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Michael Massaro is an award-winning Tampa Bay artist whose work in sculpture, painting, and printmaking is well-regarded throughout the region.
Mike regularly exhibits at C. Emerson Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Art 5 Gallery in Tampa, the West Tampa Center for the Arts, and The University of Tampa’s Scarfone/Hartley Gallery. His work has appeared in numerous festivals including the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, the One Exhibition at Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry, the All Florida Fine Arts Juried Exhibition, and the Las Damas Invitational Exhibition.
Michael’s expertise and experience in design, fabrication, and presentation of art is highly valued in the arts community as witnessed by his work with such acclaimed artists as Sam Gilliam, Joyce Scott, Miriam Shapiro, Ed Paschke, and Audrey Flack at Tampa’s renowned printmaking lab STUDIO F.
Michael generously shares his talents with students as an arts advocate and educator. He is the Director of Gallery 501 at Howard W. Blake School of the Arts in Tampa, Studio Assistant and Foundry Coordinator at The University of Tampa, and co-printer for visiting artists at Studio F.