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.