Eric Michael (b. 1984) is a Venezuelan-American painter and visual artist whose work explores the interplay of color, form, and cultural memory. His paintings and murals intergrade gradients, shapes, and natural motifs to investigate themes of identity, belonging, and transformation.
His recent body of work, Memorias, delves into the vibrant landscape of the 1990s, drawing from childhood memories in Caracas where toys, sneakers, and video games became both portals of imagination and safe havens amid political unrest. By revisiting these relics of the past, Michael crafts compositions that celebrate nostalgia, resilience, and the universal journey of coming of age.
Michael’s work has been exhibited at Munzón Gallery, The Laundromat Artspace, DAB Art, SOLA Contemporary, the Long Beach Museum of Art, CAIN Gallery, Thinkspace Projects, Brea Gallery and Brand Library. He lives and has his studio in Long Beach, CA where he continues to engage with the local arts community through public art, exhibitions, and collaborative projects.
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September 2023 - 75th Anniversary Biennial Art Auction - Long Beach Museum of Art - Long Beach, CA
September 2025 - toO sWeeT Group Show - Thinkspace Projects - Los Angeles, CA
July 2025 - Long Beach Walls Mural Festival - Long Beach, CA
June 2025 - Pomona Pride Center Commissioned Mural - Pomona, CA
April 2025 - Cannibal Flower x Gabba Gallery Group Art Show - Los Angeles, CA
February 2025 - 59th CAIN National Art Show - Cain Gallery DMC - Corpus Christi, TX
May 2024 - Metamorphosis Mural - Paramount Paints - Paramount, CA
September 2023 - 20th Biennial Art Auction - Long Beach Museum of Art - Long Beach, CA
May 2023 - Sueños II - Group Show - Munzón Gallery - Long Beach, CA
November 2022 - Filling The Void - Group Show - Munzón Gallery - Long Beach, CA
June 2021 - 19th Biennial Art Auction - Long Beach Museum of Art - Long Beach, CA
June 2021 - Art Soiree - Inspired LBC - Long Beach, CA
January 2021 - Couriers Of Hope - Port City Creative Guild - Long Beach, CA
November 2020 - Goodwill South LA - Commissioned Mural - Long Beach, CA
October 2020 - Dia de los Muertos Public Art Event - District 1 DTLB - Long Beach, CA
September 2020 - Paint Memphis Mural Festival - Memphis, CA
February 2020 - Never a Dull Moment - Group Show - ArtBar LA - Venice, CA
January 2020- Intergalactic - Group Show - Shockboxx Gallery - Hermosa Beach, CA
January 2020 - Activism + Art - Group Show - SOLA Contemporary - Inglewood, CA
May 2019 - Icon - Group Mural Fest Show - Ice House Art Complex - Long Beach, CA
April 2019 - 8th District - Commissioned Mural - Council member field office - Long Beach, CA
April 2019 - Figments - Group Show - Shockboxx Gallery - Hermosa Beach, CA
March 2019 - Azusa Beautiful - Commissioned Utility Box - Azusa, CA
February 2019 - Shapes - Commissioned Mural - Expo Arts Center - Bixby Knolls, CA
December 2018- What’s in a Name - Commissioned Mural - Hotel Constance - Pasadena, CA
Sept 2018 - Click_Bait - Group Show - Dab Art - Ventura, CA
June 2018 - See or Not - Duo Show - Laundromat Art Space - Miami, FL
April 2018 - Introspect - Group Show - Substrate Gallery - Hollywood, CA
April 2018 - Symbiosis - Group Show - Resin Gallery- Hermosa Beach, CA
January 2018 - Enough! - Group Show- Shockboxx Gallery - Hermosa Beach, CA