Genevieve May is a multi disciplinary artist. The daughter of accomplished illustrators and authors, Lauren Mills and Dennis Nolan, and the granddaughter to photo journalist and filmmaker, Abbot Mills, May has always been heavily saturated in artistic expression and communication since she was a child. Raised in a renovated tobacco barn in a rural town in Massachusetts, May remembers a unique and quiet upbringing, attending many museums, gallery openings, theater productions and opera houses. Having grown up without the visual stimulation of television or radio, she believes this contributes to her ability to focus and maintain an active imagination throughout her adult life. In her early years, May studied classical drawing, calligraphy and painting with her parents and later studied figure drawing and sculpting at Lyme Academy. In addition, she studied egg tempera, watercolor and fresco painting in Europe, all before the age of fifteen. Later, May studied color theory and cadaver life drawing on the west coast, at Stanford University. Here she was able to practice the old renaissance tradition of dissecting human bodies in order to improve figurative drawing skills. She attributes her knowledge and deep understanding of the human form to this intensive. Once she felt that she had grasped the techniques her education provided, she summoned her art forms and created her own methods of self expression and story telling. Coming from this diverse creative background, she embraces different mediums to convey the human experience. Although painting is central to her work, May’s practice is multifaceted, fusing together visual art with music, movement, calligraphy, symbolism, cinematography, fashion and installation. She feels that her artistic language cannot be confined to a single medium. Often, May will travel to various locations to capture animal reference and inspiration for her work. She feels this extra research and dedication gives allegory and purpose to her pursuit as an artist. Genevieve May currently lives and creates alongside her partner, artist E.C. Baugh, in New York City.