Michelle Echenique
Fish Out of Water, Site specific installation, created in Crete, 2021
Second Wind, site specific installation at Hayes Valley Art Works, 2022
Detail: Second Wind, site specific installation at Hayes Valley Art Works, 2022
Hybrid, 4" x 5" x 18"
Thought Bubble, 5" x 14" x 10"
"Gargoyle", part of the Giants Shrine art trail
"Nut Altar", part of the Giants Shrine art trail
"Travelers", installed on the Greek island of Lesvos, evokes the passage, resilience and hope of displaced people.
"Travelers", detail, installed on the Greek island of Lesvos, evokes the passage, resilience and hope of displaced people.
"Travelers", detail, installed on the Greek island of Lesvos, evokes the passage, resilience and hope of displaced people.
Entrance to the "Seaview Trail" installed on the Greek island of Lesvos dedicated to Dionysus and Athena.
Detail from the "Seaview Trail" installed on the Greek island of Lesvos dedicated to Dionysus and Athena.
Detail from the "Seaview Trail" installed on the Greek island of Lesvos dedicated to Dionysus and Athena.
San Francisco based artist, Michelle Echenique utilizes found and natural material in her mixed media work. Using throwaways is key to the work’s impact and intention. She revels in the challenge of repurposing, reshaping and redefining recognizable material inviting a new read on the familiar, while highlighting contemporary society’s overconsumption.
Her work has moved from two-dimensional to the three and over the past few years and from mostly inside wall work to sculpture and installation often in outdoor settings. Regardless of form, the focus seeks to point out our deep connection to the natural world, which is profoundly threatened. It has been a natural shift for this artist who is also a passionate environmentalist.