Mike Margolis

I grew up in Philadelphia with a cheesesteak in one hand and crayons in the other. Art wasn't something I did — it was something I felt. After years in the seafood business (yes, really), I came home to what always fed my soul: making art that makes people feel something.

Now I paint in Phoenix, surrounded by color, music, and desert sun. My work is high-energy abstract — bold shapes, electric color, black gestural lines, and a sense of play that collectors tell me makes them smile every single day. I don't overthink a canvas. I step into the flow and let the painting surprise me. That surprise is the whole point.

My work has been exhibited at ASU Gammage, the Scottsdale Civic Center Library Gallery, the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Gallery, and the Tolleson "Faces Exhibition." My public art includes the City of Peoria's 2024 Utility Box Art Wrap. I've been featured on Channel 12 News Phoenix's Art Pops, designed a custom shoe collection for Stuart Weitzman, and my paintings hang in private collections alongside works by Agam, Shemi, Max, and Linderman.

I believe art should do good in the world. I proudly support Emily Yates Cancer Research, Donors are Heroes, and Whisk Away, benefiting Mother's Grace.

Commissions are open — if ...

HUSSIAN SCHOOL OF ART, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Commercial Art
FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL
SHEMER ART CENTER, PHOENIX, AZ.

SCOTTSDALE CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY GALLERY
CITY OF PEORIA ART & CULTURE DEPARTMENT
“ 2024 Utility Box Art Wrap Program”
GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL “ART GALLERY”
INNOVATIVE CONSULTING AND MARKETING “ART GALLERY”
"SWEET TOOTH” EXHIBITION @ THE CHANDLER
CENTER FOR THE ARTS
"ART POPS" ART FEATURE, CHANNEL 12 NEWS,
PHOENIX, AZ.
PRIVATE COLLECTORS IN PHILADELPHIA, PHOENIX, SEATTLE
URBAN RENEWAL Wine Label Designs