Michaela  Sudweeks  is  an  artist  and  educator  cur-
rently living in Salt Lake City, UT. As she graduates from the University of Utah, Michaela will receive her  BFA  in  Art  Education  with  an  emphasis  in Painting and Drawing and a minor in English Litera- ture. As an artist, she creates a variety of works with a wide range of media and materials. From mixed media abstract paintings to more sculptural forms, she blends paintings and sculpture with audio and
digital works.

As an educator, she focuses on the power of art as a
tool  to  bring  communities  together  and  empower individuals. She wants to give voice to those who are underserved in communities by combining mul- tiple subjects with art-marking. In exploring differ- ent materials and working with found objects, her goal is for learners to develop a sense of self and agency through the art making process. Her philoso- phy is that one can make art from anything and that
every individual is an artist.