Born in Grosseto, Italy and having studied illustration at the IED (Europe Institute of Design), Michela Martello was initially an artist for literature whose works had been published in over 30 books over her career. In 1993 she shifted her focus to painting, and in 1998 she moved permanently to New York where she started her research as an artist-painter full time.
Her work has been collected and commissioned by both public and private clients including in the Soros collection, Serafina group, CityCinema group, and Jerry Saltz collection. Martello collaborates with The Contemporary Art Modern Project in Miami, and also Galleria Giovanni Bonelli in Italy, Pen&Brush gallery in New York City, and the Parlor gallery in New Jersey.
To highlight some of the many events and exhibitions as part of her tenured artistic career, her installations have caught the attention of various institutions, such as in 2015, Pen&Brush hosted a large scale solo show of 8 years of Martello's paintings, titled Future is Goddess and while also being a featured artist in the Public Art Project LaMer-WaveWalk NYC with WeAreProjectZero, alongside notable artists and influencers.
In 2019, Michela had her own solo show in Raleigh, NC, ArtSpace, titled Consequential Stranger and in the same year a 2 person show, Everything Has A Vortex with artist Shigeru Oyatani in Tainan city - Taiwan. Additionally, her works were also curated by COPE-NYC as part of the third iteration of Overlap; LIfe Tapestries at Pen&Brush NYC,
Pictured above; Michela Martello - Eternal Swoon as shown at the Historical Carousel in Asbury Park.
Pictured below; Michela Martello - The Heavenly Princess and The Bam Ripple in Tainan City, Taiwan.
