Michele Riche

The Ghost of You, 2025,

oil on canvas, 24" x 30"

The Golden Hour, 2025

oil on canvas, 36" x 48"

Michele Riche is a representational painter working in oil on canvas. Riche's work has been exhibited at institutions including the Mattatuck Museum, where she received Best in Show and presented a solo exhibition in 2019. Her work is held in private collections internationally. She lives and works in Connecticut.

I make representational oil paintings exploring themes of identity and displacement. My pared back compositions and varied paint application build an underlying psychological narrative. By focusing on individual subjects, along with cropping, gesture, and shadow, I leave parts of the painting unresolved, allowing solitude and quiet tension to emerge.

https://www.micheleriche.com/

Instagram:@m_riche

Losing the Thread, 2025

oil on canvas, 30" x 24"