Michelle Mildenhall

Michelle Mildenhall is a UK artist with a distinctive style. She creates provocative art that combines stylised imagery with her passion for latex in a new and innovative way. Michelle’s work is highly recognisable, as each artwork is meticulously constructed using sheet latex, a material that she has spent years working with, perfecting her skills in order to create her compelling art.

Michelle was born in Wiltshire and studied textiles and surface pattern at Somerset College of arts and technology. This is where she first experimented with latex as a medium for her art. After finishing she moved to London where she worked for 12 years as a commercial graphic artist, it was then she had the idea of using latex to create something unique in the art world. “The idea came in a flash of inspiration while I was working on a latex outfit for myself. Visually it’s such a beautiful material it really deserves to be looked at and admired”

Her influences include Pop Art, Bauhaus, Aubrey Beardsley, Cornelius Makkink, Andy Warhol, Mondrian and Atsuko Kudo and to name a few, but she finds inspiration from everywhere, from Torture Garden to Typography! Michelle says “My portraits come from analysing the subjects and stripping them down i...

BA(hons) Textiles and surface pattern

CURRENT AND FUTURE EXHIBITIONS


Date TBC UK COLAB (London) Presents THE JUDGEMENT SHOW

Date TBC LAPINUS MORGAN (London) Presents LOVE IS NOT AN IDEOLOGY CHARITY Art Show

2020

Sept 26th – Dec18th STUDIO LOVE ROCK (Lancashire) Presents THE HEART OF IT Group show

Set 27th FOLSME STREET EVENTS (San Francisco) Presents THE VIRTUAL FOLSME STREET FAIR featuring a selection of fetish Artists

DARREN WEST NEON ARTIST (East Sussex) GROUP SHOW

AFFORDABLE ART FAIR (Hampsted) April 2020 cancelled due to Covid 19

ACE CLUB (London) Presents EAST ART FAIR

SEE SPRAY GALLERY (Hastings) Presents SEX GROUP SHOE

BSMT Space (London) Presents THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED Group show

ACE CLUB (London) Presents EAST ART FAIR showing with THE OLD BANK VAULT

2019

August 20th -31st August SAATCHI GALLERY/BOB OSBOURNE (London) Presents CASH IS KING


April 18th – 29th April GARY MANSFIELD/JEALOUS GALLERY (London) Presents FACE VALUE 3 group show
SEE SPRAY GALLERY (Hastings) Presents SEXHIBITION

April/May Joint show with saffro...