Michael Alfano is known throughout the United States and around the world for creating figurative and surrealistic sculpture that goes beyond the literal, adapting the human form to convey philosophical ideas and abstract concepts. He cites major influences on his career as an artist as Salvador Dali, Jo Davidson, and Jean-Antoine Houdon.

He first studied at the Art Students League of New York with an emphasis on life-size sculpture and anatomy. His formal education continued at Boston University and was augmented by internships with several prominent sculptors. He occasionally teaches sculpture at workshops.

Michael exhibits his work at galleries and other public venues. In juried art shows, he has garnered over 70 awards. His sculptures are found in private collections throughout the world. Monuments and other public art he has created are on permanent display in the United States, India, and Greece. Newspapers, magazines, books, and television have featured Michael and his work.

Michael has been hired by Fairfax County’s Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation (SFDC) to install 10 sculptures along Richmond Highway between the Capital Beltway and Fort Belvoir in Northern Virginia as part of a campaign titled “Faces of One.”