Michael Godard

Michael Godard Biography:
Much like LeRoy Neiman, Michael Godard is a critically-maligned, commercially successful painter with a penchant for the bright and bold. Godard was born on March 10, 1963 in Southern California. His family moved often and by the time his childhood was over, he had attended sixteen different schools. However, he knew he wanted to be a painter and nothing was going to discourage him. He attended the University of Nevada in Las Vegas and the Art Center College of Design in Pasedena and held a wide variety of jobs before he moved into fine art as a career. Godard's trademark olive came to life while he was camped in the hospital for months as his daughter suffered with brain cancer. The personified, bright green olives popped off the inky black background and set the groundwork for his rise in the art world.  >>click here for more