Mike Gilligan lives and makes art in Denver's Baker neighborhood. "I have enjoyed being a part of this community since I moved here in 1996," Mike says. "I paint, draw and make prints, but recently I've mostly been painting with oil on canvas. I have studied art at the Art Students League of Denver and at Colorado State University. I have shown and sold my work at several galleries in Denver on Santa Fe, Tennyson and at Grant Street Artworks, where I rent a studio. His work can be seen at www.MikeGilligan.com. Mike says his mask, "Musical Jolly Chimp, salutes several favorite stuffed-chimp toys he has had. He still owns one of them today!