Michael Mazgai
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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)


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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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