August 2006

Michael Angelo Gagliardi was born in New York City in 1962 to Irish and Italian Parents. He received a B.F.A. in painting and sculpture and a M.A. in Theatrical Design from C.W. College of Long Island University in 1985. He has, since 1989, lived in Chicago where he works as a Stagehand doing sets, lights and props for Broadway Musicals.

“When I enter the studio to paint or sculpt it becomes a journey inward. It is an inward journey to find a simple truth about a feeling or emotion. I hope to create works that are simple truths. I want the viewer to say “this work understands what I am feeling”. I want this to happen without words or definitions. I want it to happen deep within the viewer on a subconscious or primal level.”