Portfolio ASMP NY

In 2004, Michelle Cheikin set about taking medium-format, color negative images of

neighborhoods in the borough of Queens. The culmination of images, a book project titled

“Queens Surface,” portrays gritty, urban, vacant spaces in a fragile light that celebrates

overlooked areas. This series offers insight into the translation of place as it observes the

Queens of yesterday, before it disappears in renovation and development.

Michelle Cheikin was born in Virginia Beach, 1970. She holds an MFA degree

in Photography and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts. She teache Digital

Photography at Hostos Community College of the City University of New York. Her

photography has been exhibited in the Queens Museum of Art, The Bronx Museum of the

Arts and in galleries nationwide.

She currently resides in Brooklyn, NY

Nominated by Reviewer: Corinne Tapia, Gallery Director: Sous Les Etoiles Gallery