BFA Exhibition December 2023
Michele Viola
Michele Viola is a visual artist who primarily works in acrylic paint and colored pencil. Her work revolves around the surreal world where the human body and the natural elements inform one another. She is most heavily inspired by bodies of water and their ecosystems in relation to human phsyciality. In her work, you will find stories of the human experience that range from grief to euphoria and everything in between.
Michele is currently based in NC, where she has obtained her BFA in Studio Art at Appalachian State University.
Portfolio
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PROJECTS & EXHIBITIONS
Group Exhibition: Annual Juried Exhibition; Yadkin Arts Council — displayed in the Welborn and Redwall Gallery - Yadkinville, NC July 12th - August 30th 2024
Live Painter — Roots in the Garden Concert Series - live painting of the singer (Adam Church) for auction after the concert. - Boone, NC June 13 2024
Group Exhibition: HMVC Gallery — Moments - displayed in Times Square on TSX billboard. - New York, NY June 1st - June 30th 2024
Group Exhibition — BFA Group Exhibition : Lost & Found - displayed in The Smith Gallery. - Boone, NC December 1 - December 16 2023
Live Painter — Roots in the Garden Concert Series - live painting of the singer (Adam Church) for auction after the concert. - Boone, NC August 24 2023
Group Exhibition — Portrait Show - displayed in 3rd Place Gallery . - Boone, NC April. 4 - April 20 2023
Solo Exhibition — Body and Soul - displayed in The Looking Glass Gallery . - Boone, NC Feb. 2 - March 3 2023
Indoor Mural — Appalachian Nails Co. - Boone, NC
June 2022
PUBLICATIONS
Watauga Democrat—Roots in the Garden Concert series event - article on being the live painter for the event. - Boone, NC
Michele Viola | | wataugademocrat.com
Michele Viola| Watauga Democrat 2024
The Peel Review: Arts and Literature — Publication of paintings and other bodies of works in the following issues: Spring 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
https://thepeelreview.com/visual/