Bakehouse is excited to announce two new additions to our Board of Directors, Christopher Carter and Kevin Michael… 

Christopher Carter is an educator, a seasoned animator and storyboard artist, as well as a highly regarded sculptor of reclaimed and repurposed found materials. “I am thrilled to join the Bakehouse Board as a working artist, former resident artist, and a resident of Wynwood Norte. This is an exciting time for the organization and the community in which it is embedded, “ commented Christopher Carter. 

Kevin V. Michael is the Founder & CEO of Invizio, a South Florida-based IT services and solutions firm catering to the operational IT needs of small and midsize businesses, nonprofits, and K-12 schools. Reflecting on his decision to join the Board of Directors at Bakehouse, Kevin shared, “I decided to get involved with Bakehouse because I am truly passionate about art and its capacity as a transformative tool... I'm excited to support the very important work of uplifting and democratizing opportunity for emerging artists but also to play a role in the reimagining of what a community arts institution can and should be.”

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More about our newest board members:

Christopher Carter is an educator, a seasoned animator/story board artist, and a nationally-known and highly regarded sculptor of reclaimed and re-purposed found materials.

He holds an MFA (Fine Arts/Sculpture) from UC Berkeley and a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). In addition to being a working artist, Christopher was a Visiting Professor and Lecturer at UC Berkeley, and an Instructor at San Francisco's Art Institute of California. His art work has been shown in numerous solo museum, gallery, and Artfair exhibitions, and is held in private collections and museums. Most recently one major work was acquired by the new African American Museum of History Art and Culture-Smithsonian in Washington, DC.



Christopher has an extensive background in animation. He was CEO/Creative Director of Maverix Studios (San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan) from 2007 to 2012, and twice won a "Clio" (the advertising industry's highest award) for his animation work and art direction while at Colossal Pictures, and Wild Brain, Inc. Maverix Studios' clients included HBO, National Geographic, Warner, Proctor and Gamble, Coke (Sprite) and Lucas Arts and Entertainment.

Christopher is also a Trustee/Board Member of The Wege Foundation and resides in Miami, FL, with his wife Tracey, where he is constructing a multi-use mixed media art studio and exhibition venue implementing used shipping containers for the primary art production space. He was a former Bakehouse resident artist.

Kevin Michael is co-founder and CEO of Invizio, a managed IT services provider which supports the operational and strategic technology needs of small- to mid-sized South Florida companies, in particular the real estate, K-12 education and nonprofit sectors. Kevin, a native Antiguan, University of Miami Hurricane, and graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, oversees business development and client relations for the company. Kevin is involved in the local community as a member of the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, NAIOP, Urban Land Institute and the Urban Initiatives Task Force of the Miami-Dade Beacon Council. Founded in 2008, Invizio specializes in the design, support and management of technology infrastructure solutions for growing organizations and businesses. Its aim is to provide organizations a successful outcome by adapting our services to unique environments and challenges.