Michael Patrick Bailey (b.1986) was born in Indianapolis and raised in the Miami Valley just south of Dayton, OH. A self-taught painter, his experience as a lifelong sportsman and lover of the outdoors blazed the trail for him to become an award-winning wildlife artist.

 
His wildlife and landscape works are featured in private and public collections around the world and have been shown in New York, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Salem, Cheyenne, Livingston, Honolulu, Wichita, Indianapolis, and beyond.

Michael is also a published illustrator — his works include the comics Uprooted Vol. I and II, The Happy, and Le Poux, as well as the children's books Now We Are Seven, Stella Rose and the Sea Dragon, and The Joy of Being the First.

He always wanted to be a cowboy.

AWARDS

Western Kentucky Botanical Garden Paint Out 2026
Winner, Honorable Mention, Owensboro Art Guild. Owensboro, KY

27th Annual First Brush of Spring Paint Out
Winner, Award of Excellence from the Richmond Art Museum
Winner, First Tier IPAPA FBOS Nocturne Competition
Winner, First Tier Quick Draw Competition
Hoosier Art Salon and Indiana Plein Air Painters Association. New Harmony, IN

2026-2027 Wyoming Collectible Conservation Stamp Art Show
Honorable Mention
Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Cheyenne, WY

64th Owensboro Art Guild Juried Exhibition
Merit Award, Owensboro Art Guild
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY.

2025 Annual IPAPA Member Exhibition
Merit Award, Indiana Plein Air Painters Association.
Brown County Art Gallery. Nashville, IN

Bronze Buffalo Paint Out 2025
Best in Show and Purchase Award, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art. Owensboro, KY

37th Great Outdoor Art Contest
Honorable Mention, TC Steele Historic Site + Indiana Plein Air Painters Association. Nashville, IN

81st Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition Juried Exhibition
Winner, Alliance of the SWOPE Award of Excellence
Indiana State University Yang Family Art Gallery, SWOPE Art Museum. Terre Haute, IN

Western Kentucky Botanical Garden Paint Out 2025
Winner, 2nd Place, Owensboro Art Guild. Owensboro, KY

2025-2026 Wyoming Collectible Conservation Stamp Art Show
Winner, 1st Place, 2026 Conservation Stamp
Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Cheyenne, WY

93rd Annual Indiana Artists Club Annual Juried Exhibition
Winner, Indiana Artists Club Award of Merit
Waller Gallery, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. Indianapolis, IN

Bronze Buffalo Paint Out 2024
Merit Award, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art. Owensboro, KY

First Brush of Fall 2024
Winner, 2nd Place Indiana Plein Air Painters Association. Madison, IN

36th Great Outdoor Art Contest
Winner, 2nd Place and People’s Choice
TC Steele Historic Site + Indiana Plein Air Painters Association. Nashville, IN

100th Annual Hoosier Art Salon National Exhibition
Winner, Hoosier Salon Patrons Association Award for First-Time Exhibitor
Richard E. Ford Gallery, Indiana State Museum. Indianapolis, IN

2024-2025 Wyoming Collectible Conservation Stamp Art Show
Honorable Mention
Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Cheyenne, WY

2024 7th International Sea Duck Conference Exhibition & Art Contest
Runner Up
International Sea Duck Conference. Virtual event, Canada.

2022-2023 California Duck Stamp Art Contest
Honorable Mention
California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Sacramento, CA

2021-22 Hawai'i Wildlife Conservation & Game Bird Stamp Art Contest
Winner, 2021-2022 Wildlife Conservation Stamp
Hawai'i DNLR Division of Forestry and Wildlife. Honolulu, HI

 

EXHIBITIONS

2026 

SALON: Plein Air Exhibition
The Gallery at Arts Illiana. Terre Haute, IN

Fresh off the Easel
John James Audubon Museum. Henderson, KY

43rd Annual Conservation Stamp Art Show
Wyoming Game & Fish Department Headquarters. Cheyenne, WY

A Fresh Perspective
Henderson Society of Art, John James Audubon Museum. Henderson, KY

65th Owensboro Art Guild Juried Exhibition 
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro Art Guild, Owensboro, KY

LOCALITY
New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, IN.

Winter's Palette
Gallery 101, Ohio Valley Art League, Henderson, KY

 

2025 

2025 Annual IPAPA Member Exhibition
Indiana Plein Air Painters Association. Brown County Art Gallery. Nashville, IN

Wesselman Woods 4th Annual Juried Exhibition: Oops All Birds!
Wesselman Woods Nature Society, Evansville, IN.

Fresh Off the Easel
John James Audubon Museum. Henderson, KY

42nd Annual Indiana Wildlife Artists' Fine Art Exhibit
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens. Muncie, IN

81st Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition Juried Exhibition
Indiana State University Yang Family Art Gallery, SWOPE Art Museum. Terre Haute, IN

101st Annual Hoosier Art Salon National Exhibition
Richard E Ford Gallery, Indiana State Museum. Indianapolis, IN

20th Annual Good Ole Summertime
Hoosier Art Salon Gallery, New Harmony, IN

Naturally Inspired
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. Indianapolis, IN

Gardens of Henderson
Ohio Valley Art League, Gallery 101. Henderson, KY

A Fresh Perspective
Henderson Society of Art, John James Audubon Museum. Henderson, KY

47th Annual Indiana Heritage Arts Juried Exhibition & Sale
Indiana Heritage Arts, The Historic Brown County Arts Gallery. Nashville, IN

[unveiled] Art Exhibition
Mentor Municipal Art Center. Mentor, OH

42nd Annual Conservation Stamp Art Show
Wyoming Game & Fish Department Headquarters. Cheyenne, WY

93rd Annual Indiana Artists Club Annual Juried Exhibition
Waller Gallery, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. Indianapolis, IN

BRINK – Art Show and benefit for Bird Alliance of Oregon
Antler Gallery. Portland, OR

 

2024

2024 Annual IPAPA Member Exhibition
Indiana Plein Air Painters Association. Brown County Art Gallery. Nashville, IN

Revival
WOW x WOW Contemporary Online Gallery. Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ultra Wonder
WOW x WOW Contemporary Online Gallery. Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

I Want Your Skull
The Trophy Room LA. Los Angeles, CA

WOW² (Volume VIII)
WOW x WOW Contemporary Online Gallery. Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

100th Annual Hoosier Art Salon National Exhibition
Richard E. Ford Gallery, Indiana State Museum. Indianapolis, IN

Silent Soliloquies
WOW x WOW Contemporary Online Gallery. Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

19th Annual Good Ole Summertime
Hoosier Art Salon Gallery. New Harmony, IN

Monochromagic 7
WOW x WOW Contemporary Online Gallery. Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

33rd Annual Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils
Mark Arts. Wichita, KS

41st Annual Conservation Stamp Art Show
Wyoming Game & Fish Department Headquarters. Cheyenne, WY

7th Annual International Sea Duck Conference Art Exhibition & Contest
Virtual Event. Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada

Gazing Into Infinity
WOW x WOW Contemporary Online Gallery. Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

 

2023

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Art Show
Bush Barn Art Center. Salem, OR

Everything but the Kitchen Sink
La Luz de Jesus Gallery. Los Angeles, CA

40th Annual Conservation Stamp Art Show
Wyoming Game & Fish Department Headquarters. Cheyenne, WY

 

2022

The Gilded Grouse
Uprooted Cooking x Campione. Livingston, MT

50th Anniversary Wildfowl Art Classic
Pacific Flyway Decoy Association. Sacramento, CA

39th Annual Conservation Stamp Art Show
Wyoming Game & Fish Department Headquarters. Cheyenne, WY

 

2021

38th Annual Conservation Stamp Art Show
Wyoming Game & Fish Department Headquarters. Cheyenne, WY

 

2018

Pop!
CCD & Artist Plexus, St. Francis College. Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY

Melrose Pop-Up
Urgent Beauty Squad, Melrose Trading Post. Fairfax, Los Angeles, CA

 

2017

JACKED KIRBY : 100
CCD & Artist Plexus, St. Francis College. Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY

 

2016

Small Screams: Terror from the TV
CCD.NYC, Irish Haven Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY

Second Summer Block Party
CCD.NYC & The Jerry, Steeplechase Beer Garden. Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY

Ghostbusters HQ
BBQ Films. Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY

Friday the 13TH
CCD.NYC, Dromedary Urban Tiki. Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

 

2015

The Star Wars Art Show
Joseph Milazzo, Three Jolly Pigeons. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY

NIGHTFALL
John LaMacchia & Joseph Milazzo, St. Paul's Parish Hall. Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY

Monsters, Maniacs, and Mayhem – Part II
CCD Art & Supply, Irish Haven. Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY

Record Collection
CCD.NYC, The Arrogant Swine. Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY

The HBO Show
CCD.NYC, Irish Haven. Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY

Spring Grand Salon
Greenpoint Gallery. Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY

A Fine Pair – Pop Culture Duos of the 1980's
CCD Art & Supply, Irish Haven. Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY

St. Valentine's Day Massacre
CCD Art & Supply, Irish Haven. Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY

 

2014

Monsters, Maniacs, and Mayhem – Universal Horror Films
CCD Art & Supply, Irish Haven. Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY