Michelle Muller is an Ontario-born painter, educator, and movement practitioner whose work bridges figurative portraiture and visionary art. With a Master of Science in Neuroscience from the University of British Columbia, her practice is informed by a lifelong curiosity about consciousness, perception, and the relationship between body, mind, and creativity.

Michelle returned to painting in 2017 after attending visionary art workshops at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors in New York. Since then, she has continued her studies with artists including Amanda Sage, Autumn Skye Morrison, David Heskin, Aloria Weaver, Michael Fuchs, and Alex and Allyson Grey. While rooted in visionary traditions, her work remains deeply personal—often exploring themes of transformation, memory, ancestry, and human connection through portraiture and symbolic imagery.

Prior to focusing fully on her art practice, Michelle worked in neuroscience research and science communication. Her academic work includes a publication in the Journal of Neurochemistry on iron dysregulation in Huntington’s disease. She has also contributed as a science writer for educational platforms and worked as a neurofeedback technician supporting brain-based therapeutic approaches.

Her creative path has also been shaped by lived experience, including recovery from a near-fatal car accident in 2011. This experience led her toward holistic movement practices that emphasize embodiment, presence, and healing—perspectives that continue to inform both her artwork and teaching.

Alongside her studio practice, Michelle works as an educator and has extensive experience working with children in both creative and school-based environments. Most recently, she worked full-time as a kindergarten assistant at a Waldorf-inspired forest school, supporting children in outdoor learning, storytelling, artistic activities, and rhythmic seasonal education. During this time, she also attended Early Childhood Waldorf education conferences and professional development workshops in Burlington, Ontario.

Her experience working with children also includes substitute teaching (from K-12), supporting children with special needs in creative movement programs, facilitating art programs and camps, and offering face painting at community events. Through both art and teaching, she is committed to cultivating spaces where curiosity, creativity, and self-expression can unfold.

Professional Highlights

• MSc Neuroscience, University of British Columbia (2014) & Bachelor of Biotechnology (2011)
• Published research in Journal of Neurochemistry (Huntington’s disease and iron dysregulation)
• Studies in visionary painting with Amanda Sage, Autumn Skye Morrison (Vienna Academy of Visionary Art), David Heskin, Aloria Weaver, Michael Fuchs, and Alex & Allyson Grey (Chapel of Sacred Mirrors)
• Active participant in the global Vision Train art movement (since 2020)
• Experience in neuroscience research, science communication, and neurofeedback therapy
• Waldorf-inspired forest school kindergarten assistant (early childhood education focus)