Artist Information:
Michele Artist
Plano, TX
United States
Member Since: Oct 2006
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Artist Statement:
Michele was born in 1973 in
Miami, Arizona. She was
raised mostly in West Texas
and New Mexico and at the age
of 17, when her daughter was a
year old, she moved to
Philadelphia. She put herself
through school and worked hard
to provide for her daughter.
After seven years, she
returned to the southwest and
settled in Taos, New Mexico
for the next 9 years. She
first began exhibiting works
at silent auctions in Taos,
where she donated small wood
sculptures. These works were
priced from the 100 to 600
dollar range and sold
immediately. In Taos, Michele
was able to explore many
mediums and took private
classes from several local
Taos artists. When her
daughter graduated from Taos
High School and received a
full academic scholarship to
attend NYU, Michele decided to
spend more time delving into
Hindu practices and studies.
These studies have clearly
influenced her work. She has
recently returned from a four
month stay at her Guru’s
Ashram in India and is
currently working on finding
ways to balance her desire to
be completely immersed in her
Spiritual life with the
necessity of financial
independence. “While it is
necessary for me to be ...
Further Information
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Artist Exhibitions:
2000: Taos Charter School,
Taos, NM: Silent Auction
Donation - wood sculpture
2000 & 2001: Northern New
Mexico Midwifery Center, Taos,
NM: Silent Auction Donation -
wood sculpture
2000 & 2001: Taos Canyon Art
Tour, Laurie Hill Phelps
Studio, Taos, NM: wood
sculpture
2002 & 2007: Taos Art
Association, Taos Open, Taos,
NM: wood sculpture, ...
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Michele Artist's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Michele Artist's Portfolio.
Michele was born in 1973 in Miami, Arizona. She was raised mostly in West Texas and New Mexico and at the age of 17, when her daughter was a year old, she moved to Philadelphia. She put herself through school and worked hard to provide for her daughter. After seven years, she returned to the southwest and settled in Taos, New Mexico for the next 9 years. She first began exhibiting works at silent auctions in Taos, where she donated small wood sculptures. These works were priced from the 100 to 600 dollar range and sold immediately. In Taos, Michele was able to explore many mediums and took private classes from several local Taos artists. When her daughter graduated from Taos High School and received a full academic scholarship to attend NYU, Michele decided to spend more time delving into Hindu practices and studies. These studies have clearly influenced her work. She has recently returned from a four month stay at her Guru’s Ashram in India and is currently working on finding ways to balance her desire to be completely immersed in her Spiritual life with the necessity of financial independence. “While it is necessary for me to be ... |
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Amme, 2007
Oil Painting,
16 x 20 X 1 inches
Availability: Sold
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April 8, 2009, 2009
Oil Painting,
16 x 20 X 1 inches
Availability: Sold
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March 27, 2009, 2009
Oil Painting,
24 x 36 X 1 inches
Availability: Sold
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Butterfly Woman, 2006
Handbuilt Ceramics,
12 x 24 X 6 inches
Availability: Sold
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Basket, 2006
Handbuilt Ceramics,
12 x 8 X 12 inches
Availability: Sold
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