Michelle Wasson
Michelle Wasson’s paintings foretell a serene future. Created intuitively from memory and imagination, layers of color and light portray peaceful planes. Flowing between landscape, still life and the figurative, Wasson’s canvases reflect our shared humanity in the natural world. In glowing scenes, divine vessels spring forth life evoking Mother Nature’s power to create and destroy – and create yet again.
In “Facing West”, a calm composition emerges through atmospheric stillness. Here minimal earth forms cradle the sky in smooth, blended harmonies that evoke a spiritual response to nature’s quiet power.
Michelle Wasson is an internationally exhibiting artist based in Chicago, IL. She has served as faculty at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago and The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2016 she co-founded the artist run exhibition space Tiger Strikes Asteroid Chicago. Wasson received her MFA from Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
“Facing West”, 2024, oil on canvas (60x50cm)
