New York-based artist Tess Michalik is best known for her medium to large scale florals—intimate oil paintings that embrace joy, anxiety, simple pleasures, decoration, ornamentation, and the material nature of paint via lyrical mark making and patterning inspired by 17th and 18th century European textile design.Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Michalik attended Herron School of Art & Design receiving her Bachelor's of Fine Arts in 2010. After earning her Master of Fine Arts from Northern Illinois University in 2014, Michalik moved to Brooklyn, NY. She has exhibited in regional art institutions, university galleries, corporate spaces and commercial galleries. Michalik lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.