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Michelle Gazely is a Canadian artist based in northern British Columbia. Born in Vancouver, her formative years were spent in Langley, where she was inspired by Mr. Dressup's drawing demonstrations and the doodles her Mom created as she spoke on the phone.

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 four years working as a commercial photographer.

In 2014, she moved with her family to a little log cabin on acreage in northern BC. Inspired by this new landscape of bright aspen forests and snowy winters, 
she picked up her paint brushes and began to paint. She found her way back to her childhood dream of becoming a fine artist. ​

"I love to paint with harmonized colour palettes, bold brush strokes, intuitive pencil squiggles and marks. I am an oil painter but I spent a year playing with acrylic paints. I discovered the beauty of collaging, stencilling, layering and wiping away. 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
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
2019  Art Exhibition, Pleasant Valley Plaza, Houston, BC
2018  Bulkley Valley Artisan's Tour, Smithers/Telkwa, BC

2017  What's Your Story: Canada 150+, Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers BC
2017  Members' Show, Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers, BC
2016  6x6 Art Auction, Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers, BC
2014  6x6 Art Auction, Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers, BC

WORK
2015 - 2019 Artist
2015 - 2018 Art Instructor, Smithers Art Gallery
2006 - 2018 Freelance Graphic Designer
2012 - 2016 Freelance Commercial Photographer
2002 - 2005 Graphic Designer, Northern Gifts Ltd, Burnaby, BC

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2018 - present ​Art Collective Member, Fantastic 5point0
2018/19  Exhibition Coordinator, Smithers Art Gallery
2016/17  Art Director, Smithers Art Gallery

2016       Secretary, Smithers Art Gallery

CHARITABLE DONATIONS
2017  Auction, Fort Langley Canoe and Kayak Club

2017  Art Auction, fundraiser for the new ambulance station in Kitwanga

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2019  Williams Lake Tribune, #MeToo Movement inspires Out of the Blooms
2017  Smithers Interior News, What's Your Story: Canada 150+

2016  Smithers Interior News, Wilds of Walcott Road

COLLECTIONS
Michelle's artwork is in private collections throughout Canada and the United States.

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CONTACT
michellegazely@mail.com
604 860 3635

© gazely DESIGN | michelle gazely 2006 - 2019

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