Michele Asselin

Michele Asselin is an Editorial Photography Lecturer at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, USA. Her work investigates the intersection of social systems and human experience through editorial photography techniques.

• Notable affiliations: National Domestic Workers Alliance (artist-in-residence), Street to Home (collaborator), Institute For Facial Paralysis (collaborator)
• Publications: Featured in New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Time Magazine, Esquire, and New York Magazine

Research Focus: Examines how editorial photography can document and critique societal structures, particularly through portraiture and public art commissions. Her practice bridges documentary and conceptual approaches to visualize systemic impacts on individuals and environments.

Projects: Completed public art commissions in Los Angeles and Washington D.C., with recent solo exhibition at There-There (April 2019) showcasing new work exploring urban systems.