Michelle Finnegan

About Michelle Finnegan

The mission of EssentialArt.org is to promote education through art by selling art and art products to raise necessary funds for vital community programs or by donating art or creative productions, like tv and radio commercials that directly benefit the community at large or non-profit organizations.Specialties: 3 published books, limited edition prints and various products now available through or EssentialArtSkinCare.com n soon PrincessOfFreedom.com“Hung Jury,” was heavily pursued by Houghton Mifflin as i produced the film version in to raise awareness of the lack of victims’ rights. “Creating Freedom Rocks,” is my first published children’s book that was originally an oral presentation i was asked to give to children to explain what life was like as a “working artist,” after i donated boxes of children’s books which Houghton Mifflin had sent me. I published the book version to establish a memorial scholarship for Alyce Nash who was one of the first female officers in the US military who studied art after WWII and ran galleries in NYC w Tony Perkins, worked as Secretary of the Board at MacDowell Colony before moving to Naples, running galleries like the Philharmonic Galleries before ultimately becoming Founding Curator of the Naples Art Museum aka The Baker Museum at Artis-Naples.“What Does Your Garden Grow,” was published in memory of my father and other victims and survivors of the only special needs shelter during Hurricane Irma. “My Country Tis Of Thee,” is my upcoming book which will be a compilation of people’s pandemic stories and artwork from across the USA. Proceeds from sales of the limited edition print, “My Country Tis of Thee,” were pledged to EssentialArt.org and HomeBase.org on Sept 11, 2020 and on Sept 11, 2021, i was able to send thousands of dollars was sent to HomeBase.org. Some limited edition prints are still available online at to online sales of limited edition prints during the pandemic, EssentialArt.org was able to replenish its funding as well as funding to three scholarships and donate thousands of dollars to HomeBase.org and sponsor Veterans Day brunch for 100 people at the American Legion on 11/11/2021. The donation and sponsorship were in memory of the three military members in whose name Michelle Finnegan established scholarship funds with EssentialArt. I also taught myself to mint NFTs during the pandemic and welcome you to buy them from my Prints Of Freedom Collection on Opensea.

Experience

1. Producer

   Essential Art

   Jan 1998 — Present · US

   I create art and write books. I also wrote and independently produced a film in and in 2022 became a Publisher of a hyper local magazine in Naples. I have published three books and am under contract to publish a fourth. In 2023, James Patterson is also using my name for a character in his upcoming book in the Michael Bennet series to honor a charitable donation i made during the pandemic.I have created several painting portfolios including my most recent \"Prints of Freedom\" which was created by painting individuals hands and turning them into works of art emodying who the individual is, how they spend their time or what they do with their freedom. These can be seen online at and or by searching artists with my name. I have also created several PSA\'s and webpages for non-profit organization. Other Essential Art products including limited edition prints, books, handmade soaps, and Naples Zen Garden tea, are available for sale online at

Education

• School of the Museum of Fine Arts

  Photography

• Harvard University

  Master of Arts - MA, Religion and Education

  2013 — 2016

• Amherst College

  Feminist Perspective of Buddhist Philosophy

• von Liebig Art Institute

  Watercolor, Mixed Media, Art History, Art Appraising, Etc.

• University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Social Theory and Political Economy

Skills

• Photography
• Television
• Books
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Nonprofits
• Painting
• Social Media
• Event Management
• Art
• Public Relations