Gabriel McMichael is an award-winning author and visual artist who has exhibited her art in galleries both nationally and abroad with works in private and public collections. Her painting, Resurrection, a tribute to the souls lost in the September 11th tragedy, was presented to the New York City Mayor's office in 2001 as a gift to the people of New York. Gabriel, a native of Atlanta, GA, grew up watching her home evolve and expand into a modern international city while listening to her grandmother tell family stories about the past; including those of her third cousin, author Margret Mitchell. At age nineteen, she was bit by a tick with the Borrelia burgdorferi baterium, and has fought many years battling Chronic Lyme Disease. Gabriel works as a consultant in digital publishing, graphic design and social media marketing. She is very active in working to promote dyslexia and dyscalculia awareness. Gabriel first seriously considered writing in 2002 following her father's advice and direction. She also has a new ad-free YouTube Channel that she uses to instruct kids how to draw and color. Gabriel McMichael is a member of both the Georgia and Florida Writer's Associations, the Atlanta Writer's Club, the National League of American Pen Women, and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
