Bio
Michael is a native Californian who moved 20 years ago from San Francisco to Riverside where he enjoyed the beauty of its historical neighborhoods. After a 50 year absence he has recently relocated to Salinas the city where he spent his childhood.
He is a member of the Victorian Alliance of San Francisco (VASF), Alamo Square Neighborhood Association (ASNA), North of Panhandle Neighborhood Association (NOPNA), Monterey County Historical Society (MCHS), Monterey History & Art Association (MHAA), Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) & Alliance of Monterey Area Preservationists (AMAP).
His medium is photography.
His interests include: historic preservation, gardening, interior design, fine arts, California history, Mediterranean cuisine, basketball & travel.
Recent Exhibitions/Awards:
November 17 - December 11 2022 Monterey Museum of Art Miniatures Exhibition (MMA)
March/April 2019 "Spring" Exhibit at Riverside Community Arts Association (RCAA)
February/March 2019 "New Visions" Exhibit @ RCAA
January/February 2019 "Members Photo Media Exhibit" @ RCAA
November 2018/January 2019 "Holiday Affaire" Exhibit @ RCAA
November 2018 "Off The Wall" Exhibit @ RAM
October/November 2018 "Autumn" Exhibit @ RCAA
August/September 2018 "Hot Time in the City" Exhibit @ RCAA
June-August 2018 Members' Exhibit at RAM
Honorable Mention "Farmers Market"
June/July 2018 "Summer" Exhibit at RCAA
May/June 2018 "Mini" Exhibit at RCAA
March/April 2018 "Spring" Exhibit at RCAA
February/March 2018 49th Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
February/March 2018 "New Visions" Exhibit @ RCAA
January/February 2018 "Members Photo Media Exhibit" @ RCAA
November 2017/January 2018 "Holiday Affaire" Exhibit @ RCAA
June /August 2017 "California Tales: Real or Imagined" Members' Exhibit @ RAM
June/July 2017 "Hot Time in the City" Members' Exhibit @ RCAA
June 2017 "Summer" Exhibit at RCAA
April/May 2017 "Mini" Exhibit at RCAA
May 2017 106th Annual (1911-2017) National Orange All California Juried Exhibition
March/April 2017 "Spring" Exhibit at RCAA
March 2017 48th Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
February/March 2017 "New Visions" Exhibit @ RCAA
January/February 2017 "Members Photo Media Exhibit" @ RCAA
November/December 2016 "Holiday" Exhibit at RCAA
October 2016 "Off The Wall" Exhibit @ RAM
September/October 2016 "Autumn" Exhibit at RCAA
August/September 2016 "Mini" Exhibit at RCAA
June/August 2016 "Carioca Soul" Members' Exhibit @ RAM
June 2016 "Summer" Exhibit @ RCAA
March 2016 47th Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
Honorable Mention "Santo 2"
February/March 2016 "New Visions" Exhibit @ RCAA
January/February 2016 "Members Photo Media Exhibit" @ RCAA
December 2015/January 2016 "Mini" Exhibit @ RCAA
September/October 2015 Members Show "Drought " @ RAM
August 2015/February 2016 Riverside Arts Council's Artscape
Fall & Winter Exhibition at the Riverside County Administrative Center
10 photographs selected: "Adobe Reflections", "Carnival",
"Congregational Church", "Lavender Lilly", "Musical Chairs"
"Nocturne 1", "Pig Cage", "River Road", "Riverside Sunrise" & "Santo 2"
September/October 2015 "Riverside" Exhibit @ RCAA
August/September 2015 "Hot Time in the City" Exhibit @ RCAA
June/July 2015 "Summer" Exhibit @ RCAA
May/June 2015 "Black & White" Exhibit @ RCAA
April/May 2015 "Mini Show" @ RCAA
April 2015 104th Anniversary (1911-2015) National Orange All California Juried Exhibition
March/April 2015 "Spring" Exhibit @ RCAA
March 2015 46th Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
February 2015 "Off The Wall" Exhibit @ RAM
February/March 2015 "New Visions" Exhibit @ RCAA
January/February 2015 Members Photography Exhibit @ RCAA
November/December 2014 "Holiday Exhibit" @ RCAA
September/October 2014 "Fall Exhibit" @ RCAA
August/September 2014 "Hot Time in the City" Exhibit @ RCAA
August 2014 Members Show @ RAM
May/June 2014 "Spring" Exhibit @ RCAA
May 2014 103rd Anniversary (1911-2014) National Orange All California Juried Exhibition
April/May 2014 Mini Show @ RCAA
March 2014 45th Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
February/March 2014 "New Visions" @ RCAA
January/February 2014 Members Photography Exhibit @ RCAA
December 2013 "Off The Wall" Exhibit @ RAM
October/November 2013 "Autumn" Exhibit @ RCAA
August 2013/February 2014 Riverside Arts Council's Artscape
Fall & Winter Exhibition at the Riverside County Administrative Center
5 photographs selected: "Magical Mystery Tour", "Riverside Sunset",
"Black Magic II", "Brilliant Galaxy" & "Dolorosa"
August/September 2013 Members Show @ RAM
July/August 2013 "Hot Time in the City" Exhibit @ RCAA
June/July 2013 "Rebirth" @ RCAA
June 2013 "The Summer Arts at Dos Lagos Juried Art Show" @ The Shops at Dos Lagos Art Gallery in Corona
April/July 2013 "Inland Views" Works by Regional Artists Exhibit in Congressman Mark Takano's Riverside Office
March 2013 44th Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
February/March 2013 "New Visions" @ RCAA
January/February 2013 Members Photography Exhibit @ RCAA
November/December 2012 "Holiday Affaire Members Exhibit" @ RCAA
November 1st-9th 2012 Riverside Art Museum “OrangeAid” Artist
October/December 2012 "Small Works" Show @ The Arts Colony (TAC) in Corona
October 6th 2012 34th Annual Mayor's Ball for Arts & Innovation @ Riverside's Citrus Tower
September/November 2012 "Maxine Peister Show" @ CAA
August/September 2012 "Members Mini Exhibit" @ RCAA
July/August 2012 "Hot Time in the City" Exhibit @ RCAA
June/November 10th 2012 Featured Artist @ The Daily Brew Coffee House
2955 Van Buren Blvd, Riverside, CA 92503
951-352-7477
(just south of the 91 (1 exit E of Tyler) at Albertson’s center (Lincoln Plaza) at Van Buren & Lincoln, next to Asahi Sushi.
Hours: Mon - Fri: 5am-10pm, Sat & Sun: 6am-8pm
June/August 2012 "The Great Outdoors" Exhibit @ The Arts Colony (TAC) in Corona
June/July 2012 Members Show @ RAM
June/July 2012 "Mission Inn" Exhibit @ RCAA
May/June 2012 "Spring Fling" Exhibit @ CAA
May 2012 101st Anniversary (1911-2012) National Orange All California Juried Exhibition
April/June 2012 "Best of Your Best" Exhibit @ The Arts Colony (TAC) in Corona
April/June 2012 Spring Members Exhibit @ RCAA
March/April 2012 Members/Artist of the Year Show @ CAA
March/April 2012 "Imagining the Future of Reading 2012" @ RCAA
"Books: Gateway To Other Worlds" Selected By Riverside Arts Council For Published Poster Edition
March 2012 43rd Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
February/March 2012 "Open Award Art Show" @ CAA
February/March 2012 "New Visions" @ RCAA
January/February 2012 Members Photography Exhibit @ RCAA
November/December 2011 "Off The Wall 2011" @ RAM
November/December 2011 "Holiday Affaire Members Exhibit" @ RCAA
November/December 2011 "De Colores/Holiday III Exhibit @ CAA
November 2011 Brandon Gallery Juried Small Works Show in Fallbrook, CA
October/November 2011 "Autumn Members Exhibit" @ RCAA
September/November 2011 "Dominick Frascella Show" @ CAA
July/August 2011 "Hot Time In The City" Exhibit @ RCAA
June/July 2011 Members Show @ RAM
June/July 2011 "Spring Fling" Exhibit @ CAA
June 2011 "The Summer Arts at Dos Lagos Juried Art Show" @ The Shops at Dos Lagos Art Gallery in Corona
May/June 2011 "Spring Forth" Members Exhibit @ RCAA
May 2011 100th Anniversary (1911-2011) National Orange All California Juried Exhibition
May 2011 5th Annual Friends of Corona Public Library Photography Exhibit "America the Beautiful"
April/May 2011 "3 + 1 Artist of the Year" Exhibit @ CAA
April 2011 "Open Juried Art Show" @ Fallbrook Art Center
March/April 2011 Members Photography Exhibit @ RCAA
March 2011 42nd Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
March/April 2011 "Moving Colors...the Time of the Day" @ CCAA
March/April 2011 "Maxine Peister Show" @ CAA
February/March 2011 "New Visions Member Exhibit" @ RCAA
February 2011 Friends of Riverside Community College District Forensics Benefit Art Auction in Corona
January/February 2011 "Love Blooms & Heartfelt" @ CAA
January/February 2011 "Winter Dreams" @ RCAA
November/December 2010 “Off the Wall 2010” @ RAM
November/January 2011 De Colores/Holiday Show @ CAA
October/November 2010 Relish Delicatessen & Catering located at 3535 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501. His solo show includes 11 photographs: "Apricot Blossoms", "Babalu", "Gaviota Memory", "Grassy Granite", "Italian Spring", "Jensen-Alvarado Ranch House Kitchen Window", "Loggia Light", "Magical Mystery Tour", "Riverside Descent", "Riverside Old YMCA", & "Riverside Poppies 2". Curator for this exhibition is RCAA’s Mark Schooley.
October/November 2010 "Autumn Members Exhibit" @ RCAA
September 2010/March 2011 Riverside Arts Council's Artscape
Fall & Winter Exhibition at the Riverside County Administrative Center
6 photographs selected: "Fanlight", "Hairy Fiddle", "Nestled Breakfast",
"Recycled View", "Shade of Purple" & "UFO-Unidentified Flying Oinker"
September/December 2010-"Best Foot Forward" Members Show @ CCAA
September/November 2010 -“Dominick Frascella Show” @ CAA
August/September 2010-"Fresh Produce" @ CAA
July/September 2010-"RAM Members' Mini Show" @ RAM
July/August 2010-" Faces, Places & Traces of History" @ Corona Public Library
July/August 2010-"Hot Time in the City" @ RCAA
June/July 2010-"Buildings Past or Present" @ CAA
May/November 2010-"Color Purple" @ Corona's Rejuvenate
May/June 2010-"Magical Moments" @ Corona Public Library
May/June 2010-"Spring Forth" @ Riverside Community Arts Association (RCAA)
May/June 2010-"Spring Fling" @ CAA
February/March 2010-"Maxine Piester Show" @ CAA
February 2010 Friends of Riverside Community College District Forensics Benefit Art Auction in Corona
January/February 2010-“My Funny Valentine” @ CAA
Award of Merit for “Courting Crustaceans”
November 2009-January 2010-“A Few of My Favorite Things” @ CAA
November 2009-“Off the Wall 2009” @ Riverside Art Museum (RAM)
Sold “UFO-Unidentified Flying Oinker” & “Purgatorio”
October 2009-“Dominick Frascella Show” @ CAA
August/September 2009-“De Colores” @ Corona Art Association (CAA)
Award of Merit for “Aparicion de San Jose”
August 2009-“When Swine Flu” @ Division 9 Gallery in Riverside
July 2009-Gates Cactus & Succulent Society Photography Show in Redlands
First & Third Place
Michael is a native Californian who moved 20 years ago from San Francisco to Riverside where he enjoyed the beauty of its historical neighborhoods. After a 50 year absence he has recently relocated to Salinas the city where he spent his childhood.
He is a member of the Victorian Alliance of San Francisco (VASF), Alamo Square Neighborhood Association (ASNA), North of Panhandle Neighborhood Association (NOPNA), Monterey County Historical Society (MCHS), Monterey History & Art Association (MHAA), Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) & Alliance of Monterey Area Preservationists (AMAP).
His medium is photography.
His interests include: historic preservation, gardening, interior design, fine arts, California history, Mediterranean cuisine, basketball & travel.
Recent Exhibitions/Awards:
November 17 - December 11 2022 Monterey Museum of Art Miniatures Exhibition (MMA)
March/April 2019 "Spring" Exhibit at Riverside Community Arts Association (RCAA)
February/March 2019 "New Visions" Exhibit @ RCAA
January/February 2019 "Members Photo Media Exhibit" @ RCAA
November 2018/January 2019 "Holiday Affaire" Exhibit @ RCAA
November 2018 "Off The Wall" Exhibit @ RAM
October/November 2018 "Autumn" Exhibit @ RCAA
August/September 2018 "Hot Time in the City" Exhibit @ RCAA
June-August 2018 Members' Exhibit at RAM
Honorable Mention "Farmers Market"
June/July 2018 "Summer" Exhibit at RCAA
May/June 2018 "Mini" Exhibit at RCAA
March/April 2018 "Spring" Exhibit at RCAA
February/March 2018 49th Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
February/March 2018 "New Visions" Exhibit @ RCAA
January/February 2018 "Members Photo Media Exhibit" @ RCAA
November 2017/January 2018 "Holiday Affaire" Exhibit @ RCAA
June /August 2017 "California Tales: Real or Imagined" Members' Exhibit @ RAM
June/July 2017 "Hot Time in the City" Members' Exhibit @ RCAA
June 2017 "Summer" Exhibit at RCAA
April/May 2017 "Mini" Exhibit at RCAA
May 2017 106th Annual (1911-2017) National Orange All California Juried Exhibition
March/April 2017 "Spring" Exhibit at RCAA
March 2017 48th Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
February/March 2017 "New Visions" Exhibit @ RCAA
January/February 2017 "Members Photo Media Exhibit" @ RCAA
November/December 2016 "Holiday" Exhibit at RCAA
October 2016 "Off The Wall" Exhibit @ RAM
September/October 2016 "Autumn" Exhibit at RCAA
August/September 2016 "Mini" Exhibit at RCAA
June/August 2016 "Carioca Soul" Members' Exhibit @ RAM
June 2016 "Summer" Exhibit @ RCAA
March 2016 47th Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
Honorable Mention "Santo 2"
February/March 2016 "New Visions" Exhibit @ RCAA
January/February 2016 "Members Photo Media Exhibit" @ RCAA
December 2015/January 2016 "Mini" Exhibit @ RCAA
September/October 2015 Members Show "Drought " @ RAM
August 2015/February 2016 Riverside Arts Council's Artscape
Fall & Winter Exhibition at the Riverside County Administrative Center
10 photographs selected: "Adobe Reflections", "Carnival",
"Congregational Church", "Lavender Lilly", "Musical Chairs"
"Nocturne 1", "Pig Cage", "River Road", "Riverside Sunrise" & "Santo 2"
September/October 2015 "Riverside" Exhibit @ RCAA
August/September 2015 "Hot Time in the City" Exhibit @ RCAA
June/July 2015 "Summer" Exhibit @ RCAA
May/June 2015 "Black & White" Exhibit @ RCAA
April/May 2015 "Mini Show" @ RCAA
April 2015 104th Anniversary (1911-2015) National Orange All California Juried Exhibition
March/April 2015 "Spring" Exhibit @ RCAA
March 2015 46th Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
February 2015 "Off The Wall" Exhibit @ RAM
February/March 2015 "New Visions" Exhibit @ RCAA
January/February 2015 Members Photography Exhibit @ RCAA
November/December 2014 "Holiday Exhibit" @ RCAA
September/October 2014 "Fall Exhibit" @ RCAA
August/September 2014 "Hot Time in the City" Exhibit @ RCAA
August 2014 Members Show @ RAM
May/June 2014 "Spring" Exhibit @ RCAA
May 2014 103rd Anniversary (1911-2014) National Orange All California Juried Exhibition
April/May 2014 Mini Show @ RCAA
March 2014 45th Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
February/March 2014 "New Visions" @ RCAA
January/February 2014 Members Photography Exhibit @ RCAA
December 2013 "Off The Wall" Exhibit @ RAM
October/November 2013 "Autumn" Exhibit @ RCAA
August 2013/February 2014 Riverside Arts Council's Artscape
Fall & Winter Exhibition at the Riverside County Administrative Center
5 photographs selected: "Magical Mystery Tour", "Riverside Sunset",
"Black Magic II", "Brilliant Galaxy" & "Dolorosa"
August/September 2013 Members Show @ RAM
July/August 2013 "Hot Time in the City" Exhibit @ RCAA
June/July 2013 "Rebirth" @ RCAA
June 2013 "The Summer Arts at Dos Lagos Juried Art Show" @ The Shops at Dos Lagos Art Gallery in Corona
April/July 2013 "Inland Views" Works by Regional Artists Exhibit in Congressman Mark Takano's Riverside Office
March 2013 44th Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
February/March 2013 "New Visions" @ RCAA
January/February 2013 Members Photography Exhibit @ RCAA
November/December 2012 "Holiday Affaire Members Exhibit" @ RCAA
November 1st-9th 2012 Riverside Art Museum “OrangeAid” Artist
October/December 2012 "Small Works" Show @ The Arts Colony (TAC) in Corona
October 6th 2012 34th Annual Mayor's Ball for Arts & Innovation @ Riverside's Citrus Tower
September/November 2012 "Maxine Peister Show" @ CAA
August/September 2012 "Members Mini Exhibit" @ RCAA
July/August 2012 "Hot Time in the City" Exhibit @ RCAA
June/November 10th 2012 Featured Artist @ The Daily Brew Coffee House
2955 Van Buren Blvd, Riverside, CA 92503
951-352-7477
(just south of the 91 (1 exit E of Tyler) at Albertson’s center (Lincoln Plaza) at Van Buren & Lincoln, next to Asahi Sushi.
Hours: Mon - Fri: 5am-10pm, Sat & Sun: 6am-8pm
June/August 2012 "The Great Outdoors" Exhibit @ The Arts Colony (TAC) in Corona
June/July 2012 Members Show @ RAM
June/July 2012 "Mission Inn" Exhibit @ RCAA
May/June 2012 "Spring Fling" Exhibit @ CAA
May 2012 101st Anniversary (1911-2012) National Orange All California Juried Exhibition
April/June 2012 "Best of Your Best" Exhibit @ The Arts Colony (TAC) in Corona
April/June 2012 Spring Members Exhibit @ RCAA
March/April 2012 Members/Artist of the Year Show @ CAA
March/April 2012 "Imagining the Future of Reading 2012" @ RCAA
"Books: Gateway To Other Worlds" Selected By Riverside Arts Council For Published Poster Edition
March 2012 43rd Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
February/March 2012 "Open Award Art Show" @ CAA
February/March 2012 "New Visions" @ RCAA
January/February 2012 Members Photography Exhibit @ RCAA
November/December 2011 "Off The Wall 2011" @ RAM
November/December 2011 "Holiday Affaire Members Exhibit" @ RCAA
November/December 2011 "De Colores/Holiday III Exhibit @ CAA
November 2011 Brandon Gallery Juried Small Works Show in Fallbrook, CA
October/November 2011 "Autumn Members Exhibit" @ RCAA
September/November 2011 "Dominick Frascella Show" @ CAA
July/August 2011 "Hot Time In The City" Exhibit @ RCAA
June/July 2011 Members Show @ RAM
June/July 2011 "Spring Fling" Exhibit @ CAA
June 2011 "The Summer Arts at Dos Lagos Juried Art Show" @ The Shops at Dos Lagos Art Gallery in Corona
May/June 2011 "Spring Forth" Members Exhibit @ RCAA
May 2011 100th Anniversary (1911-2011) National Orange All California Juried Exhibition
May 2011 5th Annual Friends of Corona Public Library Photography Exhibit "America the Beautiful"
April/May 2011 "3 + 1 Artist of the Year" Exhibit @ CAA
April 2011 "Open Juried Art Show" @ Fallbrook Art Center
March/April 2011 Members Photography Exhibit @ RCAA
March 2011 42nd Annual Multi Media Mini Juried Show @ Redlands Art Association
March/April 2011 "Moving Colors...the Time of the Day" @ CCAA
March/April 2011 "Maxine Peister Show" @ CAA
February/March 2011 "New Visions Member Exhibit" @ RCAA
February 2011 Friends of Riverside Community College District Forensics Benefit Art Auction in Corona
January/February 2011 "Love Blooms & Heartfelt" @ CAA
January/February 2011 "Winter Dreams" @ RCAA
November/December 2010 “Off the Wall 2010” @ RAM
November/January 2011 De Colores/Holiday Show @ CAA
October/November 2010 Relish Delicatessen & Catering located at 3535 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501. His solo show includes 11 photographs: "Apricot Blossoms", "Babalu", "Gaviota Memory", "Grassy Granite", "Italian Spring", "Jensen-Alvarado Ranch House Kitchen Window", "Loggia Light", "Magical Mystery Tour", "Riverside Descent", "Riverside Old YMCA", & "Riverside Poppies 2". Curator for this exhibition is RCAA’s Mark Schooley.
October/November 2010 "Autumn Members Exhibit" @ RCAA
September 2010/March 2011 Riverside Arts Council's Artscape
Fall & Winter Exhibition at the Riverside County Administrative Center
6 photographs selected: "Fanlight", "Hairy Fiddle", "Nestled Breakfast",
"Recycled View", "Shade of Purple" & "UFO-Unidentified Flying Oinker"
September/December 2010-"Best Foot Forward" Members Show @ CCAA
September/November 2010 -“Dominick Frascella Show” @ CAA
August/September 2010-"Fresh Produce" @ CAA
July/September 2010-"RAM Members' Mini Show" @ RAM
July/August 2010-" Faces, Places & Traces of History" @ Corona Public Library
July/August 2010-"Hot Time in the City" @ RCAA
June/July 2010-"Buildings Past or Present" @ CAA
May/November 2010-"Color Purple" @ Corona's Rejuvenate
May/June 2010-"Magical Moments" @ Corona Public Library
May/June 2010-"Spring Forth" @ Riverside Community Arts Association (RCAA)
May/June 2010-"Spring Fling" @ CAA
February/March 2010-"Maxine Piester Show" @ CAA
February 2010 Friends of Riverside Community College District Forensics Benefit Art Auction in Corona
January/February 2010-“My Funny Valentine” @ CAA
Award of Merit for “Courting Crustaceans”
November 2009-January 2010-“A Few of My Favorite Things” @ CAA
November 2009-“Off the Wall 2009” @ Riverside Art Museum (RAM)
Sold “UFO-Unidentified Flying Oinker” & “Purgatorio”
October 2009-“Dominick Frascella Show” @ CAA
August/September 2009-“De Colores” @ Corona Art Association (CAA)
Award of Merit for “Aparicion de San Jose”
August 2009-“When Swine Flu” @ Division 9 Gallery in Riverside
July 2009-Gates Cactus & Succulent Society Photography Show in Redlands
First & Third Place
