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Observer
Oil on linen, 30x24”

Thank you to everyone who stopped by @shrine.nyc ‘s booth at Armory this past weekend and spent some time with my paintings, and a big thank you to the gallery for the opportunity to share them. 🐈‍⬛ 💙☔️ by @2ndmichelle

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9 days ago

Lake Huron, Late August
Oil on linen, 48x60”

On view starting today with @shrine.nyc at @thearmoryshow booth 235✨ taken in Javits Center by @2ndmichelle

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13 days ago

Looking forward to sharing new work next week in NYC @thearmoryshow with @shrine.nyc 💫

Night City
Oil on linen 18x14” by @2ndmichelle

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19 days ago

Thank you to all who spent some time with my work at @foireplural this year. And special thanks to @andresyul and @sonialuppoli for your hard work and support!

Merci à tous ceux qui sont passés devant le kiosque à Plural et qui ont pris le temps de voir mes toiles. J’apprécie tous vos encouragements !

It feels appropriate to share this painting on this rainy morning, which we also showed at Plural. ☔️

Rainy Morning
Oil on linen, 14x11” taken in Plural Foire d'art contemporain - Plural Contemporary Art Fair by @2ndmichelle

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6 months ago

Today is the last day to catch Towards Silence @durancontemporary - big thanks to all who came out to see the show, and special thanks to @andresyul and @sonialuppoli for your support!

📸 by @seminaroj taken in Montreal, Quebec by @2ndmichelle

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7 months ago

Sunbeam
Oil on linen, 48x36”

This is the last week to see my exhibition @durancontemporary 🐈‍⬛ The show continues until March 21. taken in Montreal, Quebec by @2ndmichelle

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7 months ago

Blue Plate
Oil on linen, 14x18”

My solo exhibition, Towards Silence, continues until March 21 @durancontemporary 🍊 Thanks to all who have visited the show so far! taken in Montreal, Quebec by @2ndmichelle

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7 months ago

Duran Contemporain is pleased to present Towards Silence, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Michelle Paterok, on view from February 26 to March 21. The vernissage will take place on February 26 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with the artist in attendance.

In this new body of work, Paterok continues her sustained investigation into perception, environements, and the emotional registers of light. Her paintings do not depict specific sites as much as they evoke the felt experience of being within them. Twilight atmospheres, softened lines, and suspended moments of stillness emerge through layered surfaces and subtle chromatic shifts. Light functions not as spectacle, but as a quiet structural presence, shaping space while dissolving clear boundaries between foreground and distance, perspective and flatness.

Towards Silence marks a refined direction in Paterok’s practice. The works demonstrate a heightened attention to surface and material, with pigment applied in restrained yet deliberate gestures that privilege nuance over immediacy. The compositions resist narrative closure and instead invite a slower mode of looking. Silence here is not absence, but concentration, a space in which perception becomes heightened and time appears momentarily suspended.

Based in Montréal, Michelle Paterok has developed a painting practice grounded in observation and introspection. Her work examines how memory and environment intersect and how the act of painting can translate ephemeral experiences

Image 1:
Pink Mirror
2026
Oil on linen
24” x 18”

Image 2:
Sunbeam
2026
Oil on linen
48” x 36”

#exhibition #contemporaryart #oilpaintings #belgo #canadianart by @2ndmichelle

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7 months ago

January Kitchen
Oil on linen, 48x36”

My solo exhibition, “Towards Silence,” opens this Thursday from 5-8 pm at Duran Contemporain in Montreal. If you’re in town I’d love to see you there!

@durancontemporary 372 Rue St-Catherine O, suite 527

🍊🍊🍊 taken in Montreal, Quebec by @2ndmichelle

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7 months ago

Michelle Paterok : Towards Silence
Exhibition opening February 26

In this new body of work, Michelle Paterok continues her sustained inquiry into perception, interiority, and the slow accumulation of looking. Everyday motifs are pared down to their structural and atmospheric essentials. Light functions not as illumination but as a compositional force, shaping space and determining rhythm.

Together, these works propose painting as a site of reflection rather than description. They ask how images hold memory, how space is felt rather than measured, and how restraint can generate intensity.

The exhibition opens February 26.

Image 1:
Twilight Studio, 2026
Oil on canvas
40” x 30”

Image 2:
Rainy Morning, 2026
Oil on canvas
14” x 11

Image 3:
3 pm, 2025
Oil on canvas
14” x 11” taken in Duran Contemporain by @2ndmichelle

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8 months ago

Blank Page
Oil on linen, 14x18”

Getting ready to show some new paintings in Montreal @durancontemporary 📚✍️ February 26! taken in Montreal, Quebec by @2ndmichelle

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8 months ago

As studio work winds down for a holiday break, I was reflecting on the past year. I think I’ve painted with more intensity and fervour than any other period of my life—it was a real whirlwind. From a presentation at @futurefairs with @durancontemporary, getting married (!)(👰‍♀️👰‍♀️), my first solo exhibition in NYC with @shrine.nyc, and the opportunity to visit Luxembourg and present my work at @luxembourgartweek—I’m really grateful for all the support that allows me to continue doing this full time. I’m closing the year with a very full heart. Thanks everyone.

Happy holidays! 🕯️  Tealights Oil on linen, 14x11” taken in Montreal, Quebec by @2ndmichelle

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10 months ago