Michelle grew up in Sugar Land, Texas with triplet siblings, a geophysicist, and a superwoman.
She began painting under the guidance of Chinese artist Xinsheng Wang at seven years old. To this day his rich and dynamic style, a unique blend of Eastern freehand and Western form, continues to awe her. She both studied her teacher's works and sketched rigorously from life.
Michelle specializes in oil painting. The drive to pursue her own visions has always burned brightly. She desires to both study tradition and seek fresh definitions, but she's still figuring this part out.
She graduated from Columbia University in 2019. Recently, she spends as much time painting as climbing. She also enjoys ice-skating and baking.
She greatly appreciates her family, friends, and teachers for supporting her, especially all her art teachers: Xinsheng Wang, Mrs. Brock, Mrs. Daniels, Mr. Stockman, Jeff Gottfried, Tim Vanya, Miguel Cardenas, Van Hanos, Dana DeGuilio, Jon Kessler, Mrs. Freeman, and Mrs. Chen. None of what she creates would have been possible without all of these wonderful people.
