Edna Michaeli

Edna Michaeli was born and raised in an Israeli Kibbutz. From an early age, she was inspired by her surrounding, the fascinating Galilee Mountain scenery of Northern Israel. As a child she learened to love, and always felt like she was having a silent dialogue with nature. In the art of sculpturing Edna was greatly inspired by her art teacher Jean Maier, a well-known Israeli artist. As a young woman Edna was involved in high school athletics, military service, and professional dancing. These experiences, along with rearing three children, inspired her love of and ability to understand the movement and beauty of the human body. Edna was fortunate enough to be able study figure drawing at the School of Fine Art in NYC in the early 1970’s and then at the University of Miami, under the instruction of Eugene Massin. Edna has resided with her family in South Florida for the last 28 years. Growing up in the Middle East and living in Florida instill the love for diversity of colors, shapes and objects in her art. The tropical weather and landscape of Miami moved Edna to experiment with acrylic and oil paint. All of Edna’s life experiences have influenced her development into the artist she is today. “When I look at the skies, the trees and my surrounding environment, my heart filled with overwhelming emotions and thoughts about the mystic law of life and how everything is interconnected. The power, beauty and harmony that nature exhibit is what we need to understand and learn from and sees that it is within us as well…” (Edna Michaeli) “…I use the elements: water, gravity, and wind as ‘’brushes” in my abstract non-subjective paintings. In my drawings and digital figuer I see the figure’s beauty, life force energy and movement ….” (Edna Michaeli)