Michelle Gazely is an oil painter based in Smithers, British Columbia. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1974, she began oil painting at age seventeen. She earned a fine arts diploma from Kwantlen Polytechnic University in 1995 and a graphic design and illustration diploma from Capilano University in 2002. Michelle spent several years working as a graphic designer and commercial photographer. She began a consistent painting practice in 2015. She has exhibited her work throughout British Columbia.
Her work focuses on landscapes, portraiture and still life. Most recently, she has been painting florals. Michelle enjoys adding collage, unexpected squiggles and colour into her paintings. Michelle has taught art workshops to adults, teens and children 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 and adding elements of collage to my work. 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 1992-1995 Fine Arts Diploma Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, BC |