| STATEMENT Occasionally fictitious and often embellished, I explore simple moments, fuzzy recollection, and those things that leave a clouded impression behind. Whether biographical or autobiographical, I believe the creation of art is an intensely personal, subjective experience, influenced strongly by one’s personal journey. It seems a natural progression that the art itself reflects the artist in both intense and mundane moments, balancing the planned and unplanned, and ultimately resulting in the feeling that the viewer is experiencing a still shot of a different life. If the viewer feels as though they can read the story of the painting, the work can be appreciated within the context of the viewer's own personal story, instead of the viewer trying to understand the meaning of the artwork through my eyes. That personal relationship between the viewer and the work is the experience I strive to create. EDUCATION 2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing & Painting University of Minnesota, Twin Cities RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2010 First Impressions, Southeast Grind, Portland, OR 2010 Recent Work ,Timeless Talisman Gallery, Salem, OR 2008 Cocoons, Evelyn Matthies Gallery, Brainerd, MN RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2011 Portland Love, Gallery Homeland, Portland, OR 2009 Mixed Media, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, WA 2008 $99 Art Sale, Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN 2008 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition, SCSU, St Cloud, MN New York, California, Germany, Japan, Oregon, Maryland, Minnesota & Wisconsin |
| BIO Born in northern Minnesota, Michaela grew up building snow forts and drawing with her brother - he specialized in dinosaurs, she covered everything else. After graduating from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, she briefly wandered Minnesota before settling back in Minneapolis. Sustained by the vibrant arts community in Minneapolis, she remained there until fate and the siren song of warmer winters lured her to the Pacific Northwest. Currently, she calls Portland, Oregon home. “I am in love with this city, this place”, she says, “When I shiver in January, I remind myself that my marshmallow parkas are still packed away in the crawl space, the plants will be breaking through the ground soon, and the moss is keeping everything looking green and alive, even though there should still be another 3 months of winter. I hope I never stop appreciating this beautiful place.” |
