional Arts Development Fund, Arts Queensland

Commissions
2004 Mural Project, Department of  Lands and Natural Resources, Kowanyama, Queensland
2003 Youth Strategy Magazine (Cover Design), Office of Youth Affairs, Brisbane
2002 Charlarlie Mothers and Babies Project (Cover Design), Tropical Public Health Unit Network, Queensland Health, Cape York, Queensland
2001 Story Place: Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, commissioned to create paintings for the touring exhibition
Kokoberrin Oral History Dictionary, (Cover Design)
2000 Apunipima Cape York Health Council 8th Annual Laura Aboriginal Dance and Cultural Festival, Laura, Queensland (Shirt Design)

Collections
  Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane