Michelle Magallon
Painter based in Panama City, Panama
Michelle Magallon (1997, Panama) graduated with a BFA in Studio Art from Florida State University in 2019. She focuses on painting, sculpture, and performance. Currently residing in Panama City, Panama she is exploring the materiality of paint (color, texture, mark-making), the everyday, and belongingness (within space and place.)
Artist Statement
My work investigates mundane narratives, my experience as a young woman, belongingness, space, and place connecting viewer and the material. My gestural technique transcends traditional painting canons focusing on paint as an object. Through observation, I create unexpected relationships between colors, form, and textures where painting and drawing intersect. My body serves as vehicle that pushes these orthodox boundaries and further describes the physicality and plasticity of paint. Nature permeates and informs my bold colors making reference to the day to day objects that form portraits of a cosmopolitan tropical upbringing.
Latest Solo Exhibitions
2020 WELCOME HOME
Ninguna Musa
Panama City, Panama
2019 WATERED DOWN
Phyllis Straus Gallery
Tallahasse, FL
2019 EN EL TRÓPICO
LA PLURAL
Panama City, Panama
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