About

Zelda Cavanaugh is the studio name of Michelle Cavanaugh, an artist working with DSM-5 diagnostic language, generative systems, gold leaf, and embroidery.

Zelda Cavanaugh is the studio name of Michelle Cavanaugh. The work begins in clinical language — diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5, precise and almost hostile to image — and ends in the hand: gold leaf, and a suture learned in the funeral industry.

The canvases have been shown in Barcelona, London, New York, Paris, and Berlin. Consulting on AI innovation and product remains available, by inquiry. Most of the hours belong to the studio.

Education

Northwestern University

M.S. Information Design & Strategy

Distinguished Capstone Award nominee for an AI-assisted healthcare application. The same question as the canvases: how an interior state becomes something you can see.

Cornell University

Graduate certificate, Product Management

eCornell executive education. The operational half of the practice — how a thing is built, governed, and shipped.

University of Central Florida

B.A. English, Technical Communications

Stuart Omans Award for Excellence. Golden Key International Honour Society. Language, first.