Michael has competed in several street painting festivals including:

• East Greenwich, RI (1st Place Adult Division 4 times)
• Providence, RI (1st Place and People’s Choice Award 2004, 1st Place Adult Divison one time; 2nd Place People’s Choice one time)
• Cambridge, MA (Multiple 1st & 2nd place finishes)
• Syracuse, NY (Multiple People's Choice Awards)

The street painting Michael is most proud of is his composition entitled “Remembering Heroes”.  It was a tribute to the fallen firefighters of the September 11th tragedy, created on the 3rd anniversary of that day.  Of the over 200 artist entries, he received a Judges’ 1st Place Award, as well as a 1st Place People’s Choice Award.  The People’s Choice Award is determined by popular vote of the viewing public.  By request, Michael recently recreated this street painting on canvas and has made this work available in prints.  A portion of the sale of each “Remembering Heroes” print will be donated to the Uniformed Firefighter’s Association Widows’ and Children’s Fund.

Two paintings, “Patriot Threads” and "Remembering Heroes" won 1st Place People’s Choice Awards in RI State Art Shows.

Graffiti contest 2nd place winner.