Mishel Schwartz

If you ask Toronto-based artist Mishel Schwartz to pinpoint the exact moment when being an artist became her heart's desire, she'd tell you, without hesitation, the story of her younger self hiding on the stairs, watching her mother in her basement studio paint live models. The fascination was instant, and the pursuit since that inspiring moment, has been lifelong.

In her late teens, Mishel began her pursuit of the artist’s life with a practical, academic approach via a Bachelor of Fine Arts in college and then went on to acquire a degree in Art History from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. She concluded her studies with a degree in Graphic Design from York University in Toronto, Ontario.


It was not long after completing her studies that Mishel began what would become a full-time, 20-year career as Creative Director for a Canadian home furnishings company. It was, along with motherhood, a busy, fulfilling daily life, and though she had creative opportunities at work, she began to feel a sense of ennui. Her childhood yearning or the artist's life could no longer be ignored.

Few artists have the privilege of saying goodbye to stability and plunging into a career as a working artist. But Mishel did just that and today, that ...

- BA Fine Arts from Dawson College, Montreal, QC
- BA Art History from McGill University, Montreal, QC
- BA Graphic Design from York university, Toronto, Ontario

CV

- Collaboration with George Koller- Music Cover Art, 2021
Published in Pursuit 365 Book - In Celebration Of International Women’s Day-March, 2021
- Licensor with Photowall.com- Wallpaper Company, 2021
- Licensor with Off The Wall On The Fence- Outdoor Art, 2021
- Artist Feature In Fresh Magazine- January, 2021
- Arta Gallery, Celebration Women Artists Group Exhibition, Toronto, ON, 2020
- Represented by Singulart Online Gallery, Paris, France, 2020
- Represented by Kefi Online Gallery, Toronto, ON, 2020
- Represented by Crescent Hill Gallery, Oakville, ON 2020
- Licensor with Pastell.com- Home product Development, 2020
- Collaboration with Venus Matters- Home textiles, 2020
- Collaboration with True Patriot Love Foundation- Helmet Design – Supporting Mental Health Awareness, 2020
- Collaboration with author Hali Schwartz- One Without a Second, book Jacket Cover, 2019
- Represented by NY Online gallery, New York, 2019
- Licensor with Icanvas.com- Wall Art, 2019
- Award winning artist- 9th Nature Exhibition- Light Space & Time Art gallery- For paintings, “Earth’s Intelligence” and “Breaking Out, 2019
- RAW Artists Org, Group Exhibition, Toronto, ON, 2019
- Art Shopping, Carrousel du Louvre, Group Exhibition, Pa...