Michele Zuzalek · Fine artist · Santa Barbara & Washington, DCModern paintings for homes, offices and private commissions

Name: Michele Zuzalek Studio
Telephone: 805.452.2211

Original abstract, figurative and landscape paintings, drawings and signed giclée prints, built up layer by layer in oil, acrylic, graphite and mixed media. Every commission is a new, one-of-a-kind painting made for your space.

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Meanwhile the World Goes On: a large abstract landscape in teal, green and peach, mixed media on canvas by Michele Zuzalek — *Meanwhile the World Goes On*, mixed media on canvas. Available

The work

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The full portfolio

Staying on Course, 48x48, Mixed media on Canvas, by Michele Zuzalek

Abstracts

56 works

Island View, 36x36, Oil on Canvas, by Michele Zuzalek

Landscapes

36 works

But You Said, 11x14, Mixed media on panel, by Michele Zuzalek

Figurative

23 works

Études Botaniques #14, 9x12, Oil on canvas panel, by Michele Zuzalek

Botanicals

25 works

Earth's Silent Whisper, 24x36, Ink and watercolor on yupo paper, by Michele Zuzalek

Works on Paper

41 works

Connection, graphite on paper, by Michele Zuzalek

Graphite Drawings

7 works

Michele Zuzalek in her studio, painting a large canvas of blue sky and clouds

Commissions

A painting made for your space

Michele loves working directly on custom tailored pieces to fit a specific space. A commissioned painting is not a reproduction: it is an original, one-of-a-kind new painting, never identical to an earlier work.

Share your spaceMeasurements, paint swatches, textiles and photos of the surrounding area.
Options & pricingMichele proposes size, palette and framing options with pricing.
Painted in 4–8 weeksThe usual processing time for a custom piece.

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Original paintings ready to hang

A selection of available originals. Ask about any piece: details, framing or shipping.

All available work

Out of Many, One

42x54 · Mixed media on canvas

Available

Staying on Course

48x48 · Mixed media on Canvas

Available

Island View

36x36 · Oil on Canvas

Available

Loves Silent Poetry

24x24 · Mixed Media on Canvas

Available

Études Botaniques #14

9x12 · Oil on canvas panel

Available

Jardin Passionné

36x36 · Oil and acrylic on canvas

Available

Channel Islands 2

24x36 · Oil on canvas

Available

Earth's Silent Whisper

24x36 · Ink and watercolor on yupo paper · Black modern frame

Available

Michele Zuzalek standing in front of a large painting in her studio

About the artist

“My work is about expression and movement. Interpretation is left to the individual viewer.”

Michele Zuzalek paints abstracts and contemporary landscapes that interpret the nature around her, layered intuitively by sanding, scumbling, scraping and rebuilding until the painting comes together.

Graduate of Art Center College of Design, Pasadena (BFA)
Studied painting with Jack Lynwood, Tom Wudl, Lorser Feitelson and Leo Carrillo
Work held in private collections in the US and internationally
Artist in Residence at Palette 22, Washington, DC

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Recognition

Exhibited since 2005

From solo shows at the Santa Barbara Architectural Foundation Gallery to the Sullivan Goss 100 Grand Exhibit and Open Studio in Washington, DC.

Exhibitions & awards

2015First PlaceArt at the JCC, Black & White and Shades. Juror Larry Feinberg, SBMA
2015Second PlaceArt at the JCC. Juror Peter Frank, art critic
2017Honorable MentionAbstract Art Collective Juried Exhibit, Channing Peake Gallery
2007Best in WatercolorCity Park Show, S.C.A.P.E.

Next step

Studios in Santa Barbara and Washington, DC

Questions about a painting, a commission, framing or prints? Call 805.452.2211 or send a note. International buyers: please get in touch before purchasing so shipping can be calculated.

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