Michelle Marie Torrez

Background

Torrez, Michelle Marie was born on February 3, 1956 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of John Thomas and Geri Anne Chestor.

Education

Associates Visual Communications and Advertising Design, Art Institute Colorado, Denver, 1986.

Career

Art director Mentler and Company, Dallas, 1986—1987, Hamilton Sweeney Advertising, Denver, 1987—1994. Owner Studio M, 1994—1998. Workshop instructor Art in the Aspens, since 2005, Taos Painters Workshop, New Mexico, since 2005.

Instructor painting art students League of Denver. Adjunct instructor painting Metropolitan State College Denver, since 2004. Traveling lecturer United States State Department-Art in Embassies, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2003.

Participant Coors Invitational We. Art Exhibit, 2002—2005, American Art Invitational, 2007. Selected artist Colorado Women's Foundation, 2007, American Art Collector, 2007.

Achievements

• Michelle Marie Torrez has been listed as a notable artist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Denver Art Students League (associate), Denver Art Museum (associate), National Museum of Women in the Arts (associate), Amnesty International.

Interests

• Humanitarian work.

Connections

Children: Gwenevieve Louise, Nicole Michelle.

Father:

John Thomas

Mother:

Geri Anne Chestor

child:

Nicole Michelle Torrez

child:

Gwenevieve Louise Torrez