Michelle Carter is a painter with a studio in Charlestown, MA. She is Associate Professor of Art & Design at Northern Essex Community College (Haverhill and Lawrence), where she teaches drawing and art history and chairs the program. Michelle is also a Faculty Director for the Graduate Commons Program at Harvard University, which involves community-building events. Before her Massart MFA, Michelle earned a BA in History from Vassar College and a post-bacc from Brandeis University. Michelle lives in Cambridge with her partner and son.