Madeleine Gross is a Toronto and Miami-based artist who combines photography and painting to represent how we live in both reality and fantasy. Her unique aesthetic blends photorealism with vibrant, abstract strokes.

Gross photographs idyllic scenes from around the world and then paints over selections of people, objects, and landscapes. This blend of styles illustrates the fantasy and daydream inherent in human experience, commenting on how our emotions and expectations color the way we see the world. Her work explores themes of memory, dreams, and champions the female figure.

Born in Los Angeles and raised in Toronto, Gross studied at OCAD University. Her work creates a compelling visual dialogue between the real and the imagined, inviting viewers to question their own perceptions of people and places.