art|WORK: Michelle Chapin

art|WORK was a project executed in 2015 that focused on women artists making a living through their art. It addressed the intersection of art and money to illuminate the difficulties many female artists face trying to earn a living through their creative endeavors.

Michelle Chapin has been a working California artist for more than 30 years. Her Ventura, California studio serves as a base for her own work as well as a showcase for other local artists. As a stone sculptor, she quarries many of the rare rocks used in her work from Southern California deserts. She works primarily on public and private commissions and teaches stone sculpture to Youth At Risk and for private clients.