Michele LeMaitre
Nantucket, MA
Michele LeMaitre's Sculptural Mixed Media represents the surface of bodies of water, with bold colors that change with the movement of your body.
Message
Michele LeMaitre is a contemporary American artist based on Nantucket island. While mainly self taught, Michele attended Université Côte d’Azur for Arts and French Language, Mount Ida college for the arts, as well as an independent Art study at UNLV. She is a signature member of the American Society of Marine Artists, (ASMA).
Her exhibitions include ArtsWorcester in collaboration with the Fitchburg Museum, Monochrome Exhibition (2025); Attleboro Arts Museum, Morning Noon Night Exhibition, (2024); The Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, MN. The American Society of Marine Artists 19th National Exhibition, (2024); Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Members Open Exhibition, (2024); The Albany Institute of History and Art, The American Society of Marine Artists 19th National Exhibition, (2023).
Statement
My work represents chunks of water that have seemingly been scooped out of the ocean, pools or lakes and splashed onto the walls, in a controlled but fluid form. I explore the theme of memories and visceral interactions when being in various bodies of water.
Each piece is hand sculpted, painted and layered with pigments, creating two dimensional works of art. Each piece appears to have movement, with reflective surface colors that change with the viewer's body movement.
MUSEUMS EXHIBITIONS
- Arts Worcester, in collaboration with Fitchburg Art Museum, "Monochrome", March 7 - April 13, 2025.
- Attleboro Arts Museum, June 14 - July 12th, 2024
- The American Society of Marine Artists 19th National Exhibition (ASMA); A traveling exhibition hosted by The Albany Institute of History and Art in Albany, NY September 7, 2023 - December 31, 2023 and continued to The Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, MN opening with a private reception on January 19, 2024 - May 12, 2034.
- Attleboro Arts Museum, March 21 - 24, 2024.
- ArtsWorcester in collaboration with the Fitchburg Art Museum, March 14 -April 21, 2024.
Exhibitions:
AAN Federal Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Nantucket, MA. July 26, 2025
AAN Gala, Great Harbor Yacht Club, Nantucket, Ma. July 19, 2025
The Big Gallery, The Thomas Macy Warehouse, AAN, Summer Small Works, June 26 - July 13, 2025.
ArtsWorcester in collaboration with the Fitchburg Museum, Monochrome, March 7 - April 13, 2025
Attleboro Arts Museum, March 21 - 24, 2024.
Cecilia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery - People's Choice, October 17 -November 13, 2023. Nantucket, MA.
The Masterworks Exhibition at The Thomas Macy Warehouse, AAN, August 11 - September 25, 2023
The Other Art Fair, Dallas, Texas May 11-14, 2023
Château Orquevaux - 18 Grande Rue, Orquevaux, France. Open Studio Exhibit Oct 15, 2022
Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery- Artist / Patron Exhibition. August 12- Sept 5, 2022
Henry Michaelis gallery - 1 India Street, Nantucket, Ma. Featured Guest Artist. August 11-31, 2022.
Henry Michaelis gallery - 1 India Street, Nantucket, Ma. Featured Guest Artist. July 29 - August 4, 2022.
The Thomas Macy Warehouse, AAN Modern Epic Gigantic Art Exhibit July 1- August 1, 2022
The Thomas Macy Warehouse, AAN Coastal Impressions Exhibit June 3 -27th, 2022
The gallery at four India street -Invitational Guest Exhibiting Artist. November - December 2021
PUBLISHED
- DoubleACS TV 15, Arts & Entertainment, July 11, 2024
- Reflective Impressions. The 19th National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists, Albany Institute of History & Art -Minnesota Marine Art Museum, September, 2023
- House & Garden Magazine, a Condé Nast publication. June 2023 'The Art Edit', image #44
- DayBreak Nantucket, May 15, 2023 "LeMaitre's Oceanic depth & beauty"
- The American Society of Marine Artists. Fall issue, November, 2022
- The Haute Life, August, Nantucket Artisans Feature, August, 2022
- Compass Realty Newsletter, Nantucket Artists Feature, August 2022
- “The Unstoppable artist” book, by Barbara L. McCulloch. Contributing Artist. July, 2022
- Nantucket Current, “Nantucket’s most unlikely Art gallery”. June 2022
- Authority Magazine 2021
- Medium.com 2021
Inland Ocean Ambassador 2022 - present day