Michelle Taube
Michelle’s main aim is to paint flowers in a contemporary and unique style that is instantly recognisable, whilst at the same time destroying the ‘chocolate box’ image we all associate with a vase of flowers sitting on a table.
Michelle works with oil paints, and latest ‘flower collection’ has seen a shift in her painting practice. Having always been interested in colour and observational painting and drawing, this new body of work homes in on these two elements. The act of painting flowers has given her more freedom within the brushstrokes, whilst still allowing her to record the detail within the objects.
The added slogans to some of the works add a touch of humour, keeping the work light-hearted and fun.
Born in Greater Manchester, England, Michelle graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2004 with a degree in Illustration with animation, where she specialised in watercolour painting.
She then went on to complete a PGCE, after which she spent many years teaching Art and Design in schools and colleges. Michelle continued to produce and sell her work, winning the IJYA Young Artist of the Year in 2005 and exhibiting in and around Manchester and London.
Michelle exhibited in The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 and took part in the Art on a Postcard exhibition, making it to the final selection of 85 artists. She exhibits around the country with the artist collective ‘A Small Space’ and has collaborations with the Whitworth Art Gallery and Salford Art Museum. She has exhibited at Bury Art Museum, Tarpey Gallery and Sale Waterside Arts Centre, to name a few and is now represented by Dalloz Contemporary in London and The White Gallery in the Cotswolds.