Michael Koehler

Michael Koehler’s work may be best described as a conduit linking the natural and mechanical worlds, with humanity teetering somewhere between the two. “There's harmony at play in my work but it’s precarious and oftentimes the pendulum swings one way or the other”.

Working predominantly in acrylic, Koehler creates meticulously rendered portraits of surreal human and animal subjects using a vibrant color palette. The subjects are assembled from a tangled array of wires, tubes, plants, and flowers. Existing in an alternate reality where the natural and unnatural grow in tandem, the two coalesce into something altogether greater than the sum of their many parts.

Born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1983, Koehler studied graphic design and screen printing. His work has been exhibited in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Portland, San Fransisco and Seattle.