Michele De La Menardiere

I create abstract paintings that explore the emotional landscape and ephemeral nature of being. Drawing inspiration from music, nature, and travel, I work instinctively with color, organic forms, and expressive marks. Using brushes, spatulas, and sponges, I layer paint to create saturated fields of color, unexpected textures, and surprising compositions that invite contemplation.

Each piece evolves through a dynamic interplay of structure and spontaneity. For me, painting is a cathartic process—a way to translate what’s difficult to articulate into tangible, visual form.

Bio
Michele de la Menardiere is an abstract painter based in San Francisco, California. She has exhibited her work in national and international galleries and her paintings are part of private and corporate collections including the DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities, Nokia, and the Ritz Carlton.

Michele’s art has also been exhibited and acquired by the U.S. State Department’s Art in Embassies Program and is part of several public art projects including a large-scale installation at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Arlington, VA.

Her paintings have been featured in prominent media outlets such as The Washington Post, on the set of KQED’s Check, Please! Bay Ar...

Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, England (BA HONS)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

-Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
-Slate Gallery, Oakland, CA
-Voss Gallery, SF, CA
-Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
-SFWA Gallery, SF, CA
-Arc Gallery, SF, CA
-Modern Eden Gallery, SF, CA
-Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
-Gallery 2611, Redwood City, CA
-Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
-Touchstone Gallery, Wash, DC
-Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
-Creative Partners Gallery, Bethesda, MD
-StudioOneEight Gallery, Wash, DC
-U.S. Embassy in Algeria
-U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso
-U.S. Consulate in Kosovo