Arts Writer
Leah Clare Michaels is a Baltimore native, artist, writer, professor, and surfer. She has produced documentary film, multi-media installation, and performance works rooted in historical research and in the space where social justice, art, and cultural exchange intersect. She received a B.A. in History with a focus in Classics from the University of Washington in Seattle in 2012 and a M.F.A. in Intermedia and Digital Arts from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in 2019.
Michaels has taught and presented in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her written work has appeared in UMBC Magazine, BmoreArt, and the Debutante Journal based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She is currently teaching film and cinema studies at Towson University and Anne Arundel Community College.
XoXo Gallery, MAP, Hotel Indigo, and Current Space Make a Compelling Case for a Crafty Summer over Beach Time
Featuring Karin Birch, McCoy Chance, Monique Crabb, Julianna Dail, Lolo Gem, Huxley Green, Trevon Jakaar Coleman, Dooree Kang, Jeffrey Kent, Ahlam Khamis, Sarah Magida, Phylis Mayes, Jennifer McBrien, Katie O’Keefe, Cody Prysesk, Eileen Travis, Mariia Usova, and Rida Yawar
Alberto Cavalieri’s Have & Have-Not at Catalyst Contemporary, Parallax at the Gormley Gallery, and Abstraction at the C. Grimaldis Gallery
Three succinct reviews covering selection of contemporary sculptures, abstract paintings, and the boundaries of photography in Baltimore.
