Michelle Oh is a Korean-born Los Angeles-based artist whose mesmerizingly kaleidoscopic works challenge the boundaries of acrylic painting as a medium. Oh creates her unique polychromatic and tactile works through a process known as paint carving; after first meticulously applying layers upon layers of acrylic onto the canvas, she then carves intricate patterns and designs onto the painted surface, exposing the variegated stratigraphy underneath. In Oh's art, the materials of painting are worked and transformed by the methods of sculpture and printmaking, thereby blurring the traditional lines of demarcation between painting and sculpture.

Michelle Oh received her BFA from Hong-Ik University. She has participated at numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles and is an active member of the Korean Artists Association of Southern California.