Michael C. Thorpe (b. 1993) was raised in Newton, Massachusetts receiving his BA in Photojournalism and MA from Emerson College.

Thorpe began his work in the field of photography, but eventually progressed into the language of quilting. Thorpe’s art is executed through his inventive use of textiles, fabrics, and quilting techniques.

The artist has participated in both solo and group exhibitions across America and has work in the collections of museums such as the MFA in Boston.

Recent solo exhibitions include Free Beer Tomorrow Vol. 2 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA (2026), Quilts at the California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA (2025), Homeowners Insurance at the Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA (2024), No Expectations at the Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NA (2024), Barstool Sports at Laisun Keane (2024), Practice Makes Perfect at The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE (2024), Zwangsbegeucker at Fabrica, Mexico City, MX (2023), Flying on a Moving Mountain at Anthony Gallery, Chicago, IL (2023), Nonsensical Formalism at the Paul R. Jones Museum, Tuscaloosa, AL (2023), and 14 Years Old, Forum Gallery, New York, NY (2022). Selected group exhibitions include Hi-Dose at The Pit, Los Angeles, CA (2025), Immaturism at On The Fringe NYC, New York, NY (2025), Dawn to Dusk at Forum Gallery, New York, NY (2025), Liberation Textiles: Our Social Fabric at Concord Art, Concord, MA (2025), Times of Our Lives with Anthony Gallery at The Mass, Tokyo, JP (2024), Garage Show at Driveway, Rockaway, NY (2024), Sole Perspectives at Department of Nike Archives, Miami, FL (2023), Birds in Art at Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI (2023), Gumbo at Anthony Gallery, Chicago, IL (2023), Come Together at Laisun Keane, Boston, MA (2023), Stinged Stories: The Guitar in American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (2022).