Michael Sawecki is a Michigan native who, after earning a BFA from The College for Creative Studies in Detroit, headed south and now currently resides in Hampton, Georgia. With nearly 20 years of teaching experience, he taught for many years in the Fulton County school system before moving over to Henry County where he currently works at Locust Grove High School. While teaching is more than a full time job, he has continued to hone his personal art and has exhibited broadly throughout Georgia including the Zuckerman Museum of Art at Kennesaw State, the Marietta Museum of Art, and the Lagrange Art Museum, among other locations.