I’m originally from Gulfport, Mississippi, but spent most of my life in North Carolina. I  received my Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 2003. While there, my main concentration in studying art was mostly in painting, drawing, and art history.  I was also involved in other areas in art which included print making, graphic designs, sculpture, and pottery.   During my course of study at the University, I was introduced to digital art along with traditional method of creating art.  

Back in 2001, I worked for Body Billboards Inc as a silk screen cleaner in the production area.  The local Parks and Recreation of Chapel Hill, NC was having a T-shirt design contest for all t-shirt companies in the area to enter, and my art, titled “Apples” was chosen for the Apple Chill t-shirt.  In 2009, my digital art titled “A Brother and His Sisters” was invited to be in a book with many other artist of an online art community, b-uncut called The Artist’s Diary. Years later, September 2017, I became an artist member at the art house of Las Vegas where my  works were shown.

I’m best known for my unique style, which appears to be something like stained glass window.  I actually developed it while doing an assignment for a High School art class, which was base on a cubism style.  I continued to draw in this style and has changed over the years, experimented with different techniques.   The name of this style Fractionalism came about in reference to a mathematical term by which someone who saw my work. 

Please feel free to check out my website  at https://www.michaelrmahalak.com and also you can follow michaelrmahalak@ facebook, mahalakmichael @ instagram, MMahalak@ twitter, and mahalakart@tumblr.