Michelle Waters
Waning Pangolin Moon - acrylic on 10" round wood panel
Breathe Life - 9" x 12" acrylic on cradled wood panel
Professor Macaw is not a Bird Brain - 9" x 12" acrylic on cradled wood panel
Wild in the City - acrylic on 10" round wood panel
Please do not Feed the Wildlife! - 8" x 10" acrylic on cradled wood panel
Encroachment - acrylic on 10" round wood panel
Consequences - 10" x 10" acrylic on cradled wood panel
Don't Fence Me In - acrylic on 8" x 12" wooden box
"Luddites" - 40" x 40" acrylic on canvas
"Killing the People of the Forest" - 12" x 9" acrylic on wood - 2014
50 Million Years of Evolution
"The Activist's Heart" - 37" x 37" - acrylic on canvas - 2013
"Who's for Dinner?"
acrylic on canvas
40" x 40"
"Land of the Free"
acrylic on canvas
24" x 34"
"Someone's Stolen Child" -
10" x 10" - acrylic on wood - 2013
"Smarter Than Your Dog" - 10" x 10" - acrylic on wood - 2013
My art is intended to raise awareness of the biodiversity crisis. In the last 50 years, 2/3 of all wild animals have been wiped off the face of the Earth due to human activities. My activism on behalf of animals and the planet is a major influence on my art, as is my volunteer work in wildlife rehabilitation and cat rescue. Over the years, I have donated a portion of proceeds from my art sales to the following organizations: Center for Biological Diversity, Sea Shepherd, Food Empowerment Project, Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley, The Dancing Cat, Humane Society of Silicon Valley, and Town Cats.
I believe that art can be a powerful and effective way to help foster empathy for all species. Nature is my church, and that idea is reflected in my art. The natural world is sacred – we humans need it for our physical sustenance – but we also need nature for our spirits. Without wild animals and wild nature our lives are impoverished. My art is cultural resistance to ecocide.