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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