From the medical field to making art full-time

From the medical field to making art full-time

Michelle Austen spent many years working in the medical field, but today, she’s a full-time artist, the author of a book, and an art teacher. As a child, Austen was never in one place for too long. Her family is originally from the Maritimes, but Austen was born in Toronto and moved throughout Ontario and Quebec a few times. At age 11, she settled in Calgary, where she has been ever since.  Throughout her childhood and youth, Austen actively par…