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, under the Omo Misha brand name. Omo Misha - which means Misha's children in Yoruba - has come to identify the artist and her myriad creative endeavors.

Misha began painting professionally in 2006 and has since exhibited throughout the New York area; including her first solo exhibit, presented by Columbia University, January - March 2008. On behalf of artHARLEM, Misha also had the opportunity to curate “EVOLUTION: The Changing Face of Harlem” – an exhibit, hosted by Columbia University, featuring the works of 25 Harlem artists. Misha is currently Curator-in-Residence for Harlem's Café One, a Harlem Biennale management team member, and has affiliations with Symphony Space, Harlem Arts Alliance and ArtCrawl Harlem. She has worked in programming and development for The Children's Art Carnival, and led residencies and youth workshops on behalf of the Artist's Collective for Social Change (NJ), The Congreso Girls' Center (Philadelphia), Arts Horizons, Groundswell Mural Art Project and Manhattan Youth.

A multi-faceted artist and visionary, Misha is a published author and creator of The Omo Misha Times – a web ‘zine covering art, fashion, politics, fun and social awareness. She has been the recipient of artistic awards by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (2011), the Puffin Foundation (2007, 2010) and Harlem Arts Alliance (2008, 2009).