I’ve had a varied career starting with interest in and the confluence of music and the arts. This led me to the basement years of grunge before it was grunge. I wore many hats: artist, band manager, musician, record executive and student. I then relocated to San Francisco to focus on my art career with interest in sculptures and painting.
I took time out to raise a family. And then found my roots and returned. I am focused on creating a variety of themed work that sources material from my background and psyche.
I am currently developing my new "Spolia" series about existence and absorption of earlier meaningful objects of significance. "Spolia" is a term used to refer to objects taken as spoils of conquest and reused to support a new order. For me I am redefining this as a feeling that refers to not belonging or being on the outside. It also means not connecting to either the old or new, but being in-between forces/pressure. A disconnection from the past and an inability to connect to the present. This series expresses the feeling of being on the outside or in-between.
I am a member of City Arts cooperative in SF (828 Valencia, SF). My studio is located in Sausalito, California at the Liberty Ship complex.
Press:
2025 Apr: Black, white and all shades of grey. Monochromica 002 Magazine
2025 Mar: Art beyond limits: A journey through wood, textures and Mike. Interview in ManicWorld magazine
2025:
Jun: Blue Note (K&K Contemporary, SF)
Mar: Super Bloom (K&K Contemporary, SF)
Feb: Lyrical (O'Hanlon Center of the arts, Mill Valley). Juror: Orin Carpenter
Jan: Members show (O'Hanlon Center of the arts, Mill Valley)
2024:
Nov: BLUE (online) (O'Hanlon Center of the arts, Mill Valley). Juror: Sarah Shepard
Nov: Small Works Big Pleasure (Bluestream Gallery, SF)
Nov: CHAOS (O'Hanlon Center of the arts, Mill Valley). Juror: Chester Arnold
Oct: Future Tense (The drawing room annex, SF)
Oct: SF Open Studio (Room & Board, SF)
Aug: Mikihasi 7th (Bluestream Gallery, SF)
May: Food chain (The drawing room, SF)
May: Marin Open Studio (Sausalito)
Apr: Floral Fantasies (O'Hanlon Center of the arts, Mill Valley)
Mar - Sept: Landscapes real and imagined (Artspan, Mission bowling club, SF)
Jan: Home (The drawing room annex, SF)
Jan: For the love of… (2358 Mrkt, SF)
2023:
Dec: Marin open studio pop-up (Bel-Air center)
Nov: The Thunder, Perfect Mind (Berkeley Alembic)
Nov: SF Fall Open Studio: (Miro studios)
Sept: Beginning: New History and Artistic growth (BlueStream Gallery, SF)
Aug: Hear the Music group show (Marin society of artists)
Jul: The Crucible Exhibition (Berkeley Alembic)
May: Marin Open Studio (Marin society of artists)
May: Abstract group show (Marin society of artists)
May: Marin open studio pop-up (Bel-Air center)
2022:
Oct: SF Fall Open Studio (Art explosion)
May: SF Spring Open Studio (Art explosion)
Feb: Winter Magic (Cultural Center of Cape Cod)
Earlier:
SF Open Studios (multiple years)
Southern Exposure Art Annual juried show
Three Bald Mice gallery
Designed visual special effects at XaosTools
Designed immersive game/work (Daedeliaus Encounter)
Developed 3D Studio Max (animation tool) and created 3D Studio VIZ (design visual tool)
University of Washington Art school
San Francisco School of Art
San Francisco Art Institute
Created/Authored/Published 4-5-1 Art/Music/Poetry magazine
recent
Current / Upcoming:
Jul 8 - Aug 14: Dreams & Visions (O'Hanlon Center of the arts, Mill Valley). Juror: Toni Littlejohn
Jul 26 - Sep 21: Superhyperlocal (Drawing Room, SF)
Oct 4 & 5: SF Open Studio (details to come)
