Born in 1982, in Austin, Minnesota, Micah's early memories of connecting with the creative process began at an early age. From asking his parents for the White-Out when he went outside the lines in his coloring books to later finding inspiration from M.C. Escher and Salvador Dali.
Micah took as many art classes as he could in high school and would go on to win the Artist of the Year award as a senior, which propelled him to pursue a BFA at Minnesota State University, Mankato. There, Micah focused on sculpture and ceramics which would later inform his clean, organic, surreal work in acrylic.
A fascination with anatomy and other biological forms, including the stylized 19th century illustrations of Ernst Haeckel, spurred the biological surrealism Micah delved into for a decade. The Oregon-based artist took a turn recently into "altered realism", where his hyper-realistic landscapes are distorted by otherwise invisible forms and patterns.
Past shows:
2024 AQUA Art, Miami Art Week with Arch Enemy Arts Miami Beach, FL
New Western Landscapes, Museum of the Southwest Midland, TX
Vangurard Invitational group show Melbourne, AUS
Devotions, solo show, Arch Enemy Arts Philadelphia, PA
2023 Hi-Fructose Invitational, Arch Enemy Arts Philadelphia, PA
Realism/Altered Reality, group show, Gallery 23 New York, NY
Uninvisible, solo show, Ryan Joseph Gallery. Denver, CO
Oregon Country Fair Veneta, OR
MAPS convention with Phaneros Art. Denver, CO
Surreal Salon 15, Baton Rouge Gallery Baton Rouge, LA
*Best in Show
2022 Atomic #13, Vertical Gallery Chicago, IL
Manscaping, The Hole NYC/Los Angeles
Oregon Country Fair Veneta, OR
The Space Between, Featured artist, Arch Enemy Arts Philadelphia, PA
Otherworldly, Solo show, Liberty Arts Gallery Yreka, CA
2021 Signs of Life, Solo show, Ryan Joseph Gallery Denver, CO
Beyond Tides, Arch Enemy Arts Philadelphia, PA
16th Anniversary show, The Hive Gallery Los Angeles, CA
Afterglow, Arch Enemy Arts Philadelphia, PA
2020 Spectrum, Arch Enemy Arts Philadelphia, PA
Open Call Showcase, Arch Enemy Arts Philadelphia, PA
2019 Mile High Magic, Threyda Gallery Denver, CO
Oregon Country Fair Veneta, OR
Tiny Visions, The Hive Gallery Los Angeles, CA
Progress 2019, Marrow Collective Pop-up show Medford, OR
Underwater, Walton art House Ashland, OR
14th Anniversary Show, The Hive Gallery Los Angeles, CA
Art Nagoya, Art Fair Nagoya, Japan
2018 Walton Art House Ashland, OR
Emerging, Ryan Joseph Gallery San Francisco, CA
DesignerCon, Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA
The Corridor Gallery, Umpqua Valley Arts Assn. Roseburg, OR
Oregon Country Fair Venita, OR
Tiny Visions, The Hive Gallery Los Angeles, CA
Exploring Psychedelics Conference Ashland, OR
13th Anniversary show The Hive Gallery Los Angeles, CA
Ashland Art Center Ashland, OR
Tarot 9 The Hive Gallery Los Angeles, CA
2017 Featured artist at The Hive Gallery Los Angeles, CA
Two-person show at Rogue Gallery and Art Center. Medford, OR
Oregon Country Fair Venita, OR
Holy Apostles Gallery Manhattan, NY
2016 Strange Paradise Axis Pioneer Square Seattle, WA
Disjecta Gallery Portland Biennial Portland, OR
Oregon Country Fair Venita, OR
Austin Artworks Festival Austin, MN
2015 Chalk Farm Gallery Santa Fe, NM
Oregon Country Fair Venita, OR
Art in the Pearl Portland, OR
Firehouse Gallery Grants Pass, OR
Press:
Interview with Sleeve Studios, March 2024.
In Too Deep Podcast interview, Feb. 2024.
Entheoscope Magazine, Issue 4, July 2023.
Interview with Juxtapoz Magazine March 10, 2023.
Feature in Hi-Fructose magazine Vol. 64, Sept. 2022.
Feature in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine online May 28, 2022.
Featured interview, Via Omega magazine, Issue 10, January 2022
Artsy AF podcast interview, August 2021
Featured artist in Curiosity Box #12
YouTube video of presentation at the Ashland Library
Ladder and Key "Ten-Point Profile" interview April 2018
Infinite Imaginarium podcast interview 2017
Ashland Sneak Preview interview July 2017
Art the Science Blog interview. April 2017
Rogue Valley Messenger interview. Feb. 2016
Featured on Surrealism Today. Nov. 20, 2015
Austin Daily Herald, July 2014.
One of my painting's new home, Apartment Therapy
Ashland Mail Tribune interview, Jan. 2013.
Radio Interview on KZSC Santa Cruz, CA from Sept. 2011.