The child of Filipino immigrant parents and the first in her family to be born in the United States, May Britton grew up outside of Washington, DC, where she was exposed to a rich blend of diverse cultures and ideas. From this background, she has developed a broad, trans-cultural perspective which permeates her work. Borrowing from the tradition of the environmental art movement, Britton sculpts her figurative and abstract pieces from a variety of materials including clay, bronze and wax, often allowing the innate properties of the media to visually dominate.