About
Artist Statement
Michelle Boerio makes mixed-media paintings that spark curiosity and connection with the places and creatures of the natural world. Her subjects range from the sun-drenched shorelines of southern Italy to the often-overlooked world of wetland animals in Ohio.
When painting, she starts with a subject from the real world and stretches it to something more abstract through layers of watercolor, acrylic, oil paint, and collage. Those additive layers of color create visual depth. Her expressive, vibrant paintings celebrate playfulness in making marks.
Biography
Michelle Boerio is a visual artist and educator born in Columbus, Ohio in 1990. Primarily, she works in painting but also specializes in collage, printmaking, and bookmaking. She earned a BFA at the Ohio State University with a focus in Painting and Drawing and a MA in Museum Education at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Her art has been exhibited in the United States including shows with Westmoreland National Exhibition, the Ohio Art League, and various art fairs, and in Italy at the Academia Dei Fisiocritici in Siena. Michelle teaches classes and workshops through various central Ohio cultural organizations. she believes that anyone can benefit from the kinds of thinking and activity that go into making art. Currently she lives and works in Columbus, Ohio, where she divides her time between making art and teaching students of all ages.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to the Greater Columbus Arts Council for their support through the Individual Artist Support Grant.