From Detroit grit to Chelsea glam: Michele Zalopany’s artistic odyssey keeps blossoming

From Detroit grit to Chelsea glam: Michele Zalopany’s artistic odyssey keeps blossoming

It’s hard to believe, but there are only two visual artists in residence at the Hotel Chelsea — and Michele Zalopany is one of them. Born and raised in Detroit, she is the daughter of a Hawaiian father and a Polish-American mother and the product of a turbulent time in a particularly tumultuous place. Her mother worked for Motown Records while the budding artist went to high school in downtown Detroit and hung out after school with the Black Pan…