About
the Artist....
A
native of Detroit, MI, Misha McGlown attended Wayne State
University and Center for Creative Studies (CCS). She has
become best known for her jewelry collection, entitled Omo
Misha - which means Misha's children in Yoruba. The name,
Omo Misha, has come to identify the artist and her
myriad creative endeavors.
For
the past five years, Misha has worked as a visual arts instructor
for The Children's Art Carnival in New York. She
also works in the African, American, and Asian Studies programs
for Symphony Space, and is Lead Artist in
Residency for Artist's Collective for Social Change
(ACSC), NJ. She has worked on a freelance/consultancy basis
for many organizations, including Arts Horizons (NJ),
The Congreso Girls' Center (Philadelphia), and Manhattan
Youth.
A
prolific and multi-faceted artist and visionary,
Misha publishes an Internet 'zine - The
Omo Misha Times - which covers art, fashion, fun,
and social consciousness. Her jewelry is available at The
Studio Museum in Harlem, and she is currently developing
a body of paintings made possible, in part, by The Puffin
Foundation.
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