Take Flight mural (1) Mural Art
About this mural:
Acrylic + spray on brick, 2017 Take Flight is an homage to Latino, African, and Caribbean families, artists, leaders, and entrepreneurs who have shaped DC, and particularly the communities along Georgia Avenue. For many years this was the site of the DC Caribbean Carnival, a vibrant cultural festival rooted in the celebration of emancipation. Flowing blue lines suggest the natural forces of wind and waves, alluding to immigrant journeys, and also the ties that connect diaspora communities.
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Michelle is a muralist, painter, and calligrapher based in the Washington, DC area. Her early study of Chinese calligraphy informs her handling of brush and spray can to evoke the expressive economy of that tradition. In her work, she investigates stories, new and inherited, that we weave to build realities of self, community, and culture. Her art often highlights women whose voices and visions for society are underrepresented. Michelle has created murals in the DC area and around the world.
Independently, and as a member of different artist collectives, Michelle has created large scale artwork and signage, and led workshops and activations in support of grassroots organizers and community groups. She has conducted arts workshops in painting, graffiti, calligraphy, and origami with youth and adults for organizations such as Moleskine, Words, Beats & Life, and Art Enables.
In 2016, Michelle received a B.S. from Georgetown University, where she studied Culture and Politics with a focus on the arts and social change in the Middle East region.