Hello, I’m Michael Perez, a queer Puerto Rican illustrator originally from Texas, now living in Minnesota. Working mainly with digital media, acrylic, and gouache, I create works informed and inspired by nature, comics, and portraiture.
I graduated with a BFA in Illustration from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design and I’ve since worked on projects with fellow alumni, businesses, and a variety of commissions.
I am currently a member of the Minnesota Artists Guild.
If you’re interested in working with me, please send inquiries to hello@michael-illustrates.com
I graduated with a BFA in Illustration from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design and I’ve since worked on projects with fellow alumni, businesses, and a variety of commissions.
I am currently a member of the Minnesota Artists Guild.
If you’re interested in working with me, please send inquiries to hello@michael-illustrates.com
EXHIBITION HISTORY
THAW - Awarded 1st Place (Judge’s Choice)
Creative Flow Art Center, Fridley, MN
April - May 2026
Taking Flight
Creative Flow Art Center, Fridley, MN
January - February 2026
Grounded: Forest and Fieldwork
Virtual exhibition hosted online by Gallery Glitch
November 2025 - February 2026
CLIENT LIST
Brave New Nails - Branding / Identity, 2026
• Art Director: Chris Esparza
REP for MN - Portaits, 2024
• Art Director: Paige Reynolds
Children’s Theatre Company - Contracted works for productions and marketing, 2017
• Art Directors: Mika Albornoz, Regina Hanson, Kaitlin Randolph
PUBLISHED WORKS & CONTRIBUTIONS
Free Coloring Book (print), 2026
• Curator: Sara Fowler
A community driven free coloring book distributing to families sheltering in place in the Minnesota Twin Cities area
during acute ICE/DHS activity during the winter of 2025-2026. Learn more here
EELS: Endlessly Experiential Liminal Scrolling (digital)
Volume 1, 2025
• Curator: Paul Fosaaen
Plus Dog Collective Anthologies, 2015-2019 (print)
Volumes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Printed anthologies created and curated by the former artists collective “Plus Dog Collective.”
I was a member of the collective and assisted with the creation of some volumes.
Eagleland’s Breadbasket, 2017 (print)
• Curator: Chan Chau
HELLAVISION TELEVISION Animation Show (digital animation)
Episode 2 - Trylon Cinema, Minneapolis, MN, September 2017
• Curator: Peter Steineck
THAW - Awarded 1st Place (Judge’s Choice)
Creative Flow Art Center, Fridley, MN
April - May 2026
Taking Flight
Creative Flow Art Center, Fridley, MN
January - February 2026
Grounded: Forest and Fieldwork
Virtual exhibition hosted online by Gallery Glitch
November 2025 - February 2026
CLIENT LIST
Brave New Nails - Branding / Identity, 2026
• Art Director: Chris Esparza
REP for MN - Portaits, 2024
• Art Director: Paige Reynolds
Children’s Theatre Company - Contracted works for productions and marketing, 2017
• Art Directors: Mika Albornoz, Regina Hanson, Kaitlin Randolph
PUBLISHED WORKS & CONTRIBUTIONS
Free Coloring Book (print), 2026
• Curator: Sara Fowler
A community driven free coloring book distributing to families sheltering in place in the Minnesota Twin Cities area
during acute ICE/DHS activity during the winter of 2025-2026. Learn more here
EELS: Endlessly Experiential Liminal Scrolling (digital)
Volume 1, 2025
• Curator: Paul Fosaaen
Plus Dog Collective Anthologies, 2015-2019 (print)
Volumes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Printed anthologies created and curated by the former artists collective “Plus Dog Collective.”
I was a member of the collective and assisted with the creation of some volumes.
Eagleland’s Breadbasket, 2017 (print)
• Curator: Chan Chau
HELLAVISION TELEVISION Animation Show (digital animation)
Episode 2 - Trylon Cinema, Minneapolis, MN, September 2017
• Curator: Peter Steineck
