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Michelle Y. Williams

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Artist Statement

The inspiration for my work is both selective and indiscriminate. After the initial influence sparks the beginning of a painting, the piece generally takes on a vision of it’s own, a relationship develops between us and occasionally conflicts must be overcome…art imitates life. At other times it’s very passionate and I’m in the moment, not questioning the end result, trusting it will take me where it wants to go.

Working on canvas, metal, Plexiglas and wood, I paint exclusively with a palette knife and use various materials in my mixed media work, including acrylics, oils and raw materials such as sand.

My work has evolved over the years and continues to undergo numerous transformations. Unwittingly challenging the notion that consistency and logical progression are prerequisites for legitimization in a career, my signature alone remains my signature style.

I am both a patron of the arts, finding immense pleasure in collecting fine art, and benefactor, using my work as a means for supporting worthy causes.

The ultimate intention of my work is to evoke an emotional response. A strong feeling of any kind, good or bad, indicates passion, and with that we truly can live life to its absolute fullest.

RESUME

Exhibitions:
2007 Deloney Newkirk Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2007 AnArte Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2007 Artamo Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2007 Grand Contemporary, Lafayette, LA
2006 Kevin Barry Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Mind Puddles Gallery, Houston, TX
2005 Phoenix Fine Art, Nyack, NY
2005 Grand Contemporary, Lafayette, LA
2005 Mind Puddles, Houston, TX
2004 Bering James/Mind Puddles, Houston, TX
2004 MAC Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2004 Bering James Gallery, Houston, TX
2004 1200 Post Oak Gallery, Houston, TX
2004 Swanson Reed Galleries, Louisville, KY
2003 Texas Children’s Cancer Center, Arts In Medicine Benefit
2003 Mind Puddles Gallery, Houston, TX
2003 Phoenix Fine Art, New York, NY
2003 Betz Gallery, Houston, TX
2003 mplus group, T3, Houston, TX
2002 mplus group, T3, Houston, TX
2002 Dragon Gallery, Hamptons, NY
2001 Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
1999 St. Lukes Hospital, Boise, ID
1999 Brown’s Gallery, Boise, ID
1997 Perpetual Metals, Boise, ID
1997 Metropolis Gallery, Seattle, WA

Collections:
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ
GMAC, Houston, TX
Morgan Stanley, Austin, TX
Hirsch & Westheimer, P.C., Houston, TX
Brown Metals Corp, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Hanover Company /7 Riverway High Rise, Houston, TX
Nevada Healthcare, Las Vegas, NV
Bailey Banks & Biddle, Houston, TX
Crosby State Bank, Houston, TX
Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo, L.L.P., Dallas, TX
Embassy Suites Austin, Austin, TX
Hilcorp Energy Company, Houston, TX
xfactor Design, Houston, TX
Summerlin Life & Health, Las Vegas, NV
Mr. & Mrs. George Hrdlicka, Houston, TX
Sterling Ridge Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, The Woodlands, TX
Tony Garza, US Ambassador to Mexico
Fine Living Louisville Magazine, Louisville, KY
Child Advocates, Inc., Houston, TX
ASID, Houston, TX
Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, TX

“…people can feel Michelle through her art –
her moods and her purity. Her lightness is what really transfers to people. Even in the complicated, heavy pieces, you still have the lightness…”
-Navid Ghedami, Mind Puddles Gallery