Gallery Representation
Twilight Artist Collective
4306 SW Alaska St.
Seattle, WA 98116
206.933.2444
www.twilightart.net
Fresh Ayers
205 N. Main St
Hannibal, MO 63401
573.221.1017
Bherd Studios
Urban Contemporary Art Gallery
8537 Greenwood Ave N, Suite 1
Seattle, Wa 98103
206.234.8348
www.bherdclothing.com
contact: info@michelleanderst.com
Artist Statement
I am currently using my illustrative style to form fictional but plausible unions of biological and man-made structures on canvas. In my studies of science, I have observed many structural similarities in nature which man has also used to achieve a similar function. One example of this is found in the end point of a circuit, called a lead, located on a computer board. This structure looks very similar to a nerve cell ending called a bouton. Both constructions serve the purpose of communicating electronic signals but one is built by man and the other occurs naturally. I paint wallpaper in my compositions to enhance and compare the elegance that I see in bones, veins and nerves. I would like viewers of my artwork to think about the patterns and beauty in these parts of our bodies instead of seeing them as a reference to death.
I have learned thus far that my paintings are a direct result of my experiences as an only child. I spent many quite afternoons of my childhood pouring over my father's anatomy books and have since developed an intense passion for botany, neurology, entomology, evolution and oil paints. Last year I combined my artistic skills and scientific interest to recieve my Certificate in Natural Science Illustration at the University of Washington. This education has helped me continue to draw even more connections between anatomy, plant physiology and technology.
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Solo Exhibitions
2011 Artificial Plant Form, Downtown Grounds, Medford, OR
2009 Form Vs. Function, La Familia Gallery, Seattle,WA
2008 An Elegant Collection of Data Points, Twilight Artist Collective, Seattle, WA
2008 Drugs & Social Networking, La Familia Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007 Solitude and Glass Reflections, La Familia Gallery, Seattle,WA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 Contained, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
2012 Form and Fancy, Twilight, Seattle, WA
2011 Gifted, Bherd Studios, Seattle, WA
2011 Inside Out, Bherd Studios, Seattle, WA
2010 Scientific Illustration Exhibition, Burke Museum of Natural History, Seattle WA
2010 Ten and Change, Twilight Artist Collective, Seattle WA
2009 Aqua Art Miami, Miami FL
2009 Isolated Narratives, Arts West, Seattle, WA
2009 Color Theory No.1, Fremont Abbey, Seattle WA
2008 New Members Group Show, La Familia Gallery (Co-op), Seattle, WA
2008 Joins artists with young professionals, ArtReach, Seattle, WA
2007 Featured Artist, Twilight Artist Collective, Seattle WA
2007 Local Color, Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA
2007 Bouncing Wall, Seattle, WA
2006 Two Vaults Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2006 Twilight Artist Collective, Shoreline, WA
2004 Rogue Gallery, Medford, OR
Blog Features
2011 Street Anatomy, streetanatomy.com
2011 Juxtapoz Magazine, juxtapoz.com
2011 Bherd Studios, speakandbherd.blogspot.com
2011 Warren Ellis, warrenellis.com
Private Collections
2008 Nancy Guppy -Host of ‘Art Zone', Seattle, WA
2007 Judith Kindler- PONCHO Executive Vice President Art Co-Chair, Seattle, WA and Sun Valley, ID
Affiliations
2008 Invitational art donation, PONCHO Fine Art Auction,
curated by Susan Grover, Seattle WA
2008 Color Theory Collective, art curator
Awards
2008 Jurors Pick, Greenwood Artwalk, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle WA
Bibliography
2009 Seen and Overheard, City Arts Magazine
2003 Creating a Career, Mail Tribune
Education
2010 Certificate in Scientific Illustration, University of Washington, Seattle WA
2005 Gage Academy, Seattle, WA
2004 Southern Oregon School of Fine Art, Medford, OR
2003 Gage Academy, Paris France