Bio

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 Michael Pianta (b.1986) has a BFA from UT Tyler, and an MA and MFA from the University of Dallas.  He has also received certificates of completion in Drawing and Painting from the Texas Academy of Figurative Art, a classical realist atelier in Fort Worth, Texas.  He has exhibited at various galleries nationally.  He has taught numerous private classes and workshops in Fort Worth. His wife Audra Pianta is also a classically trained artist.  Together they run Pianta Studios, which offers workshops and classes in the Metroplex area.  They live in Fort Worth with their two daughters.