Michelle Sakhai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 |
| Alma mater |
Hofstra University Academy of Art University |
| Occupation | Painter |
Michelle Sakhai is an American painter and educator.
Early life and education
Michelle Sakhai was born in 1983 [1] to a Japanese mother and Iranian father, spending her youth in New York. [2] She graduated from Hofstra University with a BA in Art History and minor in Fine Arts, and received her MFA from Academy of Art University. [3] She has also studied in Venice, Italy; Barcelona at the d’Arts Plastique I Disseny; and France at the Marchutz Academy of Fine Art in Aix en Provence. [4] [5]
Art career
Sakhai is an abstract expressionist artist bringing spirituality into her paintings. [4] Her paintings have been created using oils and mixed mediums such as metal leaf. [6] [7] Her solo exhibitions include the 2012 exhibition Awakenings, shown at SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco. [3] Her work has also appeared in group exhibitions at venues including Lehman College [8] and Stanford Art Spaces. [9] In 2016 her paintings were the focus of the book AWAKENING: The Paintings of Michelle Sakhai. [10] That year her work was shown in the solo exhibition Treasured Elements at the Madelyn Jordon Fine Art Gallery. [11] In September 2019, Sakhai opened her exhibition Arcana: Interpretations of the Tarot at the same gallery. [5]
Other work
In 2017 Sakhai became the artist-in-residence for the Fairmont San Francisco. [12] She taught painting at the University of California, Berkeley, [3] in addition to teaching Transformative Art at the Harlem Hospital Center and Primordial Sound Meditation at the Chopra Center. Currently she serves on the HCLAS Dean's Advisory Board at Hofstra University. [13]
References
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- ^ a b c "Michelle Sakhai in The Ramp Gallery, November 28–December 16". www.yahoo.com.
- ^ a b "The Art of Final". p. 6.
- ^ a b "Artist Michelle Sakhai Visualizes the Tarot". 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Artist Spotlight U.S.: Michelle Sakhai". September 24, 2012.
- ^ "ARTnews". ARTnews Associates. August 23, 2006 – via Google Books.
- ^ Wirsing, Robert. "Lehman College's 'Bedazzled' Exhibit Sparks Creativity". Bronx Times.
- ^ "Michelle Sakhai, Lecture on Japanese Prints". Do The Bay.
- ^ "Intuitive Visual Artist". October 21, 2017.
- ^ Fuse, Arte (April 7, 2016). "Art Exhibits, Art Magazine, Contemporary Art, Art Blogs, Art Artists".
- ^ "Fairmont San Francisco Announces Michelle Sakhai Artist in Residence". www.fairmont.com.
- ^ "Michelle Sakhai". Saatchi Art.