Premio Combat Prize

The Corrida Series combines photography and painting in layers of resin which capture and reflect scattered light to create a luminous effect. Michael’s interest in this theme reflects a fascination with crumbling traditions, beauty and landscape.
Michael Angelo Caci is a Seattle based artist. He was born in Upstate New York to Italian immigrants migrating west for college in 1974. His work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries the United States and abroad, including CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; the Schneider Museum of Art, of Southern Oregon University in Ashland; Frederick Holmes & Company in Seattle; Expressions Gallery and
Doug Adams Gallery in Berkeley, CA; the Ceres Gallery in New York City; the Clara Hatton Gallery of Colorado State University in Ft. Collins; the OFFM Public Arts Council in Berlin; and the Saraghi Gallery on Phillip Island, Australia. In addition, his paintings are in public and corporate collections, including ArtSpace in New Haven, CT and the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Seattle.