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Michelle Fillmore
Light - Figurative Ocean Fish Swimming Realism Original Painting

2022

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Bay Area artist Michelle Fillmore found her love of oil painting at the University of Las Vegas, where she graduated with a BA in Painting and Drawing in 2015. Fillmore’s tightly controlled photorealistic style depicting surrealistic imagery is intended to celebrate humanity's ability to overcome, change, and transform. This one-of-a-kind oil on canvas painting measures 48 inches high by 18 inches wide. This artwork is signed on the front and back. It is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. It does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Fillmore’s intricately detailed paintings, each of which takes a month to create, are autobiographical metaphors. Through her work, she aims to start a discussion about mental health and its inherent stigmas and challenges. Fillmore's artworks embody the beauty of imperfection and the suggestion that childhood adversities can be opportunities for growth. Fillmore says of her creative process, “I paint the things I do partially as a way to take the parts of my past that once made me feel isolated and turn them into opportunities to connect.” Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Fillmore exhibits nationally. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA EXHIBITIONS 2022 SHOH Gallery, Berkeley, CA 2021 Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CA 2020 de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA 2020 Adele Gilani Art Gallery, Sausalito, CA 2020 Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA 2020 SHOH Gallery, Berkeley, CA 2019 SHOH Gallery, Berkeley, CA 2019 Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CA 2018 Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CA 2017 Art Attack SF, San Francisco, CA SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2022 SHOH Gallery, Berkeley, CA 2020 SHOH Gallery, Berkeley, CA 2019 Adele Gilani Art Gallery, Sausalito, CA
  • Creator:
    Michelle Fillmore
  • Creation Year:
    2022
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
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  • Gallery Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: ARTSPACE WAREHOUSE_FILLMORE_LIGHT1stDibs: LU42610622672

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