Miami, Florida native Michele Oka Doner is an internationally acclaimed artist best known for her work inspired by the wonderment and awe of flora and fauna. In addition to her study of the natural world, Oka Doner has simultaneously sustained a decades-long poetic exploration of the human figure. The artist’s first solo exhibition at The Ringling, Michele Oka Doner: The True Story of Eve, includes examples of works on paper, wood, ceramics, bronzes, and glass ranging from the 1960s to the present. These highly intuitive works evoke natural forms and pay homage to the local environment, while poignantly reminding us of our increasingly precarious ecosystem.