about Misha Bittleston aka Eight Two
Misha (they/them) is a nonbinary, queer, neurodivergent genre fluid singer-songwriter and self-taught visual artist whose creative process is driven by intuition, philosophy, and connection.
Misha is a lifelong multimedia artist and has worked in paint, ink, music, and performance. In recent years, Misha explored working with clay, creating hand-built stoneware sculptures primarily intended for display in gardens and yards. Some are illuminated with solar LED lights, some emerge from the earth taking gnome-like forms, and still others are whimsical, otherworldly creatures and spirits.
Misha spent their childhood in the UK and then traveled across Europe and lived in Italy as a teenager before moving to the US. After many years in California, they moved to Brooklyn. After nearly a decade there, they spent another 10 years in Santa Fe, NM. They have now made their way back to California, embarking on a new adventure in Sacramento with their partner and lots of cuddly and robot friends.
Eight Two performace
Eight Two music
Residency
Associated Press Article
Installation in Ithaca, New York
Installation in San Jose, CA
Mural in San Francisco
Printmaking at Trillium Press
ANNO DOMINI GALLERY
Ink painting residency
Selected Collectors:
Jen Daniels - Brooklyn, NY
Molly Catchen - Washington, DC
Olenka Rojowsky - Brooklyn, NY
Aja Tahari Marsh - Brooklyn, NY
Alethea McElroy - Brooklyn, NY
Marianne Shaver - Brooklyn, NY
Leonora Bittleston - Boston, MA
Raymund Riparip - Brooklyn, NY
Michele Haines - Brooklyn, NY
Michael Brown - New York, NY
Marc DeSmet - Brooklyn, NY
Katie Winther - Brooklyn, NY
Linda Daniels - Brooklyn, NY
Zoey Thorson - Brooklyn, NY
Maria Smargiannakis & Christos Alexandrou - Astoria, NY
Allan Henderson - Redwood City, CA
Silvia Seelig - Austin, TX
Astrid Heinonen - San Francisco, CA
Bernadette Wolff - New Jersey USA
C.J. Tomaino - Woodinville, WA
Cindy Whithead - Palo Alto, CA
Dan Skinner - London, England, UK
Deborah Hamilton - Santa Monica, CA
Elizabeth Sevison - San Diego, CA
Elliott & Susan Bloom - Palo Alto, CA
Emmett Caldwell - Woodside, CA
Heather Otrando - Brooklyn, NY
Jan-Willem Pieterse - Netherlands
Janeen Jang & Mathew Bittleston - San Francisco, CA
Jesse & Jennifer McCree - Los Altos, CA
Karen & Andrew Hill - Portola Valley, CA
Lala Harrison - San Francisco, CA
Lisa Bryant - Citrus Heights, CA
Marcie Rose - San Francisco, CA
Marguerite Saegesser - Switzerland
Mark Deem - Mountain View, CA
Martine & Reza Zadno - California, USA
Maureen Christine & Marisa La Dou - Menlo Park, CA
Megan Alley, California, US
Monique Juard - San Francisco, CA
Daniel Bittleston - Santa Cruz, CA
Nancy L. Thompson & Steve E. Loeffler - San Jose, CA
Pablo Arraya - Brooklyn, NY
Peter Stember - Woodside, CA
Rainbow & Kelli Rosenbloom - Aptos, CA
Richard & Annie Bernstein - Honolulu, HI
Ron Meiners - Boulder Creek, CA
Summer Lee Kern - Los Angeles, CA
Tamara & Paul Carignan - Palo Alto, CA
Tatyana Belayvskaya & Yevel Belyavsky - Sunnyvale, CA
Tom & Beth Lorey - Oakland, CA
Vic Frailing - Chesapeake, VA
Wendy Bloom - Palo Alto, CA
Elzbieta Galanty, New York, NY
Edith Smith and Leland Smith - Palo Alto, CA