Oh My God...ard! These are usually the first words out of peoples' mouths when they view
Michael Godard's artwork. Godard, known as the "Rock Star of the Art World" is currently
the #1 best selling artist in the U.S. Since childhood Godard has had paint flowing thru
his veins. He attended the University of Nevada in Las Vegas for Fine Arts and later attended
The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
After college Godard began working as a freelance illustrator with such high profile clients
as Coca Cola, Dodge, and Saks Fifth Avenue. Striking out on his own as an Artist, he started
to get noticed for his unique take on the vices of life. He became the first artist commissioned
in California to paint a life-sized cow, part of the "Cows on Parade" exhibition which appeared
on the Today Show and Oprah. Godard has been featured on Television in HBO's Cat House, A&E's Criss
Angel's Mind Freak, Inked, and as of yet in an untitled feature movie.
Today many collectors of Godard's art feel that his portrayal of fun is an exciting combination
of imagination and humor which evoke a dramatic feeling. Paintings depicting drunken grapes,
gangster olives, dancing strawberries, and flaming dice have taken the art world to proclaim
"Michael Godard's paintings are incredible." Gallery owners and the public agree Godard is one of
the most creative and versatile artists of our time.
Godard is very fortunate that painting has given him the opportunity to give back to others less
fortunate. Philanthropy is very important to Godard. In 2006, aware of the fact that his daughter
Paige's illness gave her only two weeks to live, Godard, with her blessing, made time to perform
at a charity event hosted by the Dallas Margarita Society. Godard painted in front of a crowd of
over ten thousand people, raising an unheard amount of money in a single evening. Also during the
short time he toured in 2006 on his "Magic, Mayhem and Martini Tour", he raised over half a million
dollars for charities focused on childhood illnesses.
Michael would like his fans to live an intoxicating life every day!