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Vikki Michalios Bio & Statement
Vikki Michalios’ works were seen at the Hunterdon Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Jersey City Museum, Blackburn 20/20 at Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, Center for Contemporary Arts in Bedminster, Contemporary Artists Center Woodside, AIR Gallery, Walsh at Seton Hall University, Columbia University, and Denise Bibro among others. Reviews and mentions have were seen in The Star Ledger, New York Arts Magazine, and Steven Zevitas’ publication, Studio Visit Magazine. She was awarded residencies at Millay Colony of Art, ArtReach program (City Without Walls), and Chautauqua Institution. Vikki Michalios received an MFA degree in painting from the University of Oregon and has lived in or near New York City since 1995.
Phytoremediation is the use of green plants to remove pollutants from the environment or render them harmless. Sunflowers absorb radioactive contamination from soil. Millions of seeds were distributed after Fukushima Daiichi’s nuclear plant suffered meltdowns from a major earthquake and tsunami. They lifted spirits and lightened the radiation damage. Sowing flowers of hope for a radioactive free future was the point of departure for this series of water based screen prints and ink drawings. The images were realized after observing, drawing, printing, and experimenting with a small scale sunflower phytoremediation project in my own urban garden.
Phytoremediation (from Ancient Greek φυτο (phyto), meaning “plant”, and Latin remedium, meaning “restoring balance”).
Phytoremediation is the use of green plants to remove pollutants from the environment or render them harmless. Sunflowers absorb radioactive contamination from soil. Millions of seeds were distributed after Fukushima Daiichi’s nuclear plant suffered meltdowns from a major earthquake and tsunami. They lifted spirits and lightened the radiation damage. Sowing flowers of hope for a radioactive free future was the point of departure for this series of water based screen prints and ink drawings. The images were realized after observing, drawing, printing, and experimenting with a small scale sunflower phytoremediation project in my own urban garden.
Phytoremediation (from Ancient Greek φυτο (phyto), meaning “plant”, and Latin remedium, meaning “restoring balance”).
