Born in Rhode Island in 1975, Mikhael Antone-D'Angelo is a multidisciplinary visual artist, filmmaker, and educator whose work investigates the intersection of personal identity and the contemporary American landscape. She holds a BA from Salve Regina University and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her artistic practice often centers on "non-places"—spaces like suburban shopping centers and industrial sites that lack a unique local history—to explore how social status and personal aspirations are tied to consumerism and material constructs.
In her long-term project Sense of Place, Antone-D'Angelo delves into the psychological and social relationship between people and their surroundings. This work focuses on the potential for healing within the landscape, particularly by examining how individuals find a sense of belonging or emotional recovery in environments that often seem sterile or industrial. By documenting places like the transitioning Fresh Kills Landfill in her series “As If Nothing Ever Happened”.
Her documentary film To a Man further explores these themes by profiling young men on Staten Island’s South Shore, illustrating how their identities are shaped by both commercialism and local tradition. Her work has been showcased at prominent venues including Anthology Film Archives, BAM Rose Cinemas, and the Lumen Waterfront Video Festival and she received multiple grants from the New York State Council on the Arts.