MICHELLE LOUIS
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Artist and naturalist Michelle Louis creates artworks that reveal pattern, connection, and balance in the natural world. Shaped by observations of the woodlands and prairies she explores, her process-focused work is held in private, corporate,
and public collections worldwide. She's licensed her work to
designers and consultants for projects large and small.

Trained in studio art, landscape architecture, and graphic design, with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin, Michelle Louis is a full-time artist in
Middleton, Wisconsin, USA. Her studio extends to her yard,
where she nurtures an edible landscape.


Michelle Louis helps people bring balance and harmony from the natural world indoors with her energetic, investment-quality paintings. She was named in Best of 2024: Painting at Saatchi Art, the world's leading online art gallery.
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Selected Exhibitions and Residencies
2025- "Rounding the Light," Solo Show, online, ArtPlacer
2024- "20th Regional Juried Exhibition," Freeport Art Museum.
WVA Exhibition, Beloit Art Center, WI
"Piece by Piece," CVA Wausau, WI, invited artist.
"What Goes Around," Michelle Louis Solo Show, ArtPlacer.
2023- "The Medium is Technology," Center for Visual Arts, Wausau, WI
Wisconsin Visual Artists Show, UW Hospital, Madison, WI
"Balance of Shape | A Journey West," Michelle Louis, Solo Show, online.
"Perspectives," Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, WI
"Shared Space" James May Gallery/Artsy
2022- "Abstract Expressionism," House of Abstract/Voxels, NFTs, metaverse, online.
The Other Art Fair, Global Virtual Edition, May.
"Art of Water VI" James May Gallery/ Artsy, Algoma, WI
"This Is Home" WVA SC exhibition (online)
2021- The Other Art Fair, Global Virtual Edition, Nov.
"Art of Water V" James May Gallery/ Artsy, Algoma, WI
"Forward," University Hospital, Madison, WI
"Stand," Art Fluent, Boston, MA
"Members' Exhibition" WVA SC, Madison, WI
2020- "Art is in the Air," MSN Airport Gallery, Madison, WI.
Secura Show, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI.
2019- The Other Art Fair, Mana Contemporary, Chicago
WVA, UW Hospital, Madison, WI
Roots, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI
Water III, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI
Artist-in-residence, Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica
2018- Juried Annual, Freeport Art Museum, Award winner, Freeport, Illinois
Summer Exhibition, Atelier Güell, Barcelona, Spain
Artist-in-residence, Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica
2017- WVA SC Show, Madison, WI
Steenbock Gallery, Madison, WI
Artist-in-residence, Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica
2016- National Parks Centennial Exhibition, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI  
Artist-in-Residence, Ice Age National Scenic Trail
2015- Women's Works International, Old Courthouse Art Center, Woodstock, Il
Justified Art, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
Artist-in-Residence, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2014- Artist-in-Residence, Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica
2013- Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI, USA (2 person)
International Festival of Art, Adugyama, Ghana, Africa
Artist-in-Residence, Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica
2012- National Gallery of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica (solo)
Artist-in-Residence, Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica   
Festival Internaciónal del Arte, Sisid Anejo, Ecuador
2011- Artist-in-Residence, Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica
2010- Artist-in-Residence, Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica
Gallery on the Main, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin (4 person)
2006- CitiArtSpace, Madison Municipal Building, Madison, Wisconsin (solo)
2005- Wisconsin Artists Biennial, Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, Wisconsin
2004- Artist-in-Residence, Can- Serrat, Barcelona, Spain

Media and Publications:

  • Featured in Studio Visit magazine, Volume #53, pp.144-145
  •  Michelle Louis Interview for WVA Magazine 
  • Michelle Louis included in "Best of 2024: Painting" at Saatchi Art.
  • #1 Virtual Exhibition, "What Goes Around" on Art Placer
  • Michelle named in Saatchi Art's, "Best of 2023: Painting"
  • Michelle featured #1 Virtual exhibition "Balance of Shape" on Art Placer
  • Michelle featured in "The Curator's Pick" at Women United Art Magazine. Summer 2023
  • Michelle Louis in "Best of 2022: Painting" collection
  • Michelle Louis in "Meet the Others" on YouTube
  • "The Mint" at 1st Dibs
  • Michelle Louis in "Best of 2021" collection
  • WVA Online Exhibition,"It's Changed Us," Madison, WI
  • "Stand" Art Fluent Online Exhibition, Boston, MA
  • Trout Museum of Art, Secura Exhibition and audio
  • Saatchi Art Fall 2020 Catalog, pg. 26
  • Dolcezza "Simply Art" Apparel Collection
  • Interview with artist Michelle Louis at Arts Business Institute
  • Muscadine Magazine Featured Artist Interview
  • "Finding Inspiration from the Female Creative Eye," by Maile Hulihan.
  • Craftwhack blog on Michelle Louis and The Other Art Fair.

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