Michele Mahy
Painter from Belgien
"Ce sont les regardeurs qui font les tableaux !" - Marcel Duchamp
Biography of Michele Mahy
Michèle Mahy was born in 1962 in Huy and studied graphic design at St-Luc in Liège. Since 1988, she has lived in Brussels, where she works as a graphic designer.
For 11 years, she attended drawing and acrylic painting courses at the Jean-Jacques Gaillard Institute in St. Gilles (Brussels). Michèle regularly exhibits her work at her home and various cultural venues in the Belgian capital, either solo or in collaboration with other artists.
About the art of Michele Mahy
Michèle Mahy’s painting is instinctive and spontaneous. She gives free rein to her emotions, expressing her current state of mind through gestural movements. Her colorful, abstract works may be perceived as figurative by some viewers who seek representational elements. The materials and textures she uses on the canvas—such as sand, sawdust, gel, impasto, and fabrics—evoke nature, travel, and everyday life.
For the artist, painting induces a state of inner calm and serenity, fully immersing her in the present moment. The outside world fades into the background as her hands, brushes, rags, and other tools come alive in the creative process.
