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Michael Assiff is a painter and sculptor based in Queens, New York. He earned his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2008. He has held solo exhibitions at The Valley (Taos), Katia David Rosenthal (Miami), Ashes/Ashes (New York), Chez Valentin (Paris), Galeria Mascota (Mexico City), Shoot the Lobster (New York) and Good Weather (Little Rock). His works have been included in group exhibitions at Night Gallery, Matthew Brown, Magenta Plains, Jack Barrett, Salon 94, Arsenal Contemporary, MoMA PS1, and Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art among many others. Assiff's work has been featured in The New York Times, Artforum, Mouse Magazine, Flash Art and dis magazine. He is the recent recipient of a 2024 NYFA/NYSCA Artist Fellowship, 2024 Dreamers in Residence grant, and 2025 NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs Queen Arts Fund grant. His work is in public collections such as collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Haute-Vienne, University Health, San Antonio and Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles.