Mechele Shoneman is a contemporary artist based in Atlanta whose practice spans portraiture, figurative painting, and concrete sculpture. Through a multidisciplinary approach, she engages with timely social and psychological themes, grounding her work in close observation of everyday life and the complexities of the human condition.

Her paintings are driven by intuition and process, combining layered techniques and mixed media to evoke the emotional depth of her subjects. Using a vivid, expressive color palette, Mechele draws inspiration from ordinary, often overlooked moments—a fragment of conversation in a café, the fatigue etched onto a commuter’s face, or the quiet rhythms of domestic life. These scenes become intimate portraits that uncover meaning within the mundane, examining contradictions of contemporary existence such as connection and isolation, performed identities, and the quiet resilience required to move through modern life.

In parallel with her painting practice, Mechele creates raw, concrete sculptures that extend her inquiry beyond the personal and toward the cosmic. Influenced by recent planetary discoveries, these works reflect on humanity’s shifting understanding of its place in the universe. Together, her paintings and sculptures move between inner and outer worlds, suggesting that self-understanding emerges through both lived experience and contemplation of the vast systems that surround us.