Michele Zuzalek was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadenaa, California. She has studied painting privately with Jack Lynwood, Tom Wudl, Harry Carmean, L. Feitelson, and Leo Carrillo. Michele paints in oil on canvas and wood. Her interest is in landscapes, drawings, portraits, and contemporary art. Besides painting, she established a graphic design business in 1993. Currently, she has a growing client base and specializes in graphicic design and lives and works in Santa Barbara, California. Participation in Exhibitions 2009 S.C.A.P.E Casa de la Guerra Annual Show 2009 S.C.A.P.E Phoenix House Along the Creek Show 2008 Benefit for the Environmental Defense Center at La Arcada. 2008 SB Botanic Garden Exhibit 2008 Solo Show..The Art of Trees SB Architectural Foundation Gallery 2007 S.C.A.P.E. City Parks Show 2007 Grayphics Solo Landscape Show 2005 Santa Barbara Architectural Foundation - 2 Modernes Mindscapes/Landscapes 2002 P.F. Galleries, Birmingham, Michigan 2002 Fresco Restaurant - Santa Barbara, CA Solo Show 2001 Frameworks Gallery “Gay Identity Exhibition” 2000 Santa Barbara Art Association - Juror’s Choice Award 1999 Individual Show, Emilio’s Restorante Santa Barbara, CA 1999 Imara By the Sea, Summerland, CA Solo Show 1998 Studio 6 Los Angeles, CA Solo Show 1995 Emilios Restorante Santa Barbara, CA Solo Show 1994 Gallery 113 Santa Barbara, CA 1993 SBCC Atkinson Gallery Small Image Show Cash Prize Award 1992 Arigato Sushi Bar Santa Barbara, CA Solo Show 1988 Danica House, Santa Barbara, CA 1988 I, Madonnari, Italian Street Painting Festival, Santa Barbara, CA 1988 SOHO Restaurant 1988 Summer Solstice Poster Show 1988 Studio 10 Portrait Show Santa Barbara, CA 1987 Santa Barbara Arts Council Drawing Exhibition 1987 Cabrillo Arts Center Santa Barbara, CA Awards and Nominations 2009 Honorable Mention Figure Show 2007 S.C.A.P.E. Best in Watercolor Award 1999 Santa Barbara Art Association, Juror’s Choice Award 1993 SBCC Atkinson Gallery Small Image Show Award in 2D category 1988 Studio 10 Portrait Show, Honorable Mention 1988 Summer Solstice Poster Show 2nd Place 1988 University of California at Santa Barbara “The First Fifty” 2nd place cash award Private Collections Nancy C. Rogers Santa Barbara Art Museum, Santa Barbara, CA Bob Hayes, Birmingham, Michigan Keith and Fran Puccinelli, Carpinteria, CA Mr. and Mrs. George de Moss, Los Angeles, CA Peritus Asset Management, Santa Barbara, CA Mme.Yvonne Talendier, Lyon, FRANCE Philip Phillips, Nice, FRANCE Cynthia Cox, Belvedere, CA Jeff and Kathryn Dinkin, Santa Barbara, CA Tina Guild Camino, California Myron I. Liebhaber, M.D., Santa Barbara, CA Mrs. Jane MacElhenny, Ventura, CA Jill & Mark Brouillard, Santa Barbara, CA Freight Systems Incorporated, Anaheim, CA John Brown, Santa Barbara, CA Mr. & Mrs. Garrett Van Wyk, Santa Barbara, CA Julianna Minsky, Camarillo, CA Koko Hamishura, Redondo Beach, CA Mr. Frank Aldrich, Hemit, CA Mme.Yvonne Talendier, Lyon, FRANCE Philip Phillips, Nice, FRANCE Mr. and Mrs. Antoine Wazir, Glendale, CA American Heart Association, Santa Barbara, CA Affiliations Member of s.c.a.p.e. ( Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment) Member of the Santa Barbara Art Association Board of Directors UCSB Art Museum Council
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