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Michelle’s Bio
While living and working for a study abroad program in Italy for three years, Michelle Arnold Paine became fascinated by the shapes and forms of medieval architecture and art. It was in Italy that she found her vocation as an artist and also a connection to history and tradition through the Catholic Church.
This love of architecture is expressed in her artwork as she creates custom house portraits and wedding venue paintings to celebrate weddings and anniversaries and the milestones of life.
After completing a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and a M.F.A. from University of New Hampshire she taught Drawing, Painting and Design for seven years at various colleges in New England.
She has exhibited in group shows and juried shows in commercial, community, non-profit and university spaces in the Toledo area and across the country.
Her work has been published in many publications which seek to explore elements of the divine: Evangelism and Culture, Christianity Today, Ruminate Magazine, Edge of Faith, CIVA’s SEENJournal, Dappled Things, and Worship Leader. She has participated in podcasts, panels and artist lectures focusing on the intersection of art and faith as well as being an artist in residence at the Valparaiso University Chapel at Valparaiso University Indiana, North Shore Chapel and at the Center for Faith and Inquiry at Gordon College.
She is a past president of the Athena Art Society and is co-founder of NCVA (Network of Christians in Visual Arts).
Foundations: Santa Maria della Pieve, OIl on Canvas, 30″ x 30″
Santa Maria della Pieve, Oil on Canvas, 60″ x 40″
Saint Rose Historic Church, Watercolor on Paper 14″ x 10″
A Shoot Shall Spring Forth, Oil on Panel, 48″ x 36″