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Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

American, b. 1973

American artist Michele Mikesell incorporates elements of Pop art, Surrealism and Expressionism into her eclectic works and creates a unique visual experience for the viewer. Her figurative paintings and portrait paintings depict figures that seem to be peering out at and contemplating anyone within a stone’s throw of the works. In Mikesell’s subjects’ faces, the influence of the 17th-century Dutch masters is also detectable, while her abstract paintings are marked by the influence of postwar Abstract Expressionist painters.

Mikesell was born in Alabama in 1973. She earned her BFA at Texas Woman's University, Denton, in 2002, where she minored in graphic design. In 2004, Mikesell earned her MFA at the University of Oklahoma before moving to Dallas to begin her artistic career. It didn't take long for her to begin turning heads. Dallas-based DECORAZON Gallery, located in the city's historic Bishop Arts District, started representing her in 2006.

When Mikesell begins to work on a piece in her studio, she is unhurried, allowing each project to unfold before her by reacting to the marks in the paint. Many of her paintings are of human figures with whom viewers may feel a sense of familiarity, while other works feature anthropomorphic animals or petroglyphs meant to function as metaphors for the dichotomy of animal instincts and human ideas. Mikesell also draws inspiration from mythology: The Morrigan (2017), for example, is based on a powerful figure from Irish folklore.

Mikesell has exhibited at many art fairs around the world, including SCOPE Art Show, London Art Fair, Aqua Art Miami and the Asia Contemporary Art Show in Hong Kong. She had a solo exhibition at the Ardmore Museum of Art in Oklahoma, and her work is held in numerous private and corporate collections and has been featured in publications like Juxtapoz magazine.

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Artist: Michele Mikesell
The Master of Things, Oil on canvas, mysterious and whimsical pop art master
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

"Bastet", Oil on canvas, mysterious and whimsical pop art master - framed
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

Juno, Oil on canvas, figurative pop art portrait master, pastel color palette
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
"Juno" is a beautiful oil painting by Michele Mikesell. Her animal-human figure has a flawless and beautiful face combined with abstract elements and her signature pristine painting ...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Loci, Oil on canvas, figurative pop art portrait master, pastel color palette
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
"Loci" is a beautiful oil painting by Michele Mikesell. Her animal-human figure has a flawless and beautiful face combined with abstract elements and her signature pristine painting ...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

Dakini, Oil on canvas, mysterious and whimsical pop art portrait master
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

"Daughter of Ra", Oil on canvas, mysterious, whimsical pop art portrait master
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. “Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

Anubis, Oil on canvas, mysterious and whimsical pop art portrait master
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. “Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Fylgia, animal figurative portrait, mysterious and whimsical oil painting
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. “Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Phaedra's Horse, Oil on canvas, mysterious and whimsical pop art portrait master
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. “Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

"La Mascara", Oil on canvas, mysterious and whimsical pop art portrait master
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. “Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

"Arizona", Oil on canvas, mysterious and whimsical pop art portrait master
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Agathodaemon, Oil on canvas, mysterious and whimsical pop art portrait master
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. “Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

"Mis en Scene", Oil on canvas, mysterious and whimsical pop art portrait master
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Saint Luke, Oil on canvas, figurative pop art portrait master, bright colors
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
"Saint Luke" is a beautiful oil painting by Michele Mikesell. Her abstract human figure has a flawless and beautiful face combined with abstract ...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Canary, Oil on canvas, yellow abstract colorful painting
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

Genesis, Oil on canvas, abstract colorful painting
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

Lookie Lou, Michele Mikesell, pop figurative oil painting, small size with frame
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
"Lookie Lou" is a whimsical pop figurative painting by Michele Mikesell. Using oil on linen-wrapped board, the figure is abstractly painted with a bright color palette and lots of la...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil, Linen

Jelly by Michele Mikesell, Oil on canvas, pop figurative whimsical painting
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

Star Walker by Michele Mikesell, Oil on canvas, Pop pirate portrait, 48 inches
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
Star Walker is a stunning pop figurative portrait of a handsome pirate wearing a star-studded bandana. Using oil on canvas, the figure is Mikesell's loose narrative of a Johnny Depp ...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

Kore of Lyons by Michele Mikesell, Oil on canvas, pop figurative painting
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
Kore of Lyons is a stunning pop figurative painting by Michele Mikesell. Using oil on canvas, the figure is abstractly painted with a bright color palette. MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973,...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Hildebrand, Abstract figurative oil on canvas, Animal-human, soft background
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

Agave, Oil on canvas, abstract figurative painting with beautiful cheetah woman
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

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Find a wide variety of authentic Michele Mikesell portrait paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Michele Mikesell in fabric, oil paint, paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Michele Mikesell portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 6 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Lee Wells, Katherine Fraser, and June Glasson. Michele Mikesell portrait paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $675 and tops out at $13,500, while the average work can sell for $5,600.

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