Michele ZuzalekFine Artist · Santa Barbara & Washington, DC

Michele Zuzalek

Abstract · Figurative · Landscape — Paintings, drawings & prints

Original paintings for homes and offices, and commissions painted for your walls — from studios in Santa Barbara and Washington, DC.

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805.452.2211michele.zuzalek@gmail.com

Browse the work

Meanwhile the World Goes On — large abstract in teal, green, peach and blush, mixed media on canvas, 40 × 60, by Michele Zuzalek
Pl. 1Meanwhile the World Goes OnMixed media on canvas, 40 × 60 inAvailable

Available now

A selection of original paintings currently in the studio. Each one is an original, hand-signed on the back by the artist.

All available work
Non Negotiable — painting by Michele Zuzalek
Pl. 2Non NegotiableAvailable
Blue Sea Welcomed Me, Mixed media on cradled panel, 12 × 12 in — painting by Michele Zuzalek
Pl. 9Blue Sea Welcomed MeMixed media on cradled panel, 12 × 12 inAvailable
Staying on Course — painting by Michele Zuzalek
Pl. 27Staying on CourseAvailable
Out of Many, One — painting by Michele Zuzalek
Pl. 15Out of Many, OneAvailable
Resolution — painting by Michele Zuzalek
Pl. 17ResolutionAvailable
Homeward — painting by Michele Zuzalek
Pl. 30HomewardAvailable

Commissions

A commissioned painting is not a reproduction. It is an original, one-of-a-kind new painting, made for you.

Michele Zuzalek in her studio painting a large blue-sky canvas
In the studio, working large.

  1. Tell me what you have in mind

    Write or call with the wall, the size, the colours and the feeling you are after — or a painting of mine you love.

  2. Options and pricing

    I will provide options and pricing, including framing if you would like it.

  3. The painting is made

    Processing time for custom orders is normally 4–8 weeks. Every painting is one of a kind: shapes and hues are never identical to an earlier work.

  4. Delivered to you

    Carefully packed and shipped by USPS or FedEx, with tracking.

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The work, by series

Abstracts, landscapes, figures, botanicals and works on paper — oil, acrylic, graphite, ink and mixed media on canvas, panel and paper.

  1. 01Abstract paintings45 plates · 36 available
  2. 02Landscapes38 plates · 22 available
  3. 03Figurative40 plates · 29 available
  4. 04Botanicals25 plates · 15 available
  5. 05Works on paper41 plates · 41 available
  6. 06Graphite drawings7 plates · 6 available
  7. 07Installations11 plates
  8. 08Archive38 plates · 1 available
Michele Zuzalek standing in front of a large canvas of colour and handwritten text
Michele Zuzalek in the studio.

“My paintings are the beginning of a story — a setting that is somewhat recognizable and familiar, but leaves room for the story to be discovered by the viewer.”

  • Art Center College of DesignBachelor of Fine Arts, Pasadena
  • Studied withJack Lynwood, Tom Wudl, Lorser Feitelson and Leo Carrillo
  • AwardsFirst and Second Place, Art at the JCC (2015); Honorable Mention, Abstract Art Collective (2017); Best in Watercolor, S.C.A.P.E. (2007)
  • AffiliationsArtist in Residence, Palette 22 Washington, DC; The Abstract10; Abstract Art Collective; Urban Sketchers Washington DC

Artist statement & CV

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