MICHELLE CASALE

Contemporary Painter

Boca Raton, Florida   ·   Download CV

Studio Practice

Independent Studio Practice — Boca Raton, Florida, 2006–present; full-time since 2025

Contemporary painting addressing animals, wildlife, and the natural world. Acrylic and oil on canvas, typically 30–60 inches, with smaller works from 12 × 16 inches. Ongoing bodies of work include the Wild America Collection and the Wild World Collection.

Exhibitions & Recognition

2026                       Artists for Conservation — Selected member, international artist collective

2026                       Florida Fish & Wildlife Foundation — Featured Artist

2021                       Colors of Humanity — International juried group showcase; several works selected

2005                       Boca Raton Museum of Art — 54th Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition. Juror: Louis Grachos, Director, Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Works selected: Feet and Wind.

c. 1998                  Lake Worth Street Painting Festival — Participating artist; temporary pavement work in public space, Lake Worth, Florida

Commissioned Work

1994–1996           Walcutt Studio — Staff Artist, Deerfield Beach, Florida

Executed interior murals and paintings for commercial, healthcare, hospitality, and institutional clients across South Florida.

Artistic Study & Development

2021–2024           Miles Laventhall — Sustained study with the sculptor, Boca Raton Museum of Art School

2023                       The Crit Lab — Critique intensive with founder Patricia Miranda; admission by application

2019–2020           Boca Raton Museum of Art School — Portraiture with Renée Plevy; open studio, sustained work from the life model

2018                       Keith Thirgood — Artist retreat, Sudbury on Lake Charleston, Ontario, Canada

c. 2010                  Linda Rosenzweig Prince — Studio apprenticeship

c. 2002                  Florida Atlantic University — Advanced Painting

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Art, Humanities & Communications — Oswego State University, Oswego, NY

Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale — Graphic Design, 1996–1997

Executive MBA — Florida International University, Miami, FL

Conservation & Community Engagement

Wild America Collection — Ten percent of original sales donated to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission in support of regional habitat and wildlife preservation.

Wild World Collection — Ten percent of original sales donated to Animal Balance in support of animal welfare and conservation initiatives.

Field Observation — Travel for direct observation of animals and habitat, and earlier engagement with Equine-Assisted Therapies of South Florida, informing ongoing work on the bond between animals and people.

Additional Professional Background

Trimble (formerly e-Builder) — User Experience Manager, 2017–2021; Director of UX, 2021–2025. Capital construction program and asset management platforms serving airport and public agency owners; working knowledge of submittals, permitting, shop drawings, and closeout.