Michael Carini is a San Diego based painter and California native. Trained in Los Angeles, Carini studied at Loyola Marymount while simultaneously serving as an apprentice under respected artists Jane Brucker and Roland Reiss. Graduating at the top of his class with several distinct honors including the Scholar of Distinction Award in painting, Carini returned to his hometown of San Diego in 2006. Due to debilitating personal issues, the artist’s studio remained locked for the latter part of 2008 and most of 2009. It was at this time that life presented an unexpected twist. On the evening of April 27th, 2009, Carini was violently attacked in his University Heights apartment, sustaining severe trauma in the form of facial contusions, multiple fractures, ocular trauma that rendered him unable to fully open his left eye for nearly a month, and a concussion that noticeably altered his memory and cognitive abilities. In the subsequent months, Carini returned to his studio with renewed passion, energy, and a new state of mind to produce a body of work unlike anything he had previously envisioned. It is the artist’s hope that you will enjoy the experience of this work as he invites you into the uncensored depths of his mind to catch a glimpse of the other side.

"My goal is to illuminate the human condition through the exploration of Conflicted Harmony"