Michelle is a Bristol based artist specialising in intaglio printmaking. She produces small editions of handprinted etchings on handmade paper using oil-based inks.
Her work is inspired by architecture, trees, murmurations and the landscape, with a particular interest in atmosphere, light and the emotional resonance of place. Rather than documenting what she sees, Michelle uses these subjects as a starting point, creating artworks that encourage viewers to slow down, look closely and form their own connection with the image.
Michelle is a member and trustee of Spike Print Studio in Bristol, where she supports one of the UK's leading open-access printmaking studios and champions opportunities for artists working in the medium.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Royal West of England Academy, the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Bankside Gallery and the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair. In 2026 she was awarded the Cranfield Prize at the Ironbridge Printmakers Exhibition.
Exhibitions and Art Fairs
Royal West of England Academy annual open exhibition 2022, 2025, 2026
Bankside Gallery, London, Small But Mighty Exhibition 2025
Atelier by the Sea, Brighton, Open exhibition 2005
Bankside Gallery, London, International Original Print Exhibition 2024, 2025
Ironbridge Fine Arts, Annual Printmaking Exhibition 2023,2024, 2025, 2026
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, RBSA Print Prize Exhibition 2024, 2026
Sixteen Gallery, Cheltenham, Summer open exhibition 2026
Periwig Gallery, Grounded Collective Exhibition, 2026, 2027
Power of 10, Create Centre, Bristol, group exhibition 2026
AKA Fine Art, Cambridge Spring Show 2024
Bath Art Fair 2024, 2025, 2026
Aberdeen Art Fair 2026
Art Fair East, Norwich 2026
Art Surrey 2025, 2026
Art Sussex 2025, 2026
Art Gallery & Studio by Aga Kubish, Botanical Vibes 2024
Chateau Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky 2024
Royal West of England Academy, FRWA open exhibition, 2024, 2026
Royal Commonwealth Society Bath, Moon Gazers, Star Finders, 44AD Gallery, Bath 2024
Bath Humbug, 44AD Gallery, Bath December 2023
Clevedon Art Club, open exhibition 2023, 2024, 2025
44AD Gallery Bath, Botanicals exhibition 2023
Create Centre Bristol, FRWA open exhibition2023
Spike Studios, open studios 2022/2023/2024/2025/2026
Southbank Printmakers, mini print exhibition 2022
Transitions 17 Middlesbrough, open exhibition 2022
North Bristol Art Trail, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
West Bristol Art Trail, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
BS9 Art Trail 2024, 2025, 2026
My work can also been found at:
Room 212
212 Gloucester Rd, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8NU
Studio Sonsu
Teichstraße 2, 30449 Hanover, Germany
North Street Gallery
133-135 North Street, Bristol, BS3 1EY
Sandra Higgins Art
Shires Yard, 41 Milsom St, Bath BA1 1BZ