Textile ArtistMichelle Wilkie is a artist and designer of modern quilts. Quilting is a passion, driving her creativity. She works to have her quilts seen not just as quilts but as art. She experiments with a variety of modern techniques and aesthetics, though embraces Improvisation and Minimalist styles. Michelle is currently exhibiting and participating in a community exhibition at the NC Museum of Art (NCMA). She has completed an artist in residence at Durham Art Guild with a solo exhibition “Creating Connections, and a residency at Penland School of Craft. She exhibited at Page-Walker Center in a solo exhibition “Eyes Wide Open”, and exhibited at CAM Raleigh, Truist Gallery, 311 Gallery and ArtSpace NC and curated into international shows in France and Italy. She regularly has work juried into Art and International Quilt Exhibitions and has been featured in several magazines and has work published in the book Modern Quilts: Design of the New Century. Corporate ExperienceExperienced Director with a demonstrated history of working in the software industry. Supports a wonderful team who provide expert and advisory services in Risk, Retail and Customer intelligence solutions. Passion for driving and supporting DEI so it is an everyday, intentional practice. Skilled in Management, Strategic Planning, Data Warehousing, Big Data, Visualization/Reporting and Pre-sales. Strong consulting professional with a Master's degree focused in Marine Science and an undergraduate degree in Biology and Statistics from University of Auckland.