Melbourne · Contemporary Abstract

Holding space with light and form through paint. 

The evolving practice of Michele Luminato — sculptural paint that holds space, light, and form. An American-born contemporary artist living in Melbourne with her family, Michele is obsessed with finding the new: in colour, in minimalism, in what paint was never supposed to do.

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A plum and copper geometric painting by Michele Luminato, styled on a gallery wall

The Work · By Chapter

An evolving practice, chapter by chapter.

Not a finished collection — a body of work still unfolding. The most recent pieces come first; move back through the years as you go.

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  • Behind the Fold, 2025 — a sculptural cream folded-paint work by Michele Luminato
    2025

    Behind the Fold

    A celebration of the era that changed everything.

    Since 2016, I have been on this wild journey with paint — figuring out how to make it fold, stand, and catch light in ways it was never supposed to. What started as pure curiosity evolved into something that has completely changed how I see beauty and what paint can express.

  • Breathe, 2024 — a luminous blue orb painting styled in a calm interior
    2024

    Breathe

    An exploration of negative space and the pause between breaths.

    See Michele's 2024 Collection, released direct from her Melbourne, Australia studio.

  • Shared Wavelengths, 2023 — a luminous geometric painting styled in a deep-blue interior
    2023

    Shared Wavelengths

    with Fenton & Fenton

    A vibrant celebration of colour and texture.

    See Michele's 2023 collection, released with Fenton & Fenton in Melbourne, Australia.

  • Red Earth — a burgundy geometric abstract painting styled above a fireplace
    2023

    Red Earth

    Shared Wavelengths Collection

  • Hartley House — a cobalt-blue folded paint work styled in a home entryway
    2023

    Hartley House

    Fenton & Fenton Group Show

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Michele Luminato in her Melbourne studio, working among her paintings

The Painter

A self-confessed colour addict.

Michele is a multi-passionate creative whose colourful work is collected around the globe. She's drawn to the magnetic pull of colour — how it holds feeling and memory — and to the energetic connection we each have with it: the shared wavelengths of being human.

“I'm not painting an object. I'm painting the moment colour catches the light and holds it.”

  • Based in Melbourne, Australia
  • Held in private collections
  • Two decades working with colour
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Kind Words

From collectors.

  • Finally got my birthday painting and it's sitting proudly in my hallway. I am so in love with it! Thank you for doing such a fantastic job on it. One very lucky lady — thanks a million.
    Cassie K.
  • We are looking forward to putting it up in our home in London! We absolutely love it…
    Marni C.
  • The painting arrived today — it's stunning! We love it. And oh my goodness, the framing. Wowsers! Thank you.
    Jana G.

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