Michelle Maddox
"As an observational painter, the importance of my subject is dependant on the resonance between subject and object which moves me. Although the ordinary object has always fascinated me, I am not necessarily looking for the most beautiful subject, but rather a subject which allows me to be challenged both artistically and emotionally.
My painting practice is not normally driven by subject matter but by light, colour, and composition. When something resonates, my response in paint is about expressing an experience, and not trying to copy or create a photo realistic image. Often paintings are left fairly simplified from the image that inspired me as, ultimately, I’m trying to capture the essence of my subject."
Michelle has a Master of Art in Fine Art (Distinction) from UCA England, a BA in the History of Art from Birkbeck, University of London, and has also completed the postgraduate drawing development year at the Royal Drawing School, London. She also has a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Artistic Development from the University of the Arts in Zurich (ZHdK), Switzerland.
She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and recent exhibitions include the New English Art Club, the Royal Society of British Artists, Hampstead Art Society, the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Wells Art Contemporary, Helmhaus Zurich, Kunsthaus Zofingen, and The Gallery at Green and Stone. She recently had a successful solo exhibition at the Kunstraum Melanie and Albert Ruegg Foundation, Zurich. Her work is in private collections in Switzerland, England, France, Luxembourg, Holland, Sweden, Australia, the Cayman Islands, and Canada as well as in the Royal Collection at Dumfries House.
