My career unfolded at the intersection of music and the visual arts in Seattle. Early on, this convergence led me into the underground music scene during the formative, pre-named years of grunge. During that period, I moved fluidly between roles as artist, band manager, dj, and student, gaining a broad and embodied understanding of creative ecosystems.
I later relocated to San Francisco to focus more fully on my visual art practice, working primarily in painting and sculpture. After stepping away for a time to raise a family, I returned to my studio practice with renewed focus and a deeper sense of purpose.
My current work draws from personal history and psychological terrain, developing themed bodies of work that explore memory, material, and meaning. I am presently developing my Spolia series, which centers on memory and change. The term spolia refers to objects intentionally reused in new contexts, altering or complicating their original meaning. I engage this concept both formally and personally, particularly as it relates to my mother’s experience with dementia. Through this work, I explore the idea that memory is never fully erased, but persists in fragments, traces, and echoes that bear witness to earlier truths.
I am a member of City Arts cooperative in SF (828 Valencia, SF). My studio is located in Sausalito, California at the Liberty Ship creative 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
2026:
Jan: Members show (O’Hanlon Center for the arts, Mill Valley)
2025:
Dec: H2O (Museum of Northern California Art, Chico)
Dec: City arts cooperative gallery (SF)
Nov: Off the Wall (Folklore, Napa)
Nov: For the love of art (Orinda library art gallery, Orinda). Juror: Bill Carmel
Oct: SF Open Studio (Neon, SF)
Sep: “Wabi-Sabi” (O'Hanlon Center of the arts, Mill Valley). Juror: Cynthia Shaver
Sep: Superhyperlocal (The drawing room annex, SF)
Aug: Dreams & Visions (O'Hanlon Center of the arts, Mill Valley). Juror: Toni Littlejohn
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:
Feb 6 - Mar 6: “1st annual open” West Portal Gallery (320 West Portal Ave, SF)
Jan/Feb: City arts cooperative gallery (828 Valencia, SF)
