Michael Venus

Biography

Michael Venus is a Canadian artist, actor and producer. Venus moved to Windsor, Ontario, at the age of 18 where he began working in the arts community of Windsor and nearby Detroit. There, with friends, he formed the artist collective "House of Venus" and began putting on various art shows, club nights and other events including an annual wearable art and wig festival called "Wiggle" which continues to this day. In 1995, he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia where he worked as an artist and event producer for 18 years. In the mid 1990s, Michael also began work as his drag alter ego Miss Co…