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① Artwork:
Yellow Woman on Horseback
This work depicts a nude female figure, yellow with blue hair, sitting on a red horse. The pair are seen in a forest of blue trees. The artist is driven by a longing to feel at home, with painting creating a temporary shelter—a kind of happy place where she can conceal herself. Lee's work explores themes of fertility and motherhood, as well as the artist's ongoing battle with melancholy. Lee's compositions evoke a place where life blossoms, oftentimes in the shape of a pregnant woman flanked by animals that act as guides into motherhood.
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③ Artist:
For Mickey Lee, the act of painting is a place to conceal herself in a temporary shelter. The artist is driven by a longing to feel at home, and her work explores themes such as fertility, motherhood, lust, desire, and melancholy. Her imagery evokes a state of blossoming life, often in the shape of pregnant women in nature guided by animals.
Mickey Lee was born and raised in Forest Grove, OR. She received a BFA from the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR, and an MFA from the University of California in Berkeley, CA.
Lee has exhibited her work at One Trick Pony in Los Angeles, CA; Half Gallery in New York City, NY; and Tennis Elbow in New York City, NY.
