Alchemy Art Center Artist Talk Series at SJIMA: Maria Michaelson, Ananya Bernardo, and Vince Cuadra

Alchemy Art Center, in partnership with the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, is hosting an artist talk series featuring visiting and local artists. The 2022 Artist Talk Series is hosted at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, located at 540 Spring St. Please join us on Sunday, July 31 for an evening of discussion and work presented by visiting and local artists. Light refreshments will be served.

Maria Michaelson is a San Juan Islander, and founder of Alchemy Art Center. After growing up here on the island, she attended California College of the Arts. During her 20s she practiced interactive community art and spent 2 years living in Africa learning bronze casting, before returning to the island to focus on ceramic figurative sculpture. Hear her story, and the origin and inspiration behind Alchemy during her artist talk!

Ananya Chiara Bernardo (she/her) is a visual artist from Silver Spring,…