Michelle Loughery (born 1961) is a Canadian muralist from British Columbia.
Life and work
Early career Loughery was born in the community of Michel-Natal in the Elk Valley in southeastern British Columbia, but her family was relocated to the nearby mining town of Sparwood when the community of Michel-Natal was dismantled by the provincial government in the 1970s.
Work Loughery has created mural projects in Cuba, Missouri Route 66 Mural City, US; Vernon, British Columbia, Heritage Murals; and country music themed murals in the Country Music Capital of Canada, Merritt, British Columbia. Her 9/11 mural commissioned by the Brooklyn Fire Department is on photographic display in the Smithsonian Museum.
Awards BC Community Achievement Award
References
Sources Sutherland, Jim. Murals Brighten Walls, Live. More Magazine. Summer 2008 Grant, Paul. BC Artist to Paint Sept.11th Mural for NYC School. CBC News. March 17, 2003. British Columbian Achievement Foundation. Thirty Nine British Columbians Receive British Columbian Community Achievements Awards. March 15, 2005. Conkie & Kergin Law Corporation. "Loughery". December 2008. Merritt Herald. "On a Wall Down Under" . Vernon Morning Star. Article. Canada's History. "Dan Koneszynigi" .
External links Official site Additional magazine articles Murals in Downtown Vernon Cuba, Missouri – Route 66 Mural City Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame