“Michels is a tough but compassionate advocate, savvy in the ways of the world and the demands on artists in this materialistic society.” Richard Pachter, Miami Herald

 

Caroll Michels is a career coach for artists, an artist-advocate, and a writer. She is the author of the How to Survive & Prosper as an Artist. Selling Yourself without Selling Your Soul, which is now in its 7th edition.

Articles about her work as a career-coach and artist-advocate have been appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Forbes, Jezebel, U.S. News and World Report, The Christian Science Monitor, The Dallas Morning News, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, Newsday, The Miami Herald, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe.

Her artwork has been exhibited in museums in the United States and abroad, including Centre Pompidou in Paris; Haus am Waldsee, Internationale Kunst in Berlin; Art Basel Miami; and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis,. In New York City her work has been featured in exhibitions at the Institute for Contemporary Art; The Clocktower; and Exit Art. Michels has received numerous grants, including those awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts; the NY State Council for the Arts; the NY Council for the Humanities; and the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture/UNESCO. She was a fellow at the Alden B. Dow Creativity Center in Midland, Michigan. 

“. . . Michels provides information on art world politics that artists really need. She also gives a lot of straightforward advice on strategizing…” Barbara Schreiber, Art Papers

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Photograph by Virginia Hoffman