Michele Leclaire, M.F.A.
Michele holds degrees in the visual arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Her undergraduate work focused in printmaking and drawing, while her MFA concentration was in painting.
Greatly influenced by the Academy’s atelier training, Michele left undergrad in love with materials, process, and the human form. Her father’s sudden death occurred during the first year of MFA studies. This traumatic event turned Michele’s creative energies inward. She became fascinated with old family photographs and the distortion of memory. She continues to explore the effects of time on memory in her search to connect with those who have passed from life. Looking to distill the essence of a moment captured by the camera or combine moments that span decades, Michele creates new memories to continue the conversation with the past.
Michele lives and works in Flint, Michigan with her family.
Michele holds degrees in the visual arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Her undergraduate work focused in printmaking and drawing, while her MFA concentration was in painting.
Greatly influenced by the Academy’s atelier training, Michele left undergrad in love with materials, process, and the human form. Her father’s sudden death occurred during the first year of MFA studies. This traumatic event turned Michele’s creative energies inward. She became fascinated with old family photographs and the distortion of memory. She continues to explore the effects of time on memory in her search to connect with those who have passed from life. Looking to distill the essence of a moment captured by the camera or combine moments that span decades, Michele creates new memories to continue the conversation with the past.
Michele lives and works in Flint, Michigan with her family.