Mike Farley Bio

          Originally a native of Cushing, Maine, Mike Farley moved to Boston and eventually found his calling in the world of art.   He graduated with honors from New England School of Art and Design in 2008. While there he became inspired by the work of Boston artist and teacher Randall Thurston.

        Farley eventually began cutting out his drawings and paintings.    He refers to his work as "organic" in that the figures are natural creatures and plants born from his responses and interest in the biology of plants, animals, and insects. Further influenced by the sea animals at the Boston Aquarium, his experiences growing up on the coast of Maine, and his interest in the animals and fauna of the Amazon, all his creatures have Latin genus species nomenclature.   Farley begins by drawing and planning out each hybrid creature and plant although "it can change at any time." He describes some of his creatures as being entirely from his imagination and others more easily recognizable as "partly of our world".

                    In 2008 Farley's intricately cut paintings were chosen to be in a show representing the work of one notable graduate from each art school in the Boston area ("... It's expertly made..." Boston Globe 7/30/2008).

                 Farley's photography focuses on nature and the "nature" of city life -- the colors and geometric shapes that are produced naturally in the city, as well as the the animals and trees in city parks.   In 2009 he was selected to participate in “Artist in the Arboretum”at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.   He also stages his own impromptu art in parks using seed pods and other natural products of the Summer's growth.

Bamboo Installation, Pason Park, Boston

Seed Pod Installation, Pason Park, Boston

When not staging guerilla park art, Mike exhibits his work in Boston and surrounding area galleries.

Mike Farley, Self Portrait