Born in Manila, Philippines, Michael Arcega is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in sculpture and extended medias. His art, though visual, revolves largely around language. Among other influences, he utilizes comedic strategies and tactics to express darker socio-political issues. He received his BFA in Interdisciplinary studies at the San Francisco Art Institute and his MFA at Stanford University.

He has had solo exhibitions at the The deYoung Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, The Contemporary Museum in Honolulu, Steve Turner Contemporary in Los Angeles, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery in New York, and Marx and Zavattero in San Francisco. Arcega is a recipient of a Joan Mitchell MFA Grant, Murphy Cadogan Fine Arts Fellowship, Montalvo Arts Center residency, and a Headlands Center for the Arts residency & an MFA fellow award. Michael lives and works in San Francisco.


Marx & Zavattero, San Francisco, CA.
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Member of APT Los Angeles
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