Michael Ingold is an interdisciplinary artist, designer, and craftsperson whose work is focused on the intersection of two-dimensional and three-dimensional media utilizing both contemporary digital design and fabrication methods, as well as traditional forms of wood-working. Born in 1980 in Detroit, Michigan, Michael spent much of his youth throwing himself down stairs on a skateboard. His joints now ache and he regrets it a little. He received his BFA in 2004 from Grand Valley State University with an emphasis in sculpture. After completing his BFA Michael served as the Exhibits Manager for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum where he was the lead designer and fabricator for all exhibits. In 2009 he received his MFA from Kendall College of Art & Design. From 2010-2013 Michael was an Assistant Professor and Visiting Artist at Grand Valley State University teaching in the Foundations Design and Drawing departments. In the summer of 2013 Michael relocated to Tampa, Florida where he took the position of Studio Technician and Lecturer for the Department of ART+Design at the University of Tampa teaching primarily in the Foundations Design department. In late 2022 Michael started a new venture designing and fabricating electric guitars, speaker cabinets, and pedal cases. You can find Ingold Audio Design Co. in a new shop in the Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa, FL. When he is not teaching, making art, or working in the shop, Michael enjoys playing his guitar loudly, which his family either loves or hates depending on the day.