Michelle Laflamme-Childs, Deputy Director

MMichelle grew up in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts but has called Santa Fe home for almost 20 years. She holds a BA in English Literature from the University of Massachusetts, an MA from St. John's College in Santa Fe, and is currently working on a MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Texas, El Paso. She is a poet and essayist with one published chapbook and a book-length manuscript in the works. After 25 years in corporate brand and direct marketing, Michelle fled the for-profit world to bring her skills to bear at the SFAI as the Deputy Director and she couldn’t be happier. With a passionate belief that art truly does have the power to change the world and that it can bring complex social, cultural, and environmental issues to a broad audience, Michelle approaches every project she undertakes with the goal of empowering voices, engaging community, and making idea-driven contemporary art accessible.

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