Michael Newberry

Michael Newberry is an American artist born in La Jolla, California, in 1956, whose career spans painting, drawing, writing, and art education. He sold his first artwork at 17 and has since sold more than one million dollars’ worth of work worldwide, exhibiting internationally in cities including New York, Los Angeles, Rome, and Brussels. His current major project, Rapture: The Space Series, is a planned cycle of 24 life-size oil paintings depicting gods and goddesses against nebula backgrounds; 19 paintings are complete. The series explores identity, light, boundaries, and humanity’s connection to the universe.

Through his website, Newberry shares articles, reflections, project updates, and information about his books, which bring together a lifetime of artistic practice and thought. The Newberry Art Inventory presents available works from his studio, including figurative drawings, paintings, sketches, pastels, landscapes, still lifes, and pieces from The Wave Series. Visitors can also explore an archive of more than 1,500 works, view major paintings, and find tutorials, talks, time-lapse videos, and artwork reveals.