Bio

Michelle Friars is an artist and photographer who lives on a small island in the Salish Sea just a short ferry ride from Seattle. Her background as an art historian specializing in medieval and 14th c Italian art left her with a love of tales of mystery and the miraculous. She originally got into photography to shoot reference photos for portrait work and to document finished artwork. Over time, she developed a penchant for taking photos as an artistic practice on its own. Michelle is an alum of Columbia University and the Kang-O’Higgins Atelier at Gage Academy in Seattle. Her drawings and photographs have appeared in galleries, museums and publications across the U.S.