BIOGRAPHY

Michael Backus

was born in the USA in 1956. 
By the age of 17 he had won a bank of America acheivement award in art and a scholarship to the
Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. 
Michael graduated from the Art Center in 1979 and intially started his career as an entertainment 
industry artist specializing in portraiture. 
Michael worked for clients such as Warner Bros, Universal, 20th Century fox, Disney, CBS, NBC, ABC
and many video packaging compaines. 
The search for saner work schedules and a broader client base took Michael into advertising in the
mid '80's.
Since then, he has worked for numerous major corporations, magazines, newspapers and billboard
advertising. 

Michael also sells original acrylic paintings as well as limited editions of his own work.