bandages on canvas

Like her mother, Michelle grew up in a military base in Manila, Philippines and currently lives in Penngrove. After working in the pharmaceutical industry for 14 years, she moved to London to pursue a postgraduate art degree at Goldsmiths. Her work was exhibited in the 2023 de Young Open. In 2022, she received the Creative Sonoma ArtSurround Grant and the YBCA Artist Power Convenings Grant

I experiment with found and commonplace materials in my mixed media works to create visual metaphors that express fragility and resilience amidst trauma. The recurring themes in my work are related to identity and healing.