Meet Michelle Katz!

     Jewish Arts Month is coming and this year it is in MAY! 

 ORA is most pleased to present Michele Katz who will participate in the "Under 40" show that will begin on May 12th and run through Friday afternoon the 17th at the MJCC (6651 SW Capitol Hwy!)

                                Admission is free!!!!!!

Michelle Katz, an artist and art educator has had formal training in a variety of art media. She has a B.A. in Art History and M.A. in Art Education. She worked for several years in glass and tile mosaics having her artwork in galleries and shows, but Michelle always returns to painting. She has continued to paint off and on since her college years, settling on acrylic as her preferred paint.

Michelle is inspired by artists such as Gustav Klimt, Henri Matisse, and Chuck Close whose influence can be seen in her recent works. But she does not paint recognizable objects because she wants to be free from depicting the world’s realism. She believes that if she is surprised by where the next brush stroke takes her, then the audience will be equally surprised and
delighted. Her bold, free-form shapes and the energy in her paintings represent her inner free-spirit that she does not often show.

My goal is for the audience to discover something new with each view. I encourage you to choose a section, take in the complexity of layers, and feel the kinetic energy.”

We'll post a schedule of when Michelle will be at the J right before the show opens. Check back with this blog regularly to find out when you can come out to meet her and perhaps buy a piece of her art for your home or as a gift!