Based on Long Island, New York, Michael is an abstract painter, screen writer, and film producer. He is a member of the Silvermine Guild of Artists and has exhibited his abstract work at the Steinberg Museum of Art, The Herkshere Museum of Art, Union League Club Gallery, Huntington Arts Council and the Lilac Gallery in Manhattan. From July 13th - 16th, 2023 he will be exhibiting at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair with the Victory Art & Spirit Gallery. Hamptons Fine Art Fair | July 13-16, 2023 | Featuring Important 20th & 21st Century Art​

His latest exhibition “Woven” at Long Island University was curated by world renowned artist, Alan Sonfist, whose work is exhibited in major US and international museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France and the National Gallery of Art, Canberra, Australia.

             "The beauty and intelligence that I find in Michael's art is amplified by the fact that he is completely self-taught. I truly believe that he is producing work that should be exhibited in museums and I do not say that lightly. I am proud to watch him on his journey to become an exceptional artist." - Alan Sonfist

            "I looked to my earlier abstract works for inspiration. Not just as a visual understanding of my progression as an artist, but as a way of re-creating some of those specific pieces. The name WOVEN was chosen for this series because several pieces were once a completed work from my past, then cut into strips and woven back into a brand-new piece. Here the viewer can see a new work of art and try and recreate what it might have looked like before." - Michael Ricigliano, Jr.

Michael wrote and produced the feature length film, The Brooklyn Banker, directed by Federico Castelluccio, it stars Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas), David Proval (Mean Streets) and Troy Garity (Ballers). He co-wrote the feature film, Created Equal, based on the book by R.A. Brown and Directed by Bill Duke.

Michael’s play, A Queen for a Day, directed by John Gould Rubin, had a very successful run on the New York stage at the Theater at Saint Clements on West 46th Street. Federico Castelluccio (Sopranos) has signed on to direct the film adaptation.

Michael will direct his next film, “Godless”, starring Harry Lennix (The Blacklist, The Matrix Revolutions, Zack Snyder’s Justice League) and is set to begin principal photography the summer of 2023.