Michele Marcoux Artist

Michele Marcoux creates paintings inspired by landscapes, often remote, disused, or abandoned, where structures merge with nature; materials erode. The physical evidence of the past disintegrates, yet the story of these places remains powerful.

Histories, literature, found objects and images are starting points for paintings which are often created outdoors. Here, nature provides a counterpoint to memory, an opportunity to experiment. Colour, collage, composition, mark making reveal patterns of time, the character of a place. In the studio, images derived from observation developed a dynamic abstract structure, a sense of mystery.

Originally from Ohio in the USA, Michele came to Scotland in 1990. For many people who migrate, ‘identity’, ‘place’, ‘home’ shift, feel transitory. She draws on her experience of displacement to look for hidden stories, to disrupt nostalgic narratives.

Michele Marcoux exhibits her work in the UK and internationally. In 2024 she was awarded an RSA Residency for Scotland which will take place on the Isle of Lewis in 2025. In 2021-22 she was a recipient of a Connect & Collaborate Grant from the British Council and in 2021 received an Open Fund for Individuals grant from Creative Scotland.


Scottish Artist’s Union, Studio 1.1, London, Scottish Contemporary Art Network, Scottish Society of Artists, Visual Arts Scotland