Catie Michel

Catie Michel is an artist, scientific illustrator, and muralist guided by collaborative visual storytelling and our connection to the natural world. Her background in field research and science communication grounds her creative work in attention, observation, and inquiry. As a devoted naturalist, Catie’s creative process begins the moment she catches a rare glimpse into a vernal pool or hears the competing calls of owls at night. Catie examines themes of connection (human/more-than-human), access, advocacy, and the intersection of science and art. She finds great community in shared curiosity. Cultivating safe spaces through creative placemaking, storytelling, and public art is her passion. Catie explores what, in nature, is capturing our attention and what, in us, is looking back.