Heyyy! I’m Michelle!!

A woman with dark hair wearing a striped shirt and jeans standing in an office, stretching her arms out wide and smiling.

Creative & Art Director · Artist · Dog Enthusiast

Hey, I’m Michelle — a Canuck artist and director, now based in Detroit. I’ve spent my career making colorful and fun things that (hopefully!) make people smile.

For about a decade, I was a co-creator of the animation studio Yeah Haus, where I got to craft short films, animations, and all kinds of delightful projects with the most amazing artists. Currently, I’m an Art Director at Red Games, designing video games for kids to explore.

I’m a big believer in imagination and never taking creativity too seriously — which probably explains why I once pitched a tv show onstage in a space jumpsuit.

Experiences

G A L L E R Y S H O W I N G S

Red Bull House of Art (Icon 10 | Detroit) • Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG35) Art Show (Online) • Nintendo 8 Bit Show (Back to Bits | Online- Animated) • The Little Labs Art Gallery (Mythology | Burbank) • The Lion’s Nest (Icon 9 | Austin) • Warner Bros Tribute ( Fan Alley | Anaheim ) LTD Art Gallery (My Favourite Toys | Seattle)

F I L M S (CO-DIRECTED AND/ OR PRODUCED)

Self Love, 2023
#lastselfie, 2018
Pronounce 3000, 2017
Toilet Paper, 2015
Victor, 2013

F I L M F E S T I V A L S (CO-DIRECTED AND/ OR PRODUCED)

Sidewalk Film Fest ‘23 • Cannes Film Fest + ANNY 2019 • Vimeo Staff Pick • Film Shortage • Daily Pick • Nobudge Featured • LA Indie Film Festival • Midwest Independent Film Festival • Mitten Movie Project – Audience Choice Award • Burbank International Film Festival • Sidewalk Film Festival • NYC Festival of the Cinematics • Best Comedy • North Carolina Film Awards Director’s Award • Montgomery Film Festival • John Hopkins Film Festival • Streetlight Series • Fantavision • Holly Shorts Film Festival • Vaughan Film Festival • Film Brothers Festival of Shorts • The Indie Gathering International Film Festival – Best Cinematography • Capital City Film Festival • Multiverse Film Festival • San Francisco Frozen Film Festival

S E L E C T C L I E N T S

AppleTV+ • Discord • Google • Adult Swim • ADT • GM • Gusto • Playstation • Google Ventures • IPG • Resolve to Save Lives • Oxford University Press • Toy Association • Subway• Vonage • MLB • Turner • OnStar • The Verge • Pixar • Scholastic • Intercom • Fangamer •

S P E A K I N G A P P E A R A N C E S

College for Creative Studies with Yeah Haus • Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) Co-Motion • Mograph Mondays • Ferndale Public Library Costumed Life Drawing Host • Monster Drawing Rally Detroit • Adobe Creative Jam • Animation Nights New York (ANNY) Exchange • Dallas Society of Visual Communications (DSVC) • Speaker & Student Mentor at The Winchester School of Art •

A D D I T I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E S

Selected animated pitch for “SOLA” (Ottawa International Animation Festival OIAF) • Selected Women In Animation Mentee of Sandy Weinberg of Summit Talent & Literary agency • Ferndale Public Library Art Committee Board Member • Selected MBA Business Scholarship Award Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program • Selected Mentee of renowned Disney instructor Mark McDonnell (Motivarti) • Mentor of several artists •

I N T E R E S T S

Zelda • Dogs • Tea • Polymer clay characters • Dancing awkwardly like someone is watching • Sailor Moon • Canada • More dogs • Coffee shop drawing • Family hangouts • Romcoms • Astrophysics • Libraries • Star Trek • Fluffy socks • Even more dogs •

  • Icon Gallery: Austin

  • Chad & I pitching Sola onstage in space jumpsuits.

  • Me & my boys

  • Chad & I, Cannes 2019

  • Me as a bird, "Toilet Paper", 2015

  • Set director, LA, 2018

  • Chad & I, Malta