Mike Savage

Born in 1958, Mike grew up on Strawberry Hill in Kansas City, Kansas, an ethnic community of decedents from Poland, Croatia, Germany and Ireland among others. He attended catholic schools until college, where on scholarship he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Kansas. He has now
spent the past two decades at an easel capturing life’s ‘moments’ with spontaneous and bold brushstrokes. Having worked in several different mediums and experimenting with his style, it was in 1987 that today’s signature look began to evolve. That year, the owner of JJ’s, a local Kansas City bistro, asked Mike to display his pastels. However, it was a year later when he hung his acrylics, that JJ’s and Mike knew there was a connection. One of fine food and fine art. This was Mike’s first avenue to sell his work, and now twenty-seven years later JJ’s still exclusive