Michelle La Neve was born and raised in Middletown, New Jersey, where she began painting lessons at an early age. Michelle received several awards and accolades as a teenager. She won the prestigious Congressional Art Competition in which her artwork was displayed at the White House, she attended the Governor's School for the Arts at Trenton State College, received a New Jersey Senate Resolution, and was awarded several college scholarships for art.
         Michelle graduated with honors from Boston University with a major in Painting and a minor in Art History. At BU, she got a chance to study with contemporary famous artists such as Graham Nickson, Suzanna Coffey, Alred Leslie and John Walker. After college, La Neve received her degree in art education from Kean

University and taught Art at Francis High School in Staten Island, NY, where she was nominated for the annual "Who's Who Among American Teachers" book. During her summer breaks, Michelle became involved in the community. She co-founded, along with Linda Paras of the National Alliance for Excellence, the smARTSart program in Red Bank, New Jersey. This program, made possible by a grant from GPU Energy, allowed underprivileged children to receive free art lessons under La Neve's instruction.
         During her years of teaching, La Neve slowly began building her business, Wall Wishes. Wall Wishes encompasses many of her talents, combining her Fine Arts education background, her natural keen eye for color and design, and her ability to create beautiful faux finishes, as well as her instinctive ability to understand each client's personal style and vision. She creates each wall or canvas with great attention to detail and takes tremendous pride in her work.
         Her art can be seen publicly at the Kensington Gate model home (Clarksburg, NJ) Somerset Meadows model home (Dover Township, NJ), Mulberry Street Eatery (Brick, NJ), Evelyn's Restaurant (New Brunswick, NJ), & Clydz Restaraunt (New Brunswick, NJ). Her biggest public project was on the boardwalk in Asbury Park, NJ during the summer of 2003, where she was commissioned by Asbury Partners to paint on the empty buildings as part of the reconstruction plan for the city. The mural depicts a vision for the new Asbury Park. It includes faux restaurants, bars, and storefronts, with shoppers and passersby who seem to be enjoying their day on the shore. One of the bars, appropriately named "Glory Days" was meant to be a tribute to Bruce Springsteen, who got his big break at the legendary Stone Pony, just across the street. The "bouncer" in the faux doorway resembles saxophonist, Clarence Clemons. Locals and tourist were excited to see life in the town, once considered a ghost town depicted in the movie "City by the Sea". La Neve says, " I am honored that my artwork could be used, not only to enhance the appearance of a place, but to help rebuild a community. That is a great accomplishment."