Artist Spotlight: Meikel Church

“Anticipating Grief” by Meikel Church, mixed media, 18×24.

ABOUT THIS PIECE

“The piece is an observation about grief. I lost my mother this past May and the grief I have felt has at times been overwhelming. The grief has also been unexpectedly excessive. The person in the piece is so small compared to the volume, depth and shifting emotions that are present.”

ARTIST BIO

Michael (Meikel) Church is a mixed-media artist based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. His work is autobiographical and attempts to connect his present with his past. As an artist, he has taught himself through sharing and exhibiting his work to accept and celebrate who he is. His work has evolved from very simple collage to intricate mixed-media fine artwork. The goal of his work is to create a combination of Southern Americana and imaginative surrealism. His work has been published (magazines, album covers, book covers) and exhibited (museums, art galleries) both nationally and internationally.

Find Church’s work locally at Gallery 26, online at meikelchurchcollage.com and on Facebook and Instagram.

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