Biography

Michelle Lougee’s sculptures address the impact of our consumerist society on nature. Produced from post-consumer plastic that would otherwise find its way to a landfill, Lougee’s whimsical and playful forms illustrate a framework of tension between material and concept, while contemplating profound problems in our culture and environment.

Michelle Lougee uses her signature material, post-consumer plastic, to probe our habits in regards to our precious planet. Her work reflects our increasingly precarious relationship with the environment by contrasting material with imagery that range from microscopic forms to representations of nature.

Her artwork has been shown internationally in Germany and Peru and locally at the Peabody Essex Museum, Heritage Museum and Gardens, Boston Sculptors Gallery and the Wilson Museum in Manchester, VT. In addition, she teaches at Lesley University School of Art and Design. She resides with her family in Cambridge, MA and maintains a studio at Vernon Street Studios in Somerville,MA.