International multiple award winning artist, Tesa Michaels incorporates precious and semi precious stones into her fine art paintings. Creating unique, one-of-a-kind pieces of art, Tesa combines her passion, exceptional technique and innovative vision with stones from all around the world. Her paintings are mixed media; creating three dimensional wonders that encompass her spiritual essence as well as her artistic abilities. Tesa’s paintings need to be experienced in person where one can truly capture the beauty of each piece and the brilliant energy of the stones themselves. Clients continue to tell Tesa that they’ve “Never Seen Anything Like It”.
Art and creativity are deeply rooted in Tesa, a fifth generation artist and third generation fine artist. From a young age she was immersed in a creative atmosphere that offered constant inspiration and a family that nurtured her artistic endeavors. In grammar school she won art contests, painted murals and, at the age of 12, she painted her first oil painting under the instruction of her mom. At age 16, Tesa was accepted into her first national art show.
Tesa attended The Art Institute of Colorado, studying fine art and graphic design. Following college, she worked in the graphic design field as an art and marketing director for a health products company, and in advertising at J. Walter Thompson as an art director working on Ford Motor Company commercials.
Early in her career as a professional artist focusing on oil paintings, Tesa has taught art workshops and classes at The Showcase Art Center and Aims Community College in Greeley, Colorado. In Colorado, she studied under Clifford T. Bailey, who helped her develop and fine-tune her oil painting skills and helped her to find her voice as a fine artist. “Clifford has encouraged me and influenced me as an artist and mentor; for that I will be forever grateful, which will forever reflect in my work as an artist.”
She has multiple distinct styles and collections. Her landscapes depict nature, including skies, mountains and seascapes. Her abstract style highlights and enhances the brilliance of the stones with eye-catching and unique compositions. Tesa’s Avant Garde series incorporates unexpected mixed media items that are inspired by the world of haute couture fashion. They encompass a multitude of textures, adding even more depth and dimension to her pieces. Her newest collection incorporates large, semi-precious stones to her paintings to create even larger installation pieces that are grand, elaborate and sculptural works of art.
Tesa Michaels is a gallery represented artist with award winning galleries. She collaborates with the leading purveyor of semi precious stones in the world. Tesa has had the privilege of working with clients from all around the globe. She also creates custom commissions and installations to ensure her clients have the perfect, incredible piece to compliment their unique décor.
Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA 2021
Exposures International Gallery of Fine Art, Sedona, AZ 2019
Adelman Fine Art Gallery, San Diego CA 2017
Hillcrest Reality, San Diego, CA 2013
Horizon Chiropractic, Thornton, CO 2007
Weld Library, Centennial Branch, Greeley, CO 2007
Textures, Greeley, CO 2007
Life Source One, Greeley, CO 2006
American Art Awards; 4th Highest Score Overall, 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th (2-tie) Place Sculpture Non-Representational. 5th Place Innovative. 2023
World Art Awards; 3rd, 4th and 6th Place Sculpture Non-Representational. 2023
Art Show International; Talent Award. 2022, 2023
Art Show International; Honorable Mention Award. 2022
American Art Awards; 5th Place Innovative, 1st, 2nd, 5th, Sculpture Non-Representational. 2022
American Art Awards; 4th, 5th Place Innovative, 1st, 1st (Tie), 3rd, 3rd (Tie) Sculpture Non-Representational. 2021
American Art Awards; 1st, 3rd, 5th Place Sculpture- Non Representational, 3rd and 4th Place Innovative, 2020
American Art Awards; 2 Awards Tie; 1st Place “Most Innovative”, 3rd Place “Sculptural Representational”, 5th Place “Impressionism-Landscape”, 2019
Featured Artist in Annual Show, Exposures International Fine Art Gallery, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Featured Artist for Mission Federal Art Walk, 2018
Directors Highlights Nominee for Raw; Natural Born Artists, San Diego, CA 2013
Spirit of Woman Award; Spirit of Woman Art Show, Greeley, CO 2009
Colorado Institute of Art Traveling Art Show Select Artist, Denver, CO 1998
Best Corporate Identification Award, Colorado Institute of Art, Denver, CO 1998
American and World Art Awards Featured Article, 2023
American Art Awards Winners Reel, 19,20,21,22,23
Shout Out Social Interview, 2020
Redfin, 2021,22,23
Red Rock News, 2019
Red Rock TV, May 2018
Fox 5 TV San Diego, April 2018
KUSI TV San Diego, April 2018
CBS News 8 San Diego, April 2018
Times of San Diego, April 2018
SD Entertainer, April 2018
There San Diego, February 2018
Laguna Beach Art Walk Interview, 2017
The Uncloseted Professor with Nitara Osborn Interview: Transform info the Authentic You, 2017
Creative Expression – Where Crystals and Art Merge Interview with Lori Andrus, 2017
Fort Morgan Times, 2008
Greeley Tribune, January 2007
Exposures International Gallery of Fine Art – Featured Artist Show, Sedona AZ 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Wilde Hotel, Sedona, AZ 2021,22,23
Front Porch Gallery Invitational, Carlsbad, CA, 2019
Mission Federal Art Walk Little Italy- Featured Artist, San Diego, CA 2018
Arabella Hotel, Sedona, AZ 208-23
NTC Art Walk, San Diego, CA 2017
Little Italy Art Walk Adelman Fine Art, San Diego CA 2017, 2018
ASID Show Orange County, Irvine CA 2017
Adelman Fine Art Group Shows, San Diego CA 2015-2018
Laguna Beach Art Walk; Lu Martin Galleries, Laguna Beach CA 2016-19
Front Porch Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition, Carlsbad, CA 2016
Little Italy Art Walk Adelman Fine Art, San Diego CA 2016, 2017
Art SD Complementary Show, San Diego CA 2015, 2016
Adelman Fine Art Trunk Show, San Diego, CA 2014
Creare Gallery; Palm Desert, CA 2014
Kaleidoscope Raw Artist Show, San Diego, CA 2013
Liberty Nights, San Diego, CA 2013-2014
Spirit of Woman Art Show, Greeley, CO 2009
Grape Escape Alumni Art Exhibit, The Art Institute of Colorado, Denver, CO 2007
National Greeley Art Exhibition, Greeley, CO 2007
Call from the Heart Art Show, Greeley, CO 2007
Holly Days, The Showcase, Greeley, CO 2006
Fort Morgan Christmas Bazaar, Fort Morgan, CO 2006
Traveling Art Show; The Art Institute of Colorado, Denver, CO 1996-1998
A.A.U.W. National Art Show, Greeley, CO 1996
Associates of Applied Sciences Degree in Graphic Design The Colorado Institute of Art Denver, CO 1998
Painted Under the Mentorship of Clifford T. Bailey, Greeley CO 2007-08
Sedona Essentials Magazine Featured Article, Sedona, AZ 2020
2018-23
Sedona Art Source Magazine, Sedona, AZ 2020-23
Where Guest Book; Arizona, 2018-19
Sedona Film Festival, 2019-22
Luxury Hotel Publication, 2019
Arizona Hotel Guide, 2018-19
Sedona Red Rock News, 2018-23
Western Art and Architecture Magazine, 2018
Sedona Art Source, 2018-23
San Diego Voyager Magazine, 2018, 2020
Arizona Wine Magazine, 2018
Essential Sedona Magazine, 2018,19
Luxury Hotel Properties Guide, 2018
San Diego Union Tribune, 2018
Modern Luxury Magazine, Orange County, November 2017
Where Art Lives, April 2017
San Diego Jewish Journal, June 2015
Pacific Magazine, May 2015
Colorado Online Magazine, February 2007
Teaching Various Art Classes: The Showcase Art Center and Aims Community College, Greeley CO 2008-09
Art Director J. Walter Thompson Denver, CO 2001-03
Art and Marketing Director Heritage Health Products Fort Collins, CO 1999-2001
Mixed Media Artist International Member
Society of Mixed Media Artists SoMMA
Raw; Natural Born Artist Member, San Diego, CA
The Art Association of Greeley; 2006-2009
Board Member for the National Art Exhibition in Greeley; 2006-2008
Member of the Emerging Artists Leaders of Colorado; 2006-2008
America for the Arts
