Michelle Bien

My work explores how language expressed through visual and tactile forms interacts with consciousness over the entire spectrum of subtle to cosmic proportions, thus embodying timeless and unlimited potential to create sustenance, advancement, and metamorphosis.

I am an interdisciplinary artist based in Traverse City, Michigan. After earning my BFA with High Honors from the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan in 2007, I worked in arts administration, graphic design, gallery management, preservation, and research. I continue to refine my practice through self-taught study and experiential application. My current projects include book arts, clothing and textile design, interior architectural design, painting, photography, sculpture, and writing.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interdisciplinary Fine Art & Design - University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design - Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (2007)

Certificate, Teaching English as a Foreign Language / Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - International TEFL Academy (2020)

"Inspired: Artistic Impressions of the Grand Traverse Commons" Group Exhibition, Traverse City, MI (November 2017 - January 2018)
"Horror Vacui" Art & Design Alumni Exhibition, Ann Arbor, MI (July 2016)
"ArtPrize Seven", Grand Rapids, MI (September-October 2015)
"Puzzles, Riddles, and Enigmas" Stamps Alumni Exhibition, Ann Arbor, MI (July 2015)
"A Hundred Year Odyssey" Solo Exhibition, Ann Arbor, MI (May 2007)