Michael Tcheyan has been passionately involved with the arts for all his adult life. He was awarded a full scholarship to the NY Studio School of Painting and Drawing (where he studied with Philip Guston among other great artists) and Skowhegan Art School. Michael then went on to get a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. He has served as a Director and Board Member of The Artists' Choice Museum and was also a Board Member of the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey. Michael has been Co-Chair and currently serves as a member of the Mayor's Partnership for the Arts in his hometown of Summit where he has been the curator for the Summit Public Art Program since its inception 5 years ago. Michael has also curated three shows of "Art in the Garden" at the Reeves Reed Arboretum and a retrospective of artist Stanley Lewis for the Visual Arts Center.