Artist Bio
Michelle Hanson is an artist who enjoys working in multiple mediums, including painting, photography, and video editing. Michelle was born and raised in Oklahoma City, OK, but has called Burlington, NC home since 2003. Between 2007 and 2018, She served in the US Navy as an Electronics Technician. In 2018, after completing her enlistment, she transitioned out of the US Navy to return to college to finish her bachelor's degree. She graduated from the University of North Carolina Greensboro in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts, where she studied painting, photography, and ceramics. Following graduation, Michelle was a stay-at-home mother to her three children for about eight months. She began working part-time gigs teaching acrylic painting classes at a community art studio to contribute to the family's income. As a painting instructor, she discovered she had a passion for teaching aspiring artists. In 2024, she returned to Greensboro College to pursue a licensure in K-12 Art Education.
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina Greensboro
August 2018 – May 2021
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Studio Arts, Minor in Art
History. 3.45 GPA, Dean’s List three years in a row.
Greensboro College
Jan 2024-present
Art Education K-12 Licensure.
Work Experience
Painted Grape
Feb 2022 Sep 2024.
Art Instructor and face painter. primary responsibilities included teaching acrylic painting and various other arts and crafts classes for groups of all ages.
Fieldwork/Student teaching:
Spring 2024: Balfour Elementary.
Mentoring art teacher: Merideth Ross.
Fall 2024/Sp 2025:Providence Grove High School.
Mentoring Teacher: Stephanie Soper.
Military Service:
US Navy Reserves (Rank: E5-E6) August 2018 to Present.
US Navy(Rank: E3-E5) August 2007 to July 2018.
Exhibitions:
Anne Rudd Galyon Gallery
Coming Out in the Wash
Nov 14-Dec 12 2024
SKILLS
SLR/DSLR Photography
Video Editing
Event Face Painting
Hosting Tie-Dye Parties/ Slime-Making Parties
Basic Sewing, Crochet.
Digital and Traditional Dark Room Experience
Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, Camera Raw, Illustrator
Ceramic sculpture: Slab Building, Potter’s Wheel,
Painting with Oils, acrylics, watercolors, gouache, inks,
Charcoal, pastels, Ink or Graphite Drawing,
Microsoft Teams, Exel, Word, Powerpoint, Teams, Sharepoint, Capcut, Square
Windows OS, Mac OS, and Chrome Books,
Zoom, Google Class Room,
Community Service:
2017 Participated in a one-day annual event, Clean the Bay, which entailed picking up litter around the Chesapeake Bay area Near Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA.
2016 Picked up and delivered food from the donating grocery stores (Food Lions) to the Food Bank of Virginia distribution site and assisted with unloading, sorting, and storing food pantry items once a week for about three months.
Operation Tomodachi (Friendship), conducted in 2011, involved assisting with moving emergency food and water supplies to Japanese survivors of the 2011 Tsunami.
2010 Participated in a Community relations project between CFAY and the city of Yokosuka, Japan, by cleaning up trash outside the Naval base.
2010 Community Relations Project with Hong Kong at St. Barnabus’s Shelter for the Homeless for one afternoon during a port visit.