Mike Salcido

Mike was born on March 16, 1971 in Roswell, New Mexico. From an early age he showed an interest in and a talent for a variety of art forms, including drawing, painting, music, and acting. In 1991, at the age of 20, he relocated to Dallas, Texas, where he has worked as a travel agent to support his study of and interest in art.
He has traveled extensively in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Latin America. His visits to Mexico City have been particularly meaningful, because there he was able to experience firsthand the strange power of the life and work of one of his major inspirations, Frida Kahlo. Other influences include Canadians Diane Desmarais and Dominic Besner and American Mark Whitmarsh.
He creates beautiful images of a world full of color and constantly in motion. Mike's goal is to trigger in the viewer a unique emotion that simultaneously snaps him out of his ordinary life and puts him into contact with the reciprocal energy of the world.

Solo Exhibitions

Calm Reflections, Murray Covens Gallery 2013



Group Exhibitions

Encaustic Recon, Northlake College 2014

Beyond Color, Murray Covens Gallery 2013

SMART START, Gallery At Midtown 2013

KITSCH and Flow, Ft. Worth Arts Center 2013

Senico, Senico Studios 2013

Incrementum III, Gallery At Midtown 2013

Best Of Portfolio Review, Kettle Art 2013

Bright Black Lines, White Space Gallery 2012

ArtHash Open Salon, Kettle Art 2012

Fresh Faces, Bathhouse Cultural Center 2011

The Wit Group Show, Wit Gallery 2010

Upstairs @ Pearl, Pearl Gallery 2010

21st Century Vintage, Rising Gallery 2009