As an artist it is very important to Michelle that she has continual input from a variety of people from diverse cultures, ages, occupations and social groups. During 2009 Michelle is working with these groups of people to create an exciting new body of work called ‘It’s Not What You Know', you will be able to view samples and paintings from this project in the Gallery soon.

As well as creating samples and paintings Michelle has also been commissioned by rb&hArts to create several large installations for the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust. The first installation (Poetry Wall) was finished in October 2008 and the second (Donations Tree) is due to be installed in January 2009.

'Art is something that should be accessible to everyone, my vision is to bring artwork to places and people that are often forgotten. Art typically speaking is viewed in large, clean, white galleries. Why is this? Is it because it is easy? Or just because that is the way it has always been?

Over the coming years I want to encourage people to look at art in a different way. I want my artwork and installations to make the environments where I work more interesting. To encourage people, who often are not exposed to the 'creative world' to ask questions and push boundries.' Michelle Johnson (2009)