Michael James Cisarik

Michael James Cisarik (b. 1993, Houston, Texas) is an emerging abstract artist based in Dallas, Texas who began painting for the first time in 2020. After only a matter of months, he began to be recognized by national and international publications and institutions like Visionary Projects, FOA, Vanity Fair, Tatler, House & Garden, Paper City, Saatchi Art, London’s “Floorr” Magazine, Lisbon’s Suboart Magazine, Belgium’s Contemporary Art Issue, Vancouver’s “Booooooom” Magazine and The University of Texas at Austin, among others. Further, Cisarik was named as an “A-List Artist” by Vanity Fair in March 2023. He has also received invitations to exhibitions in New York, Santa Fe, Miami, Paris, Milan, Monaco and Barcelona by various international art firms and galleries.

Cisarik’s work tends to be large-scaled and hyper-minimalist, focusing on large color blocks paired with contrasting, meticulously placed colorful accents, gritty textures, and delicate scrawls to evoke a state of movement. His mediums typically include a combination of acrylic and oil paints, charcoal, pastel, and graphite. Cisarik’s technique continues to evolve to contain mixed media with a heavy focus on color theory. By creating high contrast rigid blocks of co...

University of Texas at Austin, BBA, MBA