BIO
Mike grew up in Boston and attended Boston University graduating with a degree in Psychology. Although Mike won an award for his art at 12 years old he really began to shape his style while studying with portrait artist Robert Cormier at Boston’s, Fenway Studios. Cormier taught in the spirt and style of the 19th century Ecolé Des Beaux Arts where Mike truly learned how to draw, paint and compose. Moving to Manhattan, Mike began developing his own personal approach to painting in a West Village art community while also continuing his studies at the School of Visual Arts.
Mike was the head mental health counselor in a locked psychiatric facility in Boston, responsible for up to 100 psychotic patients at a time. He observed the difficult, yet fascinating stories of his patients and understood that these people had faded from the world at large and their personal stories were never going to be told. Vividly remembering those patients years later, Mike began documenting his series of psychological portraits, titled "The Sentiment of Memory".
In addition to the Psychiatric hospital, Mike worked the front lines of Harvard Medical School's most prestigious hospitals including in a neonatal ICU and an emergency room.
Mike has shown His paintings at Sotheby's NYC and galleries across the country. Mike has a career in advertising as a creative director, for brands such as Verizon, Citibank, ESPN, Staples, The Weather Channel, Mentos and many more, He now has his own production company, Crosscut He also managed one of the great New York City bands, Ahab Seamus .
