"TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS WHAT I FEEL IN MY HEART AND WHAT I SEE IN MY HEAD IS TRULY A BLESSING..."

Ricci Michaels is a self taught artist who has been painting for over 30 years and has work in many private and public collections across the United States and abroad. An eclectic artist whose work covers numerous mediums includiing murals, canvas, home furnishings, jewlery. Her use of vibrant colors and fluid elongated figures tell stories of everyday life experiences. A native of Philadelphia, she has traveled extensively throughout the US and abroad, before settling in Cincinnati Ohio. She has shown in several Cincinnati galleries including The Robert S, Marx Law Library/University Of Cincinnati,The Cincinnati Art Museum, The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, The Weston Art Galleries. She was a founding member of the Attic Gallery/ Newport Ky. a past member of the Cincinnati Art club and owner of King James Studio. Michaels is legally blind " I WOULD ASSERT THAT MY MOST SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AS AN ARTIST OCCURED AFTER THE LOSS OF MY SIGHT......ART, WHETHER IT IS WRITING, PAINTING OR SCULPTING HAS BECOME A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY TO EXPRESS MYSELF AND PROCESS THE COMPLEXITIES OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND HOW I DEAL WITH THEM "...

Artist Highlights

• ArtWanted.com Gallery:    Art/Drawing Misc.
• Past Clients:    Maya Angelou, Esther Rolle,