A woman sitting in a black office chair, smiling, in an art studio. Behind her, there is a large circular painting of a flower, a pegboard with art supplies, and storage shelves with various materials.

Nicole Duval is a New York City–based oil painter whose representational practice explores the expressive possibilities of familiar subjects. Moving between figuration, portraiture and still life, her paintings invite viewers to reconsider the ordinary through close observation, materiality and unexpected associations.