Michelle Lougee

Michelle Lougee is a fiber artist, sculptor, and ceramist who explores material confusion by expressing observed parallels between plastic and our environment in artwork that addresses the impact of our consumerist society on nature. Often produced from post-consumer plastic that would otherwise find its way to a landfill, Lougee’s woven knotted forms and striking juxtapositions illustrate a framework of tension between material and concept, while contemplating profound problems in our culture and environment.

Michelle Lougee received a BFA and an MFA in Sculpture from Boston University College of Fine Arts. Her artwork has been recognized by numerous exhibitions, public art commissions, reviews, residencies, and grants. Recently her practice has expanded to include community based collaborative public art projects for Arlington, MA and MassAudubon with public art curator and activist Cecily Miller.

Lougee’s artwork has been shown locally at the Peabody Essex Museum, Heritage Museum and Gardens, and the Wilson Museum in Manchester, VT. She is represented by Boston Sculptors Gallery and also exhibits in national and international venues. Her work is in the collections of Google, Framingham State University, MassAudubon Magazine Beach Nature Center, MediTech and AbiLabs. She teaches sculpture and fiber arts at Lesley University College of Art and Design.