Michele Mikesell Art
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
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Yemaya Sea Mermaid, Oil on canvas, figurative painting with blue pattern palette
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
"Yemaya, Goddess of the Seas" is a beautiful oil painting of a mermaid by Michele Mikesell. Her animal-human figure has a flawless and beautiful face combined with abstract elements ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
The Cat - Oil on canvas, Abstract surreal royal figure of beautiful man
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
The Cat
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches - 152 x 152 cm
Michele Mikesell’s The Cat radiates an uncanny elegance, blending surrealist portraiture with aristocratic poise. A seated figure...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Artemis, Oil on canvas, abstract figurative painting, yellow and orange
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$7,040 Sale Price
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Hammer by Michele Mikesell, abstract and bold colorfiel 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$5,440 Sale Price
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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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Mis en Scene", Oil on canvas, surreal 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$6,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Chicken Scratch, Michele Mikesell, Oil on wood, abstract figurative 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
The Griffin - Long abstract figure of man in grey, orange background
patterns
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
The Griffin
Oil on canvas
60 × 36 × 1.75 in 152 × 91 × 4 cm
In The Griffin, Michele Mikesell creates a commanding, human-scaled portrait that fuses mythic symbolism with contempora...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Saint Joseph -- Surreal figurative abstract of flying man and hot air balloons
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
Saint Joseph
Oil on canvas
36 × 60 in 91 × 152 cm
Michele Mikesell’s Saint Joseph unfolds as a surreal, horizontal dreamscape where a solitary figure floats through an open, ivory-...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Moon Rabbit - Realist Animal Portrait of Hare with patterns and colored dots
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
Moon Rabbit
Oil on canvas
36 × 36 inches 91 × 91 cm
Michele Mikesell’s Moon Rabbit is an enchanting portrait of transformation and quiet mysticism. Against a softly layered ivory b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Standing Watch, the Jackal-Surreal figurative abstract of animal wearing a suit
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
Standing Watch (the Jackal)
Oil on canvas
60 x 72 in 152 x 183 cm
Michele Mikesell’s Standing Watch (the Jackal) presents a mesmerizing anthropomorphic figure — a jackal-headed bei...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Hecate, surreal figurative abstract painting of woman with two heads and pattern
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
Hecate, 2025
Oil on canvas
48 x 36 in 122 x 91 cm
Michele Mikesell’s Hecate is a striking figurative painting featuring a woman in a double vision, her dark hair framing a face ren...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
The Boar Oil on canvas, surreal figurative abstract painting, bright palette
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
The Boar
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 in 152 x 152 cm
Michele Mikesell’s "The Boar" is a surreal, figurative oil painting that draws the viewer into its curious tension between the everyd...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
The Simurgh and the Crow, surreal figurative painting of woman in red and gold
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
The Crow (The Simurgh and the Crow)
Oil on canvas
60 x 48 in 152 x 122 cm
Michele Mikesell’s The Crow (The Simurgh and the Crow) is a striking figurative painting featuring a woman...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Jenny - Whimsical Cat Portrait with Big Eyes, Surreal Figurative Art
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
“Jenny” is a small but unforgettable gem by Michele Mikesell, a surreal, wide-eyed cat rendered in oil on board and framed in a 6x6 inch wooden floater frame. With its elongated feat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Tripod - Playful Long-Limbed Cat Painting, Contemporary Figurative Art
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
“Tripod” showcases Michele Mikesell’s beautifully strange, endearing take on animal portraiture. Painted in oil on board and presented in a 6x6 inch wooden floater frame, this tall, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Oil, Board
IBN Battuta, Oil on canvas, figurative painting with blue pattern palette
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
Michele Mikesell's animal-human figure has a flawless and beautiful face combined with abstract elements and her signature pristine painting texture and finish. This painting has won...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
The Leanan Sidhe (LAN-an she) - Abstract Surreal Girl with Blue Sky and Clouds
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
The Leanan Sidhe (LAN-an she)
Oil on canvas
36 × 40 inches / 91 × 102 cm
Michele Mikesell’s The Leanan Sidhe (LAN-an she) is an exquisite, ethereal portrait that transforms Celtic ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
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,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$6,880 Sale Price
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Samarai, Abstract figurative oil on canvas, red and black palette
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$4,800 Sale Price
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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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$10,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Kiefer, oil on canvas, figurative abstract composition with street art flair
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
The Hemlock Needle, Oil on canvas, figurative painting with blue pattern palette
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Hemlock Needle, Fable of a raven bringing light into the world." is a beautiful oil painting of a mermaid by Michele Mikesell. Her animal-human figure has a flawless and beautif...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$10,800 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$2,960 Sale Price
20% Off
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Arizona" - Surreal figurative narrative oil on canvas
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$6,360 Sale Price
20% Off
"The Stoic’s Shield", Oil on canvas, whimsical pop art portrait master, round
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Agave, Oil on canvas, abstract figurative painting with 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michele Mikesell Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$7,360 Sale Price
20% Off
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