Michelle Gazely is a Canadian artist based in northern British Columbia. Born in Vancouver, she moved to Langley, where she spent her childhood.
Always passionate about art, she received a Fine Arts Diploma from Kwantlen Polytechnic University and a Graphic Design & Illustration Diploma from Capilano University. After graduation, she spent fifteen years working as a graphic designer and commercial photographer. In 2014, Michelle moved with her family to the Bulkley Valley. After years of not painting, this new landscape of aspen forests and snowy winters inspired her to pick up her brushes and create. Northern British Columbia is home to many incredible visual artists. She has been gifted mentorship and friendship amongst this arts community. Michelle has taught adults, teens and children's art workshops since 2016. Sharing her skills and knowledge with encouragement and enthusiasm brings her joy. Michelle is grateful to live, work and play in this beautiful, inspiring place on the unceded, traditional Territory of the Gidimt'en clan and the Witsuwit'en people. "I love to paint with bold brush strokes, intuitive squiggles, marks, collaging, stenciling, layering and wiping away paint. Incorporating these techniques into my oil painting practice gives the viewer little visual surprises. Playing with my paints fills a curiosity in me like nothing else does."
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 entangled in blooms Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers, BC 2019 out of the blooms The Station House Gallery, Williams Lake, BC 2018 landscapes + blooms Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace, BC 2016 Wilds of Walcott Road Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers, BC GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Derelict: Waiting in Ruins Northern Artist Adventure Group Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers, BC 2021 Arterial Fantastic 5point0 Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers, BC Island Mountain Arts, Wells, BC Rustad Galleria, Prince George, BC COMMUNITY EXHIBITIONS
2014/16/22 6x6 Art Auction Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers, BC 2019/20 Skeena Salmon Art Show Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers, BC 2019 Art Exhibition Pleasant Valley Plaza, Houston, BC 2018/19 Bulkley Valley Artisan Tour Smithers, BC 2017 What's Your Story: Canada 150+ Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers BC EDUCATION
1999 - 2002 Graphic Design + Illustration Diploma Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC 1992-1994 Fine Arts Diploma Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, BC |