Michelle Sales has been expressing herself forcefully with pigment and mixed media since childhood. Her early work was as a painter, but sculpture soon became her focus. Currently, Ms. Sales works in two and three dimensional media.

In 1998, Michelle Sales received a Recognition Scholarship from The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, and in 2001 was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. This adult experience helped crystallize thinking about her life’s work.

Photo journals created during travels to Central and South America inform her work today. Stratified memories, expressed through color and texture, are recurring themes.

In addition to maintaining a studio in Winfield, Illinois, Ms. Sales teaches Surface Design part time at college level and presents workshops and lectures.

Michelle Sales' work has won awards and recognition in both national and international exhibitions and was recently featured at The Busan International Art Exhibition, Busan City, South Korea.

Education

1998-2001 BFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Recognition Scholarship)

1993-1994 Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

1989-1992 College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL

1973-1975 Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL