Miquela is a mixed media and digital artist that loves to travel and is passionate about the outdoors. She was born in Fargo, North Dakota, but has lived in Minnesota most of her life. She has also lived in Seattle, Washington and both Segovia and Girona, Spain. She graduated from the College of Saint Benedict in May of 2019 with a Bachelors of Arts. Her main mediums of working include drawing, painting, photography and digital art. She has recently been drawn to the concept of wearable art.
Her vision as an artist is to create new life and meaning for an object or space. She loves taking found objects and giving them new lives and fresh purpose. Often this manifests through experimentation. She is interested in working with a variety of different mediums and discovering new ways to combine them.
Education
BA 2019 College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University, St. Joseph, MN
Diploma 2015 Eden Prairie High School, Eden Prairie, MN
Grants/Awards
2015-2019 College of Saint Benedict Art Scholarship
2018 Production of Research Grant, St. Joseph, MN
2019 Production of Research Grant, St. Joseph, MN
Exhibitions
2023 Mind over Manor, Historic Concord Exchange, St. Paul, MN
2022 Pancakes & Booze, The Cabooze, Minneapolis, MN
2019 Group Exhibition, Senior Thesis Exhibition: Meraki, College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
2017 Group Exhibition, Sophomore Topics Exhibition, College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
2015 Group Exhibition: Student Work Juried Art Show, College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
Collaborative Projects
2016 Collaborative Sculpture, Untitled, 3D/Drawing, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
2017 LLAS Mural Project, Community, large-scale painting (6 x 20 ft.), acrylic on canvas displayed as a
vinyl wrap on bus panels, College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
Commissions
2016 Graphic Design, Ruby Pearl Solutions
Related Experience
2018-2019 Internship, Bruno Press, St. Joseph, MN
2017-2019 Gallery Assistant, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, St. Joseph/Collegeville, MN
2017-2018 Graphic Designer, T-spot, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
2017 President of Art Club, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
2016 Vice President of Art Club, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
2016-2018 Volunteer, Millstream Art Festival, St. Joseph, MN
2015—2017 Graphic Designer, Marketing Club, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
2015-2017 Graphic Designer, ViewIn, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MiN
2013-2015 President of Art Club, Eden Prairie High School, Eden Prairie, MN
2013-2014 Graphic Design mentorship at Marvin Windows Inc., Eagan, MN
2013-2014 Volunteer, St. Hubert School Art Class, Chanhassen, MN
Lectures/Workshops
2019 Panelist for End of Times 3: International Broadside Exchange, College of St. Benedict, St.
Joseph, MN