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Artist Biography
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​Michelle Wiebe is a multi-disciplinary artist focused primarily on painting, printmaking and letterpress. Her work is characterized by simple subject matter rendered with bold colour and line work. 

​She began her journey as an artist at an early age after being accepted to the Langley Fine Arts School. There she immersed herself in all aspects of visual art making. She continued developing her skills at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, eventually finding her voice through paint and ink.

 Michelle is also a passionate instructor with a deep love for teaching, she makes it her goal that students leave her class with quality work and the confidence to continue building their new skills. She can also be found doing collaborations, demonstrations and commission pieces.

​Recently she has done work for the City of Calgary and Heritage Park (at the Strathmore Standard). Her studio is in Cochrane Alberta and she is a member of the Leighton Artist Centre and serves on the Board of Directors for Alberta Printmakers.
 


Artist Statement

Currently, my work has been focused on exploring elements of my French, Scottish and Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) ancestry and what that means in Canada's Reconciliation era. Of particular interest to me are concepts of appropriation, cultural drag and the commodification of cultural ideas. I've been using techniques involving letterpress printing, linocut printmaking incorporated into mixed media painting. Much of my imagery has been inspired by 19th century Anishinaabe bead work found on bandolier bags that were produced for commercial purposes. 

Curriculum Vitae

Exhibition List
 
2020     Not So Mini Print Exhibition (Group Show), Alberta Printmakers, Calgary AB
2020     Christmas in the Country (Group Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2019     Not So Mini Print Exhibition (Group Show), Alberta Printmakers, Calgary AB
2019     Christmas in the Country (Group Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2019     Making Treaty 7 (Group Show), Cspace and Arts Common, Calgary AB
2019     Mini Masterpieces (Group Show), Calgary Stampede, Calgary AB
2019     Clothesline Festival (Group Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2019     Juried Members Show (Group Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2018     Christmas in the Country (Group Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2018     Connections (Group Show), Ruberto Ostberg Gallery, Calgary AB
2018     Clothesline Festival (Group Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2018     People's Portrait Prize (Group Show), cSpace, Calgary AB
2017     Christmas in the Country (Group Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2017     Impressions Show (Group Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2017     Clothesline Festival (Group Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2017     Juried Members Show (Group Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2016     Christmas in the Country (Group Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2016     Juried Members Show (Group Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2015     Christmas in the Country (Group Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2015     Sabbatical (Solo Show), Airdrie Public Library, Airdrie AB
2013     Inspired (Solo Show), Airdrie Public Library, Airdrie AB
2010     Airdrie7 (Group Show), Airdrie Public Library, Airdrie AB
2004     Looking Back (Group Show), Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna BC
1996     More than 14 (Group Show), Anna Leonoweons Gallery, Halifax NS
1994     Unsettled Journeys (Group Show), Langley Centennial Museum, Fort Langley BC
 
Professional Experience
 
2020     Refurbishing a Small Press (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2020     Incorporating Letterpress Printing Into Your Art
 (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2020     Perfect Linocut Registration Demonstration (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2020     Exploring Texture with Acrylics Workshop, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2020     Beginner Linocut Printmaking Workshop, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2020     Linocut Printmaking for Letterpress Demonstration (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2020     Acrylic Painting Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2020     Acrylic Painting Class (Online), Seniors on the Bow, Cochrane AB
2020     Carving Tool Maintenance Demonstration (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2020     Plein Air Sketching Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2020     Alberta Culture Days Demonstrator, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2020     Carving Tool Maintenance Demonstration (Online), Alberta Printmakers, Calgary AB
2020     Basics of Letterpress Printing Demonstration (Online), Alberta Printmakers, Calgary AB
2020     
Drawing Made Fast and Fun Class (Online), Seniors on the Bow, Cochrane AB
2020     Intro to Typesetting Workshop, Alberta Printmakers, Calgary AB
2020     Beginner Acrylic Painting Class, Seniors on the Bow, Cochrane AB
2020     Beginner & Intermediate Acrylic Painting Class, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2020     Hand Coloured Linocut Workshop, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB 
2019     Letterpress Linocut Cardmaking Workshop, Alberta Printmakers, Calgary AB
2019     Beginner Linocut Workshop, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2019     Acrylic FUNdamentals Class, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2019     En Plein Air Drawing Demonstration, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2019     Beginner Linocut Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2019     En Plein Air Sketching Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2019     En Plein Air Sketching Workshop, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2019     Beginner's Acrylic Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2019     Acrylic Studio Class, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2019     Acrylic Texture Demonstration, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2019     Mixed Media Printmaking Class, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2019     Mixed Media Printmaking Demonstration, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2018     Wrap it Up Card Making Workshop, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2018     Beginner's Acrylic Painting Class, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2018     Basic Linocut Printmaking Workshop, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2018     Creative Freedom Sketchbook Workshop, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2018     Beginner's Acrylic Painting Class, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2018     Basic Linocut Printmaking Workshop, Inglewood Art Supplies, Calgary AB
2018     Basic Linocut Printmaking Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2018     Letterpress Demo and Pop Up, Bluerock Gallery, Black Diamond AB
2018     On the Road – Travel Sketching Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2018     Making Your Mark Beginner Acrylic Painting Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2017     Classic Card Making Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2017     Printmaking Demonstration, Opus Art Supplies, Kelowna BC
2017     Travel Sketching Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2017     Children’s Printmaking Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2017     Beginner’s Printmaking Workshop, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna BC
2017     Beginner’s Printmaking Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2017     Printmaking Demonstration, Cochrane Ranchehouse, Cochrane AB
2016     Printmaking Card Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2016     Printmaking Demonstration, Opus Art Supplies, Langley BC
2016     Live Painting Demonstration, Opus Art Supplies, Langley BC
2016     Block Printing on Fabric Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2016     Letterpress Demonstration – Alberta Culture Days, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2016     Beginner’s Printmaking Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2016     Printmaking Demonstration – Clothesline Festival, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2014     Utility Box Painting, City of Calgary, Calgary AB
2014     Art in Transit Bus Pass Image, Airdrie AB
2014     Artist Alley Banner Project, Airdrie AB
2013     Art in Transit Bus Pass Image, Airdrie AB
2011     Main Street Art Project Mural, Airdrie AB
 
Awards
 
2016    FortisAlberta Professional Artist of the Year  Mayor’s Night of the Arts, Airdrie AB

Collections

University of Alberta Pediatrics Department, Edmonton AB
Langley Fine Arts School, Fort Langley BC
Encompass Partnerships, Calgary AB
Wycliffe Canada Head Office, Calgary AB
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