Michela Sorrentino

Bio

Born in Montreal, Canada, studied fine art in Vancouver and textile design in Paris. Her work as a textile designer allowed her to spend her formative years in France, Italy and Spain. This created a fertile ground for her later work as a graphic designer and painter.

Sorrentino's work juxtaposes bold, organic and textural shapes and unusual colour combinations with dramatic mark-making that reflect an intuitive style. Her love of graffiti-inspired typography speaks to language without being literal. The abstract images that form her art are visuals that interest her in her day to day life and are true reflections of what she sees around her.

Sorrentino currently works in mixed media, printmaking and monotypes, combining cold wax, acrylic, graphite, ink, gouache and charcoal.

Michela’s work is part of private collections in Europe, Canada and the USA.