Michele Oka Doner is an artist whose work is fueled by a lifelong study and appreciation of the natural world. Her work is found in the collections of MoMA, the Met, Whitney, Art Institute of Chicago, Detroit Institute of Arts, The Louvre, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, as well as Michigan, Oxford, Yale and Harvard university art museums, among others. Born in Miami Beach, Michele Oka Doner was recently designated Guardian of the City of Miami Beach’s Great Banyan Tree and represents Miami Beach as Ambassador for Arts and Culture.