Michelle Doll

Michelle Doll’s paintings capture quiet, intimate moments hinged on personal connections between her subjects. Doll paints interactions between people, like the touch between a couple or the closeness between a mother and child. These transient flashes of human contact hold meaning in the creases, crevices, overlaps, and weight of connecting bodies. Her paintings are imbued with femininity and introspection, and explore the themes of love, desire, and connection. In discussing her practice, Doll states, “The work is about real people who share honest feelings of connection, and it is work that feels deeply meaningful to me. To that end, I paint people I personally know, who feel intimate love and true connection with each other.”

Doll earned her BFA from Kent State University and MFA from New York Academy of Art, where she graduated Cum Laude on both. Doll’s work has been exhibited in galleries worldwide. She is currently represented by Lyons Wier Gallery in New York City and Galleri Ramfjord in Oslo, Norway. Michelle lives and works in Hoboken, NJ.