About

HI!

I’m an artist/photographer based in Coastal Virginia. After 16 amazing years spent smitten with Los Angeles, I am back in my hometown with my husband, son, fur babies, cameras & paint brushes in tow. If you need a painter, photographer, illustrator or simply some unique art for your home, you've come to the right place! 

MY WORK

Looking for some fine art pieces to freshen up your space? Have a look around in my art shop. I have lots of images and sizes to choose from as well as original paintings and prints.  And I am always adding new work. Follow my Instagram @MyanSoffia, @MyanSoffiaPhotography or my Journal for my latest additions.

Fine art photography prints:

I have been offering my prints since 2008. I am so thankful my art has found homes in private collections around the world. I absolutely cherish my buyers. I like to imagine the viewer feels like they are standing where I was standing when I took the shot and we are sharing the same memory. I am most honored when someone describes my work as dreamy or leaves me a note as to why they chose a certain image and the memory it contains for them.

I am also especially grateful for the amazing opportunities that came my way as an artist in LA. My work can be found as set decor on several TV shows including Modern Family and The Rookie, seen in Lana Del Rey's record album Ultraviolence, in national and international magazines, books, hotels and has been licensed by or sold through brands such as Urban Outfitters, West Elm, Pottery Barn Dorm, 7 for all Mankind and Target. 

Painting:

Most of my life has been spent obsessed with photography but in the back of my mind there was always a swirling interest in painting. I would pick up a brush now and then over the years but it wasn’t until a couple of years after moving back to my hometown in 2021 that I decided to shift my focus and pursue painting. I am still finding my voice and learning as much as I can, but I have discovered the same motivation I had for photography is parallel to my aim with painting. My desire to create seems to always revolve around recording memories, moments, loved ones, music and cherished objects and the wish that my work will connect with the viewer as well.

Teaching Artist:

Fall 2025 was the beginning of a new path towards sharing my love of art with kids after an inspiring stint as Artist-in Residence at an amazing local elementary school. I am also excited to be a part-time educator for the Virginia Contemporary Museum of Art as well as an art teacher for a wonderful homeschool co-op. 

LET’S WORK TOGETHER

Art Classes & Workshops:

Sparked by my love of creating and social gatherings, I am so thrilled to be able to offer art classes and workshops to my local community under my newly launched 12 Cranes at Sunset Studio. My goal is to bring out the artist in everyone with relaxing and joyful mark making! Register here & follow me @12CranesatSunset for class offerings and schedules. 

Painting Commissions: 

I also love to paint one of a kind oyster paintings, please see my Commissions section under the Painting menu in my ART SHOP for more details. 

Portraiture & Lifestyle photography: 

I love connecting with people. My portraiture style is more casual and documentary rather than formal and posed. I am after those precious moments with your loved ones (furry ones included!). My goal is to capture slices of your life for you to cherish for years to come. 

I also love fashion editorials and cafe/bar/restaurant photography. In LA I had the ever-inspiring landscape as a backdrop for editorials and have found Coastal VA has a similar beauty. I am ready to explore some woodlands and sand dunes and take advantage of our beautiful surroundings. Let's make some pretty images!

I also had the opportunity to take food images for a cafe in Silver Lake and kind of fell in love with setting up delicious images to entice patrons. I am always down for some yummy food portraits.

Design & Illustration:

I was lucky enough to wield my design and illustration skills to create event flyers, logos, banners, postcards, graphics, posters, and invitations for my community in LA. I have just started accepting commissions again and am available for local & global projects. 

I would love to work with you! For inquires feel free to reach out via the Contact page.

Thanks so much for reading this far and I truly appreciate you stopping by!

xx, Michelle Campbell-Zurek a.k.a. Myan Soffia

Places you may have seen my work: 

• Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence album
• ABC's Modern Family 
• ABC's The Rookie
• ABC's The Rookie Feds
• Urban Outfitters
• Target
• Pottery Barn Dorm Lookbook Summer 2021
• West Elm DTLA
• West Elm Santa Monica
• West Elm San Diego
• West Elm Solana Beach
• LA Original Shop at LAX Airport, Terminal 1 & Tom Bradley International
• Tommie Hotel, Hollywood
• Showtime's I'm Dying Up Here
• Coachella 2016
• HGTV Magazine November 2018 issue
• Style at Home Magazine April 2017 issue, Canada
• Cosy Magazine May 2021 issue, Germany
• Freya Ferienhäuser, by the Baltic Sea in Germany
• The D Train movie starring Jack Black + James Marsden
• 7 For All Mankind jeans | Splendid | Ella Moss conference
• Dream San Francisco postcard book, Quarto Publishing, July 2015
• HBO's TV series premiere event for Insecure 
• La Sierra Tower, Coronado, CA
• Hilton, Pasadena, CA
• Travel Channel's Hotel Impossible, Delos Reyes Palm Springs
• La Serena Villas, Palm Springs, CA
• Park Central Hotel, San Francisco, CA
• Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, AZ
• Level DTLA Furnished Luxury apartments, downtown Los Angeles
• HBO's Enlightened
• FX's Anger Management  
• AMLI Lex on Orange luxury apartments, Glendale, CA
• 888 Hilgard Luxury Apartments, Westwood, Los Angeles
• Juniqe, Europe
• Unique LA Holiday Market 2014
• Westways Magazine October 2014
• L.A. Fashion Magazine, November & December 2013 
• Gauntlet Gallery San Francisco
• Jack's Beauty Department, Berlin, Germany
• Better Homes & Gardens Style Spotters
• The Eastsider LA
• Art World News
• Apartment Therapy 
• Crafty Magazine UK, Issue #7 2013, UK
• ELLE girl Korea magazine, June 2011 & Jan 2011 issues 
• ELLE magazine España: The ELLE list
• "Profumi, giochi e cuori infranti" by Joanne Harris, book cover image, Italy
• Fab Europe
• Getty
• Arcangel
• Image Conscious
• Trigger Images
• FOSSIL Life Style Blog  
• Space 15 Twenty. Pro'jekt LA series, Hello, Goodnight: Los Angeles After Dark. 
• Est Magazine, Issue #10 2013, Australia 
• VHCLE Magazine Issue 12, Summer 2013
• Shop Til You Drop magazine June 2013 issue, Australia  
• The White Mag May 2013 issue
• Cake & Whiskey Magazine, Inaugural Issue Spring 2013  
• 101 woonideeen magazine June | July 2012 issue, Netherlands
• LosAngelist
• Malibu Pier gift shop, Malibu
• MIAOU shop, Eagle Rock
• Los Angeles County Store, Silver Lake
• Treehaus, Atwater Village
• Lusso, New Zealand
• Sisters of Nature, Nashville
• Cannes film festival 2013, event guide & swag bags with the Artisan Group
• Decor8  
• Maeve
• Shutter Sisters
• Oh Hello Friend blog
• Bright Nest
• Fair Folks and a Goat, New Orleans
• Los Angeles Downtown Women's Shelter
• PAWS for Charity
• A Room to Heal
• Good Shepherd Charity Design Project
• Paper N'Stitch
• Poppytalk  
• Uppercase Magazine blog