Genevieve May Art

American

Genevieve May is celebrated for her distinctive fusion of typography and symbolic realism. Coming from a diverse creative background, including painters, authors, filmmakers, fashion designers, sculptors and musicians, she embraces different mediums to convey the human experience. Her work often integrates elements of fashion, music and calligraphic poetry to convey her narrative. Although painting is central to her work, May’s practice is multifaceted, fusing together visual art with music, calligraphy, symbolism, cinematography, and fashion elements. She feels that her artistic language cannot be confined to a single medium. Raised in a renovated tobacco barn in a rural town outside of Northampton, Massachusetts, Genevieve May was born the daughter of accomplished artists and authors, Dennis Nolan and Lauren Mills. Genevieve remembers many formative trips to museums, art classes, and gallery openings. As a child she studied classical drawing, calligraphy and painting with her parents and later studied figure drawing and sculpting at Lyme Academy, all before the age of fifteen. Upon entering high school she took credited college courses in egg tempera painting and in addition, studied watercolor and fresco painting with her parents in Europe. Later, Genevieve studied color theory and cadaver life drawing at Stamford University. Here she was able to practice the old renaissance tradition of dissecting human bodies in order to improve figurative drawing skills. She attributes her knowledge and deep understanding of the human form to this intensive. Once she felt that she had grasped the techniques her education provided, she summoned her art forms and created her own methods of self expression and story telling. Genevieve May currently lives and creates alongside her partner, artist E.C. Baugh, in New York City.

Artist: Genevieve May

Genevieve May"Ephemeral One" (FRAMED) Portrait Oil Painting 14" x 11" inch by Genevieve May, 2025

$4,950

"Ephemeral One" (FRAMED) Portrait Oil Painting 14" x 11" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"Ephemeral One" (FRAMED) Portrait Oil Painting 14" x 11" inch by Genevieve May Ephemeral One The symbolism of black butterflies appears in many cultures often carrying themes of dea...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Genevieve May"Severance" Oil Painting 48" x 60" inch by Genevieve May, 2025

$59,000

"Severance" Oil Painting 48" x 60" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"Severance" Oil Painting 48" x 60" inch by Genevieve May Medium: Oil and gold leaf on panel Severance: It will always be hard to say goodbye, no matter how many times we endure it...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Genevieve May"Birth Expectations" Oil Painting 36" x 60" inch by Genevieve May, 2025

$45,000

"Birth Expectations" Oil Painting 36" x 60" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"Birth Expectations" Oil Painting 36" x 60" inch by Genevieve May Signed by the artist. Birth Expectations Flamingos are wild creatures. I traveled to Aruba to visit the birds on ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Genevieve May"Killing Them Quietly" Oil Painting 24" x 24" inch by Genevieve May, 2025

$12,500

"Killing Them Quietly" Oil Painting 24" x 24" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"Killing Them Quietly" Oil Painting 24" x 24" inch by Genevieve May Medium: Oil and gold leaf on panel Killing Them Quietly: The serpent is an animal of instinct and calculation. I...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Genevieve May"Orbit" Portrait Oil Painting D 48" inch by Genevieve May, 2025

$38,000

"Orbit" Portrait Oil Painting D 48" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"Orbit" Portrait Oil Painting D 48" inch by Genevieve May About Genevieve May: Genevieve May is celebrated for her distinctive fusion of typography and symbolic realism. Coming from...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Panel, Oil

Genevieve May"Nature’s Way" Oil Painting 72" x 36" inch by Genevieve May, 2025

$54,000

"Nature’s Way" Oil Painting 72" x 36" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"Nature’s Way" Oil Painting 72" x 36" inch by Genevieve May Medium: Oil on canvas Nature’s Way: T h e S y m b o l i s m o f H u m a n i t y While lions embody individual power ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Genevieve May"The Uncanny" Oil Painting 12" x 9" inch by Genevieve May, 2025

$3,000

"The Uncanny" Oil Painting 12" x 9" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"The Uncanny" Oil Painting 12" x 9" inch by Genevieve May About Genevieve May: Genevieve May is celebrated for her distinctive fusion of typography and symbolic realism. Coming from...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Genevieve May"To Lie, with Love" Oil Painting 12" x 12" inch by Genevieve May, 2025

$3,500

"To Lie, with Love" Oil Painting 12" x 12" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"To Lie, with Love" Oil Painting 12" x 12" inch by Genevieve May About Genevieve May: Genevieve May is celebrated for her distinctive fusion of typography and symbolic realism. Comi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Genevieve May"Carry You" Oil Painting 20" x 20" inch by Genevieve May, 2025

$8,500

"Carry You" Oil Painting 20" x 20" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"Carry You" Oil Painting 20" x 20" inch by Genevieve May CARRY YOU You know as they scribble, temporarily juvenile marks on text book pages from afar, they are watching still. While...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Luis Alexander Rodríguez (Ie-Xiua)The Luminous Moment #1 Blue and Orange, Oil on Canvas, New, 89x73 cm, 2025

$850

H 35.04 in W 28.75 in D 0.4 in

The Luminous Moment #1 Blue and Orange, Oil on Canvas, New, 89x73 cm

Located in Bogotá, Bogotá

“The Luminous Moment #1 Blue and Orange” is an original oil on canvas from a new series that explores the connection between human and animal forms through the interplay of two compl...

Category

2010s Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Carolien van OlphenDreamer - 21st Century Figure Painting of a nude Girl Sleeping on a Couch, 2025

$1,719

H 9.06 in W 13.78 in D 1.97 in

Dreamer - 21st Century Figure Painting of a nude Girl Sleeping on a Couch

By Carolien van Olphen

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Carolien van Olphen Dreamer Oil on wood panel 23 x 35 cm (Framed 31 x 41 cm, frame is included) Dutch artist Carolien van Olphen has left a great impression in many places with her...

Category

2010s Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Tania RivilisL'Antagoniste- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Bare Chest Man, 2024

$8,355

H 31.5 in W 27.56 in D 1.38 in

L'Antagoniste- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Bare Chest Man

By Tania Rivilis

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Tania Rivilis l'Antagoniste 80 x 70 cm Oilpaint on wood (OSB board) Tania Rivilis (born in Ukraine 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' from the Royal Society of Portra...

Category

2010s Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Tania RivilisEtcetera - 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Bare Chest Man, 2025

$9,603

H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 1.38 in

Etcetera - 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Bare Chest Man

By Tania Rivilis

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Tania Rivilis Etcetera 100 x 80 cm Oilpaint on wood (OSB board) Tania Rivilis (born in Ukraine 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' from the Royal Society of Portrait P...

Category

2010s Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Tania RivilisSome Ambiguous Words- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a Young Man, 2022

$5,897

H 24.81 in W 17.72 in D 0.79 in

Some Ambiguous Words- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a Young Man

By Tania Rivilis

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Tania Rivilis Some Ambiguous Words 63 x 45 cm Oil on wood panel First we can announce some wonderful news! 3 May 2022 Tania Rivilis did win the first price of the Royal Academy of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Tania RivilisMoonage daydream-21st Century Contemporary painting of together sleeping friends, 2020

$5,063

H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in

Moonage daydream-21st Century Contemporary painting of together sleeping friends

By Tania Rivilis

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) Tania Rivilis began painting at the age of 27, after moving to Germany from Russia in 2012. Working hard on technique and creati...

Category

2010s Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Matthew CookThe Artist in Profile - Oval Shaped Portrait Painting in Extraordinary Detail, 2018

$1,800

H 10 in W 18 in

The Artist in Profile - Oval Shaped Portrait Painting in Extraordinary Detail

By Matthew Cook

Located in Chicago, IL

Matthew Cook The Artist in Profile oil on aluminum 10 x 8 in. oval MATTHEW COOK b. Toledo, OH, 1987 EDUCATION 2017 MFA, Bowling Green State University...

Category

2010s Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Nicolas KennettBeyond Nicolas Kennett 21st Century British painting character skyscape black, 2019

$4,646

H 23.63 in W 47.25 in D 1.19 in

Beyond Nicolas Kennett 21st Century British painting character skyscape black

Located in Paris, FR

Oil paint on wood panel Signed on the back

Category

2010s Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Sally KRaven Violet - Original Vibrant Sally K Figurative Artwork, 2024

$3,450

H 40 in W 33.5 in

Raven Violet - Original Vibrant Sally K Figurative Artwork

By Sally K

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Honora JacobJoan Amid Narcissus Oil Gold Leaf Canvas Figurative 33 x 22 Feminine Figurative, 2023

$2,300

H 33 in W 22 in D 1 in

Joan Amid Narcissus Oil Gold Leaf Canvas Figurative 33 x 22 Feminine Figurative

Located in Houston, TX

FREE SHIPPING AT CHECKOUT Joan Amid Narcissus is a new painting by artist Honora Jacob. Also included in the images are two other paintings that were recently completed. Here is an ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Richard GibbonsLa Boehme - Portrait of a Woman in Fur, Original Oil, Framed in Gold Leaf, 2020

$2,200

H 14 in W 11 in

La Boehme - Portrait of a Woman in Fur, Original Oil, Framed in Gold Leaf

By Richard Gibbons

Located in Chicago, IL

The subject of Richard Gibbons' painting entitled "La Boheme" is based on the opera by Puccini of the same name - a love story of a poor seamstress and her artist friends in 1830 Boh...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Gabriel MendozaStartled Character, 2024

$1,475

H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 1 in

Startled Character

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gabriel Mendoza Personaje sobresaltado (Startled Character), 2024 Gold leaf and oil on wood panel 15.75 x 23.63 x 1 inches This one-of-a-kind painting is mounted on board. Years ag...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Previously Available Items

Genevieve MayHER, 2021

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H 8 in W 8 in

HER

By Genevieve May

Located in Denver, CO

Her, 2021

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21st Century and Contemporary Genevieve May Art

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Silver

Genevieve MaySHE, 2021

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H 8 in W 8 in

SHE

By Genevieve May

Located in Denver, CO

She, 2021

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21st Century and Contemporary Genevieve May Art

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Silver

Genevieve MayPray for Love

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H 24 in W 18 in

Pray for Love

By Genevieve May

Located in Denver, CO

Lone nude figure with red flora

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2010s American Realist Genevieve May Art

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Silver

Genevieve MaySilver Moon

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H 5 in W 5 in

Silver Moon

By Genevieve May

Located in Denver, CO

Moon with lone figure

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2010s American Realist Genevieve May Art

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Silver

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