Michael Haynes resides in the mountains near Salida, CO after previously living in the St. Louis, MO area. Noted for his historical art and painstaking attention to accuracy, he has been commissioned to produce interpretive art for a number of National Park Service sites, including Gettysburg, The Underground Railroad, and The Arch of St. Louis. His paintings were displayed and reproduced countless times during the Bicentennial of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. 

He has won numerous awards from Los Angeles to New York, and his work is in private and public collections in the United States and abroad. He has been published on five continents. His art has hung in the White House and the office of the Secretary of Defense.

In addition to the National Park Service, his paintings, depicting significant moments in US history, are in the collections of the US Army, the US Postal Service, and the ND Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center. His work has been selected as guides for the National Geographic Society’s Lewis & Clark IMAX production. 

In his words, “I am constantly challenged by learning about cultures and people who inhabited this country, then transferring that knowledge into art that informs viewers and tells a story that brings them into the scene. Combining research with the power of composition, color, and light, I hope to create a painting that entwines the literal with imagination and leads viewers into a moment and a culture that has been lost until re-visualized through this creative process.”