Michelle Boggess-Nunley
Michelle Boggess-Nunley is an international artist from Detroit, Michigan, specializing in representational paintings, painting instruction and storybook illustration. She is the current Guinness World Record holder for the World's Largest Hand-Drawn Maze, which was completed over a 3.5 month period at Posterity Gallery in Grosse Pointe Village to benefit Detroit youth art programs left underfunded due to Covid-19. Her paintings have been displayed at exhibitions such as Art Revolution Taiwan 2020, ArtExpo NY 2018, and galleries such as the Jackson Junge Gallery in Chicago. Her work often highlights diversity, with a strong statement that there is strength in differences. Besides teaching and painting art, Michelle is also creates children's story and activity books with titles including 'I am a Lenny', 'Wizard World Mazes' & 'Critters Activity Books'
Michelle has dedicated her professional life to creating and bringing art to others through her stories and classes. In an effort to make art more available in her local community, she created the traveling art studio, known as On The Gogh in April 2019. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writer's and Illustrators, serves on the Board of the Grosse Pointe Artist Association and is accredited through STEM for her various art classes.
Artist Website: www.boggessart.com
Press & Media
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Fox 2 Detroit
She The People Article
Guinness World Records
Eastsider News Cover Story: 10/23/20
Grosse Pointe News 10/21/20
C&G Newspaper: 08/11/20
Oakland Press
Grosse Pointe News 6/17/20
Grosse Pointe News 4/31/20
The Mitten Writer Spotlight
Detour Detroit
Maze2020 Book Release
VIDEOS:
Fox 2 Detroit Interview 11/15/20
Guinness World Record Video
Full Time Lapse Video
Official Measurements
Introduction To Maze
Social Media Compilation
Art Revolution Taipei 2022
One of 334 artist finalist from 82 countries to exhibit work at the revolutionary A.R.T. in Taiwan.
The Art Collaboration Project
Connecting community artists through blind collaborating. On display at the Padzieski Gallery in Dearborn until March 18th, 2022
Unity Mural Project
Featuring the words Unity and Love in languages form around the world. Can be seen at Alma Kitchen in Grosse Pointe Park.