Mike Shane's 

Professional development

Mike Shane was born on 15 October 1970 in Luxembourg, Europe.

He studied graphic arts and illustration in Luxembourg at the Beaux-Arts, in Austria at the "Graphische", Vienna and at the Design Studio in St. Pölten.

These years were followed by individual Painting Exhibitions in Austria and in Luxembourg. In 1997 he started the project "The Visualizer" , a link between event-agencies and end costumers.

He visualized, illustrated and "translated" complex event ideas to the target customer. In 1999 he started Bodypainting and has been working as an independent professional Artist ever since.

Throughout the years he was responsible for the design of a couple of Bowling-Center Murals as well as other Wall Paintings in Austria. Mike is constantly searching for cooperations with other artists.Projects like “De Cecco-TV spot”, “Austria Tabak-Llifeball” have been realized together with Bella Volen, Lena Pock, Fredi Schmid and Chris Oberheber OBSN.com

In 2010 he founded the artist-group "CREACHIEFS" together with Eva Brosch, Bella Volen, Chris OBSN Oberheber, Birgit Mörtl and Lena Pock.This new project got him in touch with video-productions as well as stage performances and also made him go back to his graphic-design roots.

In the present Mike is promoting his Bodypainting Artworks and his unique Action-Painting Performances throughout the world. In 2011 his Artworks have been exhibited at the Museum for contemporary Arts in Caracas, Venezuela.

Mike teaches Bodypainting-Classes specialized in "Commercial Bodypainting" within the Bodypainting Academy Austria and at chosen Festivals worldwide.