Tasty Gallery

7513 Greenwood  

Seattle, WA 98103

Details coming soon......

"Imagining Science: Scientific investigation and the art of imagination" is a science-themed art exhibition of the artwork of three scientist-artists, Michelle Anderst(Seattle), Sally Hunter (Cambridge,UK), and Immy Smith (Reading, UK). The exhibition looks at the way science and art investigate the world around us, and how imaginative thinking contributes to each in different ways, with a focus on collaboration.

Saturday 16th March - Friday 22nd March

Central Gallery University of Reading 

Whiteknights, Shinfield Rd, Reading,

West Berkshire RG6 6UR, United Kingdom

From the Art of Scientific Illustration

See the world through the eyes of scientific illustrators who blend art and science at “The Spirit of Observation” Jan. 7-Feb. 1 at Everett Community College’s Russell Day Gallery.

The exhibit will include drawings and illustrations of plants and animals from 12 artists who use scientific illustration methods to create art.

RUSSELL DAY GALLERY

The Union Art Cooperative in Capitol Hill will be opening it's doors for a building wide art show. Residents will be opening thier beautiful studios and featuring guest artists including Lois Graham, Suzanne Tidwell, Susan Zoccola and myself. I will be showing new paintings containing marine life and lichen formations.

Gala opening Sunday, October 12 from 2-6pm

1100 East Union St, Seattle WA 98122

With our passion for all things anatomy, Charlee Zoë Sandall and I are a perfect match. Zoe's passion for healing and art has come together seamlessly to create Classic Healing Arts and is quickly becoming a center for community in Capitol Hill. She has skillfuly hand-picked a selection of my work which reflects inspiration from my training in Scientific Illustration. 

Please join us at Classic Healing Arts for the opening reception, complete with fine art, wine, appetizers and conversation. 

When: Capitol Hill's 2nd Thursday art walk, August 9th, 6:00-9:30pm

Where: 1902 E. Aloha St (19th & Aloha), Seattle 98112

Contact info: 206-354-8491, www.classichealingarts.com

RSVP on the Facebook event page here

Welcome to the Wunderkammer!

"Wunderkammer"
True Love Gallery, Seattle
Curated by Siolo Thompson
July 12 - August 8, 2012

This collection of artwork pays tribute to the early days of
scientific and medical discovery, the Gentleman Scientist of ages past
and their Cabinets of Curiosity. The human drive to collect, catalog,
examine and understand the natural world is inexorable. From Audubon
drawings to medical encyclopedias, Natural History museums to
children's insect collections as a species our curiosity is boundless.
By understanding and naming the world we exercises dominion over it
but it is also a way of worship. The wonder, beauty and terrible power
of nature is evident in every delicate leaf, each articulate bone.

"Wunderkammer," will showcase the talents of artists with an
emphasis on illustration. The collection will feature drawings of a
botanical, scientific and medical nature. You will also see portraits
of those early distinguished men of science, curious objects, medical
case study examples and other wonders.

Join us on July 12th for the artist reception and visit the exhibition
during gallery hours between
July 12th and August 8.

Featured artists:
Larkin Cypher
Redd Walitzki
Yvette Endrijautzki
Scott Dalrymple
Lavi Hastings
Joseph Magano
Laura Hines
Michelle Anderst
and Siolo Thompson 

My very first visit to Liquid Assets consisted of delicious bacon wrapped dates, a lovely 12 year scotch and artwork by noticeably talented artists. Each section of this wine bar, which features 20+ wines from Oregon, California and France, is devoted to a different artist. Curator Marsa Morse, who follows museum guidelines and standards, has an excellent eye for picking original, intriguing paintings and photographs which perfectly complement the space. I am honored to be part of her selection for the months of May and June. See new paintings during Ashlands first Friday art walk June 1st from 5-10pm. The show runs thru June 22nd.  

I am honored to have been included in the book Look Up Here, published by Bherd Studios in Seattle. The book features 33 Pacific Northwest contemporary urban artists who are influentual in the Seattle art scene.

The book may be purchased at Amazon.com.

As excerpted from the Foreword by David Francis…

The range of media is extensive, from aerosol spray, acrylic, and oil paint, to stencil, pen & ink drawing, collage, sculpture, photography, encaustic, and street-based installation and performance. In just five years, Bherd has created a rich mixture of both lowbrow and highbrow that they bring together under the “urban and contemporary” umbrella.

Looking at the artwork and reading the texts of the 33 artists included here, it’s also apparent that there’s a strong focus on nature that we might expect from the Northwest. Beyond the obvious connection with birds, there’s also a fascinating hybrid or cyborg quality to much of the flora and fauna where organic shapes are grafted on to humans, machines, or robots. Nature also appears as a series of scientific specimens, and there’s a wonderful, collective take on the 19th century (Victorian period), with gothic horror, ornate frames, and steampunk paraphernalia.

My work was featured in Midway Journal, an online publication based out of Minneapolis. The poetry, fiction and art featured complicates and questions the boundaries of genre, binary and aesthetic. It offers surprises and ways of re-seeing, re-thinking, and re-feeling: a veritable banquet of literary fair. Click here to check out the issue.

Eye on Seattle: Michelle Anderst

This feature was one of four articles spotlighting Seattle artists. 

I am honored to be included with such outstanding talent!

Chris Sheridan

Stacy Rozich

Chris Crites

Street Anatomy curator, Vanesesa Ruiz, posted my work! 

streetanatomy.com

ANATOMY + POP CULTURE

Artist Reception: Fri, Nov 11 from 6-10pm

Please join me at the Encore Opening: Fri, Dec 9 from 6-10pm

www.bherdstudios.com

October 1st-29

See new paintings and meet the artist: Friday, October 14 from 4-6pm. 

GoodBean Coffee, 165 S. Oregon St, Jacksonville OR, 97530

Check out my inclusion in the Juxtapose Magazine blog!

http://www.juxtapoz.com/Illustration/michelle-anderst

My work was also posted by THE graphic novelist Warren Ellis:

http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=13203

I am excited to announce that my fine art prints are now available on Society6. Is there an original painting you have had your eye on but can't quite afford? Click on the link and choose a size. Society6/michelleanderst. Also available are ipod, laptop and iphone skins. I just recieved my iphone skin (with my painting entitled "Artificial Plant Form") in the mail and it's beautiful!

Featuring the artwork of Michelle Anderst, Jim Pirie, Sara Everett and James Caudle. 

Fremont First Friday Artwalk

6pm-10pm all ages

Free music performance at 7pm by Aruvius Thud

Fremont Abbey Arts Center

4272 Fremont Ave N, Seattle WA 98103

Bherd Studios Gallery presents the urban contemporary work of Seattle artists: Michelle Anderst, Joe Vollan and Chris Sheridan.  Each artists work is themed around the inner workings of the mechanical, human anatomy and the soul.

Anderst explores the relationships between organic structure such as bones, veins & nerves to man-made structures such as circuitry and computer boards. She’s known for pairing “the insides” with old fashioned vintage wallpaper which creates an unusual feminine elegance to her compositions.  

Vollan uses his signature style of surreal and macabre scenes that are inhabited by skeletal animals and robots to evoke a sense of wonderment, relevant to the fantastic and bizarre worlds he creates.

Sheridan’s work explores the essence of humanity and the soul. His work depicts scenes from myths and folklore that teach about morality, as well as delving into the insights of human nature. His strong illustrative background provides beautifully crafted imagery on oil and canvas.

A celebration of the Natural World

July 21-October 31

Burke Museum of Natural History

on the camus of the University of Washington

opening reception July 21, 6:00-8:30

Articulation: In anatomy, a joint An area where two bones are attached for the purpose of motion of body parts. An articulation, or joint, is usually formed of fibrous connective tissue and cartilage.

Victorian Articulation is a collection of art by Anderst to accompany Deli Boutique fashion in Pioneer Square. Her brand new T shirt design will be launched at the opening.

Opening reception takes place on March 4th, 2010,  6:30- 10pm during 1st Thursday artwalk. Work will be on display thru March 30th

deliseattle.com

View Anderst's beetle paintings at La Familia Gallery's Booth #8. Aqua Art takes place December 3-6, 2009.

Indie Steampunk band Latitude x Longitude is taking Seattle by storm. Click on Commissions section the view Michelle's designs. Listen to music and learn about the band at:

Rebeqa Rivers: http://www.latitudexlongitude.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Latitude-x-Longitude/145334835254?ref=mf#/pages/Latitude-x-Longitude/145334835254?v=app_19935916616&ref=mf

Anderst's La Familia exhibition will explore the relationship between organic structure, like bones and nerves, to man-made structures such as circuit boards. Her work visually pursues a question: how do the natural and the synthetic co-exist and interact with each other? She strives to ask these analytical questions while illustrating the visual elegance of her subjects. The highlight of her collection is the wall of beetles.

Artist reception during October's 1st Thursday artwalk, 6-9pm

Watch a video of the opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ucgi4dSOgE

Take a visual tour of room #317 at the City Hostel in Belltown Seattle, painted by Anderst.

http://www.bohonus.com/hostel/