"Johnny" Painting

Brooklyn, NY based mixed-media artist, Michelle Buser has been creating for as long as she can remember. Originally from Virginia, Michelle completed her undergraduate education at George Mason University just outside of Washington, D.C. She received her B.A in Visual Arts and Technology with a concentration in Graphic Design and Communications. Today, Michelle maintains a career as a professional graphic designer. Though she has drawn all her life, Michelle is a self-taught painter, beginning in 2019. Michelle is a portrait and photorealist artist. Her work features themes of empowerment, connection, beauty, storytelling and emotion. Her work assists in her own trauma and healing journey and is influenced by interpersonal connection and relationships, individual stories and history and deep-rooted human emotion. She works with various medium from acrylic paint, inkwash, graphite, charcoal, ink, pastel, and conte crayon. She often incorporates elements of fashion, culture and texture in her work such as beading and foil. Michelle also works in printmaking and digital art and is a talented photographer. Historically Michelle curated her show, “Reclamation”, in her hometown of Culpeper, VA in March 2019, which showcased a collection of her graphite and conte drawings in collaboration with a fellow artist’s photography. Michelle’s drawings explored the theme of reclaiming and embracing our bodies and therefore, our lives as human beings. Since living in New York City, Michelle has been featured in various NYC art exhibitions and galleries. She has been featured at Brooklyn Art Cave (BAC), The East Village Art Collection (EVAC), Caelum Gallery, HNH Gallery, Chelsea Market, Fable Jones Studios, InkHarlem, The Parlor in Manhattan and more. She's been featured in Bleucalf Magazine Vol. 4 and won the Artists of Today Artist's grant.