Michelle Ku

Artist: Michelle Ku 美思

Nationality: Canadian

Instagram: Michelle Ku 美思 (@michellekuku) • Instagram photos and videos

Art inspiration: Michelle’s inspiration comes from her love of 90's animation, video games, & toys - and impressionism

Style: Sweet and salty, a mix of silly and serious, contemporary art

Achievements:

• World Illustration Awards 2023 - 'Mind Body' series of paintings Highly Commended

• Short animated film created with the Hothouse 14 Program - National Film Board of Canada (2023)

• Artist Talk / Demo - Lightbox Expo (2023)

• Published in Booooooom - Care Photo & Art Book (2024)

• Published in Pixiv - Vision's 2024 & 2023 Illustrator's Books (2023, 2022)

Favourite Artists: Tara Booth, Evan Mccohen, David OReilly

Favourite piece you have worked on: Insomnia, Fish Friends, Forest Bathing, Cows in the Kitchen

Exhibitions:

Harman Projects - Red Envelope Show - New York, USA (2024)

• Grey Studio LA - Spaceboi Custom Toy Show - Los Angeles, USA (2024)

• WOW x WOW Gallery - Higher Frequencies Group Show (2023)

• Giant Robot - Submerged Group Show - Los Angeles, USA (2023)

• Giant Robot - Fruits & Veggies Group Show - Los Angeles, USA (2023)

• BLK Gallery - Solo Show - New York, USA & Tokyo, Japan (2023)

• Breadmkr - Solo Show - Calgary, Canada (2023)

• Giant Robot - Neko Group Show - Los Angeles, USA (2023)

• Giant Robot - Totoro Group Show - Los Angeles, USA (2022)

• Giant Robot - Post-it Group Show - Los Angeles, USA (2022)

• Contemporary Calgary - BUMP Cinematheque Group Show - Calgary, Canada (2022)

• Giant Robot - Deep Forest Group Show - Los Angeles, USA (2022)

Future plans: Creating more hand-painted animations!