Michael has over 25 years of creative event marketing experience with a degree in graphic design and a variety of expertise in photography. Michael has been represented in galleries in Southern California and accepted in national juried expositions for both painting and photography. He has been a collector of photography for over 20 years. Recently, Michael has been merging his collection by digitally manipulating the historic images into a "Then and Now" and a "Figures in Nature" series.
Selected Exhibitions:
2023 "Art About Agriculture", Santa Paula Art Museum, Int'l Juried Exhibition - Nov 11,- Mar 3, 2024
2023 Yosemite Sierra Artists Au Naturale Juried Exhibition April 29 - May 28, 2023
2023 Yosemite Sierra Artists 52nd Annual Juried Exhibition - Best of Show, June 10 - July 16, 2023
2022 Yosemite Sierra Artists 51st Annual Open Exhibition - Second Place, June 9 – July 29, 2022
2022 "Salon des Refusés" National Juried Exhibition Wausau Museum WMOCA Apr 1 - July 2,2022
2022 "Extinction: Save the Planet" - Gallerium Exhibitions Jan 2 - Feb 10, 2022
2021 "Shine" Annmarie Garden In Association with the Smithsonian Institution June 11 - Aug 29, 2021
2021 "Safe Haven" Museum of Northern California Art, Chico CA June 10 – Aug 1, 2021
2020 "Good Trouble / U Decide" - Center for Contemporary Political Art, Wash. D.C. Oct 9 - Nov 3, 2020
2020 "Take It to the Polls!" - University Galleries at Sacramento State Oct 26 - Dec 5, 2020
2020 "Dreaming of Equality" Juried Exposition Reynolds Gallery Univ. of the Pacific Nov 10 -Jan 14,2021
2019 "The Car Show" - Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville CA Nov 15 - Dec 28, 2019
2019 "Uplift- Celebrating the Sierra Nevada" - Arts Benicia Juried Exhibition - Oct 12 - Nov 3, 2019
2019 "Celebrate Ag", Madera County Arts Council and Circle Gallery Juried Exhibition - Sept 12 - Oct 23,
2019 "Face of California", Santa Paula Art Museum, Int'l Juried Exhibition - May 18 - Sept 15, 2019
2019 Yosemite Western Artists 47th Annual Tri-County Exhibition - Third Place, May 7 – June 28, 2019
2019 "WHAT CLIMATE?!", HOTE Gallery, Int'l Juried Exhibition - March 10, 2019 - May 24, 2019
2018 "Art About Agriculture", Santa Paula Art Museum, Int'l Juried Exhibition - Nov 10, 2018 - Feb 24,
2018 "Relationship", L.A. Photo Curator, International Juried Exhibition - Honorable Mention, June - July
2018 "Connections", San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild Juried Exhibition - May 31 - July 2
2017 First Annual National Juried Exhibition Wausau Museum WMOCA - Honorable Mention, Oct 6 - Dec
2017 "Dangerous Lullabies III", National exhibition in Crystal Lake's historic Dole Mansion - Oct 6 - 26
2017 “Cityscapes”, Fusion Arts Palm Springs Juried Exhibition - June 1 - 30
2017 “The Image of the Savage”, Rome - Italy at the space Millepiani International Juried Exhibition- May
2017 “Retro Future”, Treat Gallery pop up exhibition - Manhattan, New York - May 11
2016 "A New View: A Photography Exhibition”, Pacific Art League Palo Alto CA - November 4 - 23
2016 "Chaos", Arc Gallery San Francisco National Juried Exhibition - May 7 - June 25
2016 "Fashion", The Studio Door San Diego National Juried Exhibition - March 5-27
2015 "Elemental - Air, Fire, Earth, Water" Fusion Arts Palm Springs Juried Exhibition - December 1 - 31
2015 "Borders", San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild Exhibition - Honorable Mention, Oct 30 - Nov 22
2015 "World Wheels Into Richmond", Art Works Richmond International Juried Art Exhibition - Sept 18-27
2015 "Cosmos" Annmarie Arts Center In Association with the Smithsonian Juried Exhibition - Feb13 - July 26
2014 "Artists for Art's Sake", Millard Sheets Gallery Pomona, CA Juried Art Exhibition -Nov. 15 - Dec. 19
2013 "The ReRite of Spring", Juried Exhibition, Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa CA - June 6 - 8
2013 "Travel in Time", Group Exhibition Showcase Gallery, Santa Ana CA - April 3 - May 11
2012 "All Media", Irvine Fine Art Center Juried Exhibition July 28 - August 25
Collections:
Private collection, Palos Verdes Estates CA
Private collection, Laguna Beach CA
Private collection, Frisco TX
Private collection, Marysville MI
Permanent collection, Wausau Museum WMOCA
Member:
Sierra Historic Sites Association
Yosemite Sierra Artists