Michael was born and raised in Southern Wisconsin before attending the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where he earned a BFA in Graphic Design and Painting in late 2007. Soon after graduating, he moved to San Francisco where he eventually earned a Master’s Degree in Painting at the San Francisco Art Institute in 2015. He currently resides in Milwaukee where he is just beginning to grow roots as an educator and artist.

Michael uses landscape and portraiture to reconnect with the joy and innocence of childhood as middle age slowly tightens its grip. These works explore self image, memory, and nostalgia as life increasingly blurs the line between the physical and virtual worlds.