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" I present an emotional connection to the real world through

a combination of vulnerability and strength."

- Michelle Eva May

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Michelle Eva May is a South African-born contemporary portrait & figurative artist based in the United Kingdom.

 

The artist works in mixed media, employing layering techniques, strong colour contrasts and dripping paint to compose

a resonating balance of elegance and grit. Her compositions ultimately counter the traditional notion of portraiture, revealing internal layers of the human experience—including her own—with emotion and power.

Michelle Eva May's work has been sold to collectors worldwide: Japan, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, France and South Africa.

Exhibitions

* UPCOMING: Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, London, May 2024

Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London, 6 -10 March 2024

Tallantyre Gallery, Morpeth, Northumberland, 2024 & 2023

MEM Studio, Northumberland, 2021

Singulart, Paris, invited to join Singulart, 2019

Karamel Club, Wood Green, London, 2017

ArtHouse Cinema, Crouch End, London, 2017

Chocolate Factory, Open Studios, Wood Green, London, 2016

Chocolate Factory, Open Studios, Wood Green, London, 2015

Chocolate Factory, Open Studios, Wood Green, London, 2014

The Maynard Arms, Crouch End Art Festival, London 2013

Chocolate Factory, Open Studios, Wood Green, London, 2013

The Taproom, Islington London, 2012

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