Michelle Foran

Michelle Foran (1992) is an artist and furni­ture maker born in Toronto, Canada. She received a BFA from the Ontario College of Art and Design Univer­sity in 2018 major­ing in Sculp­ture and Instal­la­tion and is currently under­go­ing a second under­grad­u­ate degree in Furni­ture Design at Sheri­dan College in Oakville, Canada (2024). Over the summer of 2023, Michelle was the 3D float­ing intern at Ander­son Ranch arts centre in Colorado, assist­ing in the wood and furni­ture, sculp­ture, and digital fabri­ca­tion studio workshops.

Her multi­dis­ci­pli­nary prac­tice explores how visual order can meld in with the bizarre as a means to revive the potent vibrancy inher­ent in objects and envi­ron­ments. She is excited by the tradi­tional crafts of her fami­ly’s diverse cultures (Colom­bian, German, Mexican, and Cana­dian) and is inspired to design prac­ti­cal and sculp­tural furni­ture that embraces colour, rustic­ity, play, and nostal­gia. Although furni­ture, light­ing design, and wood­work­ing are at the fore of her prac­tice, Michelle also works in clay, paint, fabric, found objects, digital media, and anything else she can get her hands on.