Michelle Wiebe
Artist Biography
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, she is a member of the Leighton Artist Centre and currently she serves as the Interim Executive Director for Alberta Printmakers.
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, she is a member of the Leighton Artist Centre and currently she serves as the Interim Executive Director 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.
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
2021 The Scene Between (Solo Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
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
2021 Interim Executive Director, Alberta Printmakers, Calgary AB
2021 Plein Air Sketching Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2021 Scarcity Letterpress Printing (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Refurbishing a Small Press (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Upcycling Fabric with Block Printing (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Perfect Linocut Registration (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Repeat Pattern Printing (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Block Printing on Fabric (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Linocut Printmaking for Letterpress (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Linocut Cardmaking Class (Online), Seniors on the Bow, Cochrane AB
2021 Carving Tool Maintenance Demonstration (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Refurbishing a Small Press (Online), Alberta Printmakers, Calgary AB
2021 Carving Tool Maintenance Demonstration (Online), Alberta Printmakers, Calgary AB
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
Exhibition List
2021 The Scene Between (Solo Show), Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
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
2021 Interim Executive Director, Alberta Printmakers, Calgary AB
2021 Plein Air Sketching Workshop, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary AB
2021 Scarcity Letterpress Printing (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Refurbishing a Small Press (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Upcycling Fabric with Block Printing (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Perfect Linocut Registration (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Repeat Pattern Printing (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Block Printing on Fabric (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Linocut Printmaking for Letterpress (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Linocut Cardmaking Class (Online), Seniors on the Bow, Cochrane AB
2021 Carving Tool Maintenance Demonstration (Online), The Printing Museum, Houston TX
2021 Refurbishing a Small Press (Online), Alberta Printmakers, Calgary AB
2021 Carving Tool Maintenance Demonstration (Online), Alberta Printmakers, Calgary AB
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