Michael Martino was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  His father, Palmer, a commercial artist, taught him to draw and encouraged his sculpting. He graduated from Bradford High School in 1973 and went on to receive a BFA in Sculpture from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1977. He and his wife Phyllis, a talented illustrative watercolorist, were married in 1988. They have two sons, Tony born in 1990 and, Nick in 1992.

      Michael shares his love of sculpture with children in various artist in residence programs and presentations in the schools. He also shares his experiences as a snow sculptor. Michael has traveled and sculpted snow with teammates Tom Queoff and Michael J. Sponholtz since 1986. They won a bronze medal in the 1998 Winter Olympic Arts Festival in Iiyama, Japan and in 2000 took third place in the World Snow Sculpture Championship in Kiruna, Sweden.

      Contact Michael for an appointment to view his pieces available for purchase. Michael will create works of art for clients with a theme of their own within their budget and schedule.