Perrysburg, OH
About Michelle Paine:
In the three years she lived and worked in Orvieto, Italy for Gordon College’s study abroad program, Michelle Arnold Paine found her vocation as an artist. She returned to the US to complete a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and then a M.F.A. from University of New Hampshire.
She has exhibited extensively in group shows and juried shows in commercial, community, non-profit and university spaces. Her work has been published in many publications which seek to explore elements of the divine.
In addition to numerous private collections across the U.S., her paintings can be found in the collection of the Valparaiso University Chapel, Indiana, Rivier College, New Hampshire and Gordon College, Massachusetts. She lives in northwest Ohio with her husband and two daughters. She is co-founder of NCVA (Network of Christians in Visual Arts).
Education
- University of New Hampshire, MFA - Durham, NH,2007
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - Boston, MA,2004
- Gordon College, B.A. - Wenham, MA,1999