I was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1939 and lived in Boston until 1950 when my family moved to New Haven, Connecticut.
In 1980 I moved to Olympia, Washington where I live today.

I am a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University with a B.S. degree in Art Education. I taught art in junior and senior high schools in Connecticut and New York. I served as the Exhibits Manager of the Museum of Art, Science & Industry in Bridgeport, Connecticut. From 1970 to 1980 I served as the Assistant Director of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts and from 1980 to 1989, I was the Executive Director of the Washington State Arts Commission.

I have been painting and exhibiting professionaly since 1961 in Connecticut, New York, Oregon and Washington. I am currently a member of the International Society of Experimental Artists and received a "Cutting Edge Award" in the ISEA 2011 juried exhibition. My work is represented in over 160 private collections throughout the U.S. and abroad.

I am currently represented by Agora Gallery, NYC; The Artists Alley Fine Art Gallery-Galiara, San Francisco, CA; Mavi Contemporary Art, Tacoma, WA and GDP Studios, Shelton, WA.

A complete resume, bio, artist statement, article on my technique of painting in oils with cloth, and over 80 images of work from 2001 to the present are posted on my web site at www.michaelcroman.com.