Michelle Tholen

San Francisco, CA, United States

About Michelle Tholen

Inspired by color, Tholen seeks to create color spaces that match a sensory effect and spectra of light within primary colors. Self-taught Michelle Tholen learned to paint studying concepts of Rothko and Pollock at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco and New York. The artist grew up in the Northern California and resides in San Francisco. Educated and working as an accountant, the artist found fulfillment creating art on the side. Following her passion, “Color & Form” was the first step into the art world. Fifteen years later, she has created hundreds of works and curated a number of exhibitions through-out the bay area. Michelle has a small garden, loves going for long walks and lives in the SOMA district of San Francisco with her husband Ben and their dog Louie.

Education:

2000, Michelle Tholen, Professional Fine Artist, San Francisco
1997, BS, Accounting, California State University, Hayward
1993, Associate in Art, Ohlone College, Fremont California

Exhibitions:

2018, Color & Form | Landscapes, Groundswell Art Gallery, Sacramento
2017, Color & Form, Jessie Black, San Francisco
2017, Color & Form, elizabeth charles, San Francisco
2017, Color & Form, District, Oakland
2016, Color & Form, Jessie Black, San Francisco
2016, Color & Form, Ruby Livingdesign, Menlo Park
2016, Color & Form, District, Oakland
2016, On Paper, District, San Francisco
2016, Color & Form | Abstract Lines, Gump's, San Francisco
2015, SBFA Annual Art Trunk Show, Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco
2015, Buddha Faces, Gump's, San Francisco
2015, Color & Form, Lumina showcase presented by DZINE, San Francisco
2015, Color & Form, Gump's, San Francisco
2015, Red Light Lit Book Release Party, Velvet Room, Clift Hotel, San Francisco
2015, Grand Opening, Aloft Hotel, Sunnyvale
2014, Ruby Livingdesign, Mill Valley
2014, Healdsburg Center for the Art, Healdsburg
2014, San Francisco Decorator Showcase, Laura Larkin Study, San Francisco
2014, McEvoy Fine Art, Black and White Group Exhibition, San Francisco
2014, McEvoy Fine Art, San Francisco Design Center's Third Thursdays Sip and Shop, San Francisco
2013, Third Thursdays, McEvoy Fine Art, The Design Center, San Francisco,
2012, Mitchell Law Group, Privately held exhibition, San Francisco
2012, Decade; Celebrating Ten Years of Art by Michelle Tholen, Privately held exhibition, San Francisco
2012, The 2012 Leukemia & Lymphoma Benefit, Martin Lawrence Galleries, San Francisco
2012, Artopia, Exhibiting SF Weekly Masterminds Grant Finalists, Public Works, San Francisco
2012, First Thursday Art Show, McEvoy Fine Art, The Design Center San Francisco
2011, First Thursday Art Show, McEvoy Fine Art, The Design Center San Francisco
2011, Color & Light, District, San Francisco
2011, Style de Vie, Maserati of San Francisco, Mill Valley
2011, Gump's Presents La Mer Show, Presented by Gump's, San Francisco
2010, Color & Light, Coda Jazz Supper Club, San Francisco
2010, Art & Wine, BIN38, San Francisco
2010, Photography a Benefit for UNICEF, Taverna Aventine, San Francisco
2010, SEX sells ...a photography exhibition, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco
2009, Photography a Benefit for UNICEF, Open Studio, San Francisco
2009, Color & Light, Open Studio, San Francisco
2009, Woman-owned business of the year awards presented by
Women's Initiative for Self Employment, 111 Minna, Gallery, San Francisco
2009, Color & Form, BIN38, San Francisco
2009, Art in the Parc, Parc 55 Hotel, Presented by Delysium, San Francisco
2009, Charcoal Studies Benefiting Earth Island Institute, BIN38, San Francisco
2008, Faces of Indonesia a Benefit to UNICEF, BIN38, San Francisco
2008, Color & Light, BIN38, San Francisco
2007, Color & Light, Privately held, San Francisco
2007, Color & Light, EO's Restaurant, San Francisco
2006, Faces of Indonesia a Benefit to UNICEF, Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco
2006, Color & Light, Privately held, San Francisco
2005, Color & Light, Privately held, San Francisco
2005, Color & Light, U Street, San Francisco
2005, Indonesia Inspired a Benefit to UNICEF, Privately held, San Francisco
2004, Color & Light, Privately held, San Francisco
2003, Color in Abstract, American Industrial Center, San Francisco

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