Michelle Weinberg
ARTIST STATEMENT
Although the virtual space of painting and drawing is where all my projects begin, I frequently find myself in the realms of architecture, theater, decor and applied arts. I paint and draw vivid backdrops for human activity - arenas within which all possibilities may occur. Pastel and hothouse color, flickering pattern, stylized elements from everyday life, words that express ambivalent feelings about contemporary life - these elements conspire to create new spaces for thought, and the free exercise of my imagination.
BIO
Michelle Weinberg is a painter who creates art for surfaces, interiors, architecture and public spaces. She received her BFA from School of Visual Arts in NYC and her MFA from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. She is the recipient of awards, fellowships and residencies including a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award, SouthArts Career Opportunity Award, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a Joseph Robert Foundation Award, a South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship, an Individual Artist Fellowship from the State of Florida, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, and residencies at MacDowell Colony, Millay Colony, Studios at MASS MoCA, 100West Corsicana in TX, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, homesession and Fundacion Valparaiso in Spain, and Altos de Chavon in the Dominican Republic. She has exhibited widely and created commissioned works for Miami International Airport, The Wolfsonian Museum-FIU, Facebook offices in Miami, Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places, the City of Tampa, Cultural Council of Jacksonville, FL, and City of Hollywood, FL. Weinberg is Creative Director of Girls’ Club in Fort Lauderdale and a consultant to museums and non-profits, developing exhibitions, education programming and more. See www.michelleweinberg.com for more info and images.
Artist Links:
Website: https://michelleweinberg.com
Instagram: @mwpinkblue