Biographical Information

Michelle Natividad Stein is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus on wood, ceramics and textiles. She is an MFA graduate from San Diego State University specializing in Woodworking and Furniture design. Michelle has a BA in Art and Applied Design with an emphasis in ceramic arts.

Her work draws upon her experiences as non-native-English-speaker living in the American South and Southern California. She uses furniture and domestic items to explore nationalism, historic assimilation, acculturation, and feminine identity.