Welcome to the A to Zoo!

Check out Mike’s recent appearance on NowThisNews!
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Portland-based visual artist Mike Bennett has been entertaining families with his fantastic art creations for the past few years and especially throughout the pandemic with the goal of giving people a reason to get out, to see art, to smile, and to experience something special. The pivot this past year brought his love for art and education alive. The visual artist has a passion for bringing cartoons into the real world with reclaimed wood and old house paint. Mike has created over 3000 wooden cutouts based on pop culture, internet memes, and family-friendly educational content. Often times, his front yard is full of colorful cutouts that are sure to spread joy to anyone who passes by. He’s so thankful for the countless families who visit his displays. 

Mike spent most of 2020 creating massive, interactive art displays in a similar style to bring fun and education to families in his neighborhood. He has picked up a large following with 1.5 million followers on TikTok and earned the title “Public Joy Creator”. He’s made an alphabet of animals, a bug museum, a monster zoo for Halloween and even brought a solar system to his favorite neighborhoods in Portland! The next front yard zoo will be Ocean themed and kicks off on April 20th. If that isn’t cool enough, with each one of these projects, he makes sure to add a charity component. It’s almost like Mike never stops creating- just this month he installed a special outdoor campus tour, with a toon twist at Portland State University in an effort to reconnect remote students with the campus and unveiled his incredible glowing dinosaur skeletons at the Portland Winter Light Festival.