Michael Haight

Michael Haight
Some of these compositions are like lists of events written over the top of maps, that act as
vessels for emotions not felt until time, and sobriety, allow such feelings, and memories to bubble
to the surface. Some are built as testimonials, like piles of belongings meant to be sifted through,
in order to organize a narrative from the rubble and the aftermath. Many feature one or more acts
of self-portraiture—judgment of the past from the present—as a way to illustrate the way the new
self remembers the old selves. And then there are the figures that surround me with their
influence, and likewise my influence upon them. These gestures encompass the main interests
of my life’s work: enlightenment, spirituality, inner growth, social dynamics, the intentions of self,
and the effects of these causes. Oftentimes an artwork serves as an indication of a choice or
outcome, illustrating cycles of death and rebirth, or hinting at impending transformation. ~Michael
Haight
Michael Haight (b.1984, Fontana, CA) was raised in the Inland Empire of Southern California,
and now lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a BA in Creative Writing from the
University of California at Riverside, CA and has an MFA in Visual Art from Claremont Graduate
University in Claremont, CA. The Artist has shown in spaces throughout the US and Europe
including Phillips Auction House in London, UK; G/Art/En Gallery in Como, Italy; One Trick Pony
Gallery in Los Angeles, CA; Lyles and King in New York, NY; UTA Artist Space in Beverly Hills,
CA; OCCCA in Santa Ana, CA; LACE in Hollywood, CA and Cirrus Gallery in Los Angeles, CA.
His curatorial projects include Group-a-Therapists at Kippenberger-Beuys Gallery in Glendale,
CA in 2016, and Being Present Mafia at Soze Gallery in West Hollywood, CA in 2016. His work
has been featured in the publications Architectural Digest (2022), New American Paintings
(2021, 2022, 2023), Art Maze (2021) and the collaborative book, with the Poet Cutter Streeby,
entitled Tension: Rupture (Tupelo Press 2021). Haight will hold a solo exhibition Fall 2023 at My
Pet Ram in New York, NY with work from his series Alcoholic Crepuscules.