Artist Bio

Mikaela Perry (b. 1992, St. Johnsbury, VT) is an oil painter and former fifth-generation farmer based in New York, NY and the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. She received her BA in 2014 from Middlebury College and her MA from New York University in 2022. Her work primarily depicts animals and flora, inviting viewers of her artwork to be in relationship with food systems, and raising awareness about the experience of modern land stewards. She has exhibited her work throughout the US, including the Smithsonian's affiliate Kay Dougherty Gallery in Solomons, MD, The Firefly Gallery in Northport, NY, 86 Orchard St. Gallery in New York City, and D'Art Center in Norfolk, VA. In November 2023, she exhibited her first solo show at Solas Studio in the Flatiron District of New York City. In 2023, Perry was honored as a recipient of the NYC 40 Under 40: Rising Stars in Food Policy Award for her advocacy work representing farmers and local food systems through her artwork. Perry's work has been featured in the AQ Quarterly Journal Vol. 1 and written about by the City of New York’s Food Policy Center.