Growing up in Jamaica, Michael had always had a strong desire to inspire and speak to others through art. In 2012 he left his home country to live in the United States and began pursuing his artistic dreams. He earned his BFA in Illustration and Graphic Design with a minor in Animation at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Michael has been working as a Boston-based Freelance Illustrator and Designer for the past 5 years on a wide range of projects, exhibitions and showcases. When he isn’t teaching animation at his alma mater, Lesley University, he works as a children’s book illustrator, graphic novelist, and immerses himself in the comic book world to further his desire and knowledge in sequential arts. He often seeks to use his rich cultural background from his early life in Jamaica to infuse, improve and “season” whatever project he tackles, often mixing both digital and traditional media.