Michael Pfleghaar

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Michael Pfleghaar
Michael Pfleghaar is a modern illustrator, painter and ceramicist.
Michael’s graphic works possess a strong design element.
In 2024, he has been selected as one of 40 artists featured in New American Paintings Midwest, curated by Rosario Güiraldes

Illustrator, painter and ceramicist Michael Pfleghaar creates vibrant, Hockneyesque Still Life works. Michael looks to modernist design, architecture, and interiors to inspire his multicoloured abstract paintings, prints, and constructions.

Michael Pfleghaar’s Style

Michael received his MFA in Visual Arts from Lesley University College of Art and Design in 2011. He often centres his practice on documenting his life. Using inanimate objects as surrogates for figures, Michael creates archaeological dialogues between scenes, settings, and objects. Exploring elements of self-reflection and materiality, the artist applies flat space, simple, clean lines, and balanced yet bold colours to his works. The resulting compositions present an almost cartoonish orderliness, hum with a unique personality, and are optically satisfying.

Press, Commissions and Exhibitions

Arcadia Magazine, Studio Visit, Metropolitan Home, Solace, and American Craft have featured his work. Leading organisations such as Apple, ForeSee, Hayworth, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, and Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park are among the many to have purchased or commissioned Michael's illustrative artwork. You can find his original artworks in permanent collections, including the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Steelcase IncHerman Miller, the State of Michigan and Grand Valley State University.

Michael Pfleghaar Artworks

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    Purple Orchid by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Purple Orchid by Michael Pfleghaar
    Purple Orchid
    Paintings - 36x28 cm
    Snake Plant and Lamp by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Snake Plant and Lamp by Michael Pfleghaar
    Snake Plant and Lamp
    Paintings - 36x28 cm
    Prickly Pear on Orange by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Prickly Pear on Orange by Michael Pfleghaar
    Prickly Pear on Orange
    Paintings - 36x28 cm
    Faded Tulips by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Faded Tulips by Michael Pfleghaar
    Faded Tulips
    Paintings - 36x28 cm
    Monstera in Ink by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Monstera in Ink by Michael Pfleghaar
    Monstera in Ink
    Paintings - 36x28 cm
    Neon Pothos in Ink  by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Neon Pothos in Ink  by Michael Pfleghaar
    Neon Pothos in Ink
    Paintings - 36x28 cm
    Faded Sunflower by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Faded Sunflower by Michael Pfleghaar
    Faded Sunflower
    Paintings - 36x28 cm
    Peonies in Striped Vase by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Peonies in Striped Vase by Michael Pfleghaar
    Peonies in Striped Vase
    Paintings - 36x28 cm
    Hydrangea and Thistle by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Hydrangea and Thistle by Michael Pfleghaar
    Hydrangea and Thistle
    Paintings - 36x28 cm
    Stargazers in Striped Vase by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Stargazers in Striped Vase by Michael Pfleghaar
    Stargazers in Striped Vase
    Paintings - 36x28 cm
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    Succulent Planter on Peach by Michael Pfleghaar
    Succulent Planter on Peach
    Paintings - 51x41 cm
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    Coatepec Courtyard by Michael Pfleghaar
    Coatepec Courtyard
    Paintings - 91x91 cm
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    Polka Dot Begonia 2 by Michael Pfleghaar
    Polka Dot Begonia 2
    Paintings - 51x41 cm
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    Polka Dot Begonia 1 by Michael Pfleghaar
    Polka Dot Begonia 1
    Paintings - 51x41 cm
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    Mary's Planters 2 by Michael Pfleghaar
    Mary's Planters 2
    Paintings - 51x41 cm
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    Mary's Planters 1 by Michael Pfleghaar
    Mary's Planters 1
    Paintings - 51x41 cm

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