It’s easy to feel overwhelmed in the world we live in. Without realizing it we can become distracted, and meaningful moments slip away, beautiful and elusive, so quickly gone. When we stop to notice we become alive and present, and aware of what’s changing in and around us. I’ve made it my challenge to capture those fleeting moments, to forever connect a viewer to a place, time, person or story, and to give them another, longer, chance to breath in its beauty, to live in these beautiful moments - to re-coup, re-set, and re-connect to the things we love.

Unlike so many investments we make, visual art can freeze in time what may otherwise pass us by, and surrounding yourself with art can provide a much needed refuge, a gently pressed break from the rush of life. I believe a scene of beauty can even bring hope to the hopeless, or be a reminder to care for the beautiful world we have been gifted. My love for the life in and around our natural waters and wetlands informs and inspires my work.

Process

Michaelann is a two dimensional visual artist who paints mostly in oils and acrylic or graphite, sometimes mixing mediums which match her goal for the expression of the subject. The focus of her work often relates to her long time fascination with capturing contrasts, in light and shape, but especially in subject matter, which translate ideas of opposite, opposed or conflicting meaning, and is translated in the transitions of technicality in her work. Her subjects are often narrative and sourced from her upbringing by southern women at a time of transition in the understanding of the expectations of American women and their shifting roles and potential in a quickly changing world, which give her a deep emotional roots in the past but appreciation of the opportunity for influence in growing new roles. Since relocating to South Florida, her subject matter depicts the marine landscape and wild life around the region, which she paints en plein air to studio and uses to support conservation efforts for clean local waters. She also paints contemporary still life and portrait, letting the subject be interpreted in a mix of color and technical application with expressive lighting.

Education and Experience

• BA from Montclair State University with an emphasis in printmaking - this gave Michaelann a great appreciation for design and a love for process and experimentation. 

• Teaching - After maintaining her own business practicing corporate IT Software Training in the NY metro area, she instructed 12 years of middle and high school art as well as adults she taught in her studio.

• Michaelann seeks classical training under nationally and internationally known artists such as Michaelann is continually finding ways to explore and grow under nationally and internationally known artists such as Colley Whisson, Roger Dale Brown, Dereck Penix, Carlos San Millan, T.J. Cunningham, Aimee Erickson, Morgan Samuel Price, Peter Van Dyke, John Redmond, as well as mentorship under Marc R. Hanson and Mia Bergeron.

Michaelann paints full-time in her studio in Stuart, Florida, but often travels with her husband to paint en plein air around the U.S.

Conservation Efforts:

10% of Print profits go toward water and nature conservation efforts in the St. Lucie inlet, Stuart, Fl.

10% of Animal Portrait profits go to the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast

2021 - Silent Auction, Manatee Observation and Education Center river grass replacement project

Gallery Representation

Rare Earth Gallery - https://store.rareearthgallery.com/artwork/michaelann-bellerjeau/

41 SW Flagler Ave, Stuart, Fl 34996

Palm Room Gallery - https://martinartisansguild.org/palm-room-events

Harbour Bay Plaza, 3746 SE Ocean Blvd., Sewall’s Point, Florida

Shows, Events and Exhibits

Shows

March-April, 2024, “En Plein Air” a four-person show, The Bailey Gallery, Hobe Sound, Florida, invited,

March 2-3, 2024, Martin County Open Studio Tour

Sept, 2023-Oct 2024 - Artist For Conservation 2023 Virtual Exhibit, https://www.artistsforconservation.org/festival

Sept 6-Oct 29, 2023 - Fall Into Art, The Palm Room Gallery, Sewell’s Point, Fl, juried

March 11-12, 2023, Martin County Open Studio Tour

Jan 4-March 5, 2023 - Kaleidoscope, The Palm Room Gallery, Sewell’s Point, Florida, juried

Nov 7-Dec 30, 2022 - 1st Place, ‘Tis the Season, The Palm Room Gallery, Sewell’s Point, Fl, juried

Oct 8-Nov 18, 2022 - 3rd Place Oil/Acrylics, Best of the Best, A.E. Bakus Museum, Ft. Pierce, Fl, juried

Sept 22-Nov 13, 2022 - Perspectives of Paradise, Elliott Museum, Hutchinson Island, Fl.

Sept 22-Nov 13, 2022 - Artist For Conservation 2022 Virtual Exhibit, https://www.artistsforconservation.org/festival

Sept 6-Oct 29, 2022 - Fall Into Art, The Palm Room Gallery, Sewell’s Point, Fl, juried

August 29-Sept 15, 2022 - Clay’s Angels, RCK Gallery, Stuart, Florida, juried

June 10-July 23, 2022 - Be Squared, Courthouse Cultural Center, Marin Arts, juried

July 8 - Sept. 24th, 2022 - 28th Maritime Art Exhibition, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Or. juried

May 14-June 4, 2022 - Lakeland Art Guild 50th annual Melvin Art Exhibition, juried

May/June 2022 - 1st Place - Spring Forward juried exhibit, The Palm Room Gallery

March 1 - June 28, 2022 - Art Down the Hall, The Elliott Museum, Hutchinson Island, Florida.

March 5&6, 2022, MCOST - Martin County Open Studio Tour

Jan/Feb 2022 - 1st Place - The Palm Room Gallery, juried, Sewell’s Point, Florida

12/4/2021 - “Stuart Then & Now”, RCK Gallery, Stuart, Fl

10/2021 - 2021 ASMA North Regional Exhibition, juried, Krasl Art Center, St Joseph, MI

6/2021 - Rust, 5t Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, Fl

6/2021 - Summer Squared: An Invitational of Great Proportions - Gallery 14, Vero Beach, Fl

3/2021 - PSLAL Pop-up Show, Port St. Lucie, Florida

10/2020-11/2020 - Best of the Best Juried Show, A.E. Backus Museum, Ft. Pierce Florida

10/2020-12/2020 - 30th Annual All Florida Juried Art Show, Cultural Court House Galleries, Stuart, Florida, judge Lisa Rockford

3/2020 - 2nd place Alpharetta Figurative Arts - Alpharetta, Ga.

1/2020 - Renewal, Grandview Gallery, Atlanta - juried show

- 2nd place, judge Karl Kroeppler

11/2018 - Fall for Art, Pines & Palms, Georgia Florida Artist Association show, Thomasville, Ga.

10/2017 - Six Points of View - Wild Hope Gallery Group Show, Roswell, Ga.

10/2017 - SAAG Nationally Juried Show, BRMAA Blueridge, Ga.

Plein Air Events and Shows

4/2021 - Ft Pierce Inlet 100 Year Anniversary Plein Air, Ft Pierce, Fl

2/2020 - Plein Fun Fest, Palm Beach Plein Air, Delrey Beach, Fl

- 1st place, judge Bruce Helander

10/2019 - High Cotton Plein Air and Show, Boston Georgia

6/2019 - Gilmer Arts Plein Air, Art in the Mountains 2019 and Show

3/2019 - Savannah Plein Air, Savannah Art Association, Savannah, Ga. 

- Honorable Mention, quick paint

10/2018 - Cottin’ Pickin Plein Air and Show, Boston, Georgia, 

- Awarded page for the Pines&Palms annual calendar

9/2018 - SAAG Plein Air 14th Annual International Worldwide Artist Paint Out and Show

6/2018 - Gilmer Arts Plein Air, Art in the Mountains 2018 and show

9/2017- SAAG Plein Air 13th Annual International Worldwide Artist Paint Out and Show

Organizations and Boards 2022

Artists for Conservation, signature member

American Society of Marine Artists

American Woman Artists

Board Member Martin Artisans Guild - Professional Member and Newsletter Editor, Marketing Committee

Martin County Arts Council

Previous Board Member Plein Air Palm Beach

Publications

Port St. Lucie Botanical Garden Magazine - 3/2021

https://issuu.com/pslbg/docs/04.2021_the_gardens_gate?fr=sZjEzNTMzNTAxNTQ