Michael Mazgai
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Bio

Michael is a native Californian who moved 22 years ago from San Francisco to Riverside where he enjoyed the beauty of its historical neighborhoods. After a 50 + year absence he has relocated to Salinas the city where he spent his childhood.

He is a member of SF Heritage, the Victorian Alliance of San Francisco (VASF), Alamo Square Neighborhood Association (ASNA), North of Panhandle Neighborhood Association (NOPNA), the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF),  Monterey County Historical Society (MCHS),  Monterey History & Art Association (MHAA),  Monterey Museum of Art (MMA),  Alliance of Monterey Area Preservationists (AMAP), California Missions Foundation (CMF) & the City of Salinas Historic Resources Board (HRB). 


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)


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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
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November 2018 "Off The Wall" Exhibit @ RAM
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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
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