Michael Mingoia

Design, Fabrication & Installation. This permanent interpretive exhibit at Paradise Ridge Winery chronicled the life and times of Kanaye Nagasawa, the “Baron of Fountaingrove”, in photographs and objects from this important figure and property in Santa Rosa, California. Installation required fabrication of specialty mounts for samurai sword and lap desk, as well as gilding of surfaces.

Design, Fabrication & Installation. This exhibit explored the rich history and ongoing legacy of the horse in shaping Sonoma county from the plow horse to the champion racer. The exhibit included didactic graphic panels, textiles and clothing, awards and artifacts, paintings and sculpture as well as overhead banners and suspended racing carriage.

This permanent exhibit told the story of agriculture in Sonoma county and includes an historical timeline, banners of local ag luminaries, and interpretive material and objects for six important crops.

Design, Fabrication & Installation. The exhibition chronicled the genesis, creation and production of the ground-breaking play, "Angels in America" by Tony Kushner. Featured in the exhibit are a thrilling array of original costumes, props, manuscripts, video clips, photos, designs, and other rare memorabilia from the key productions of "Angels in America". Installation required fabrication of specialty mounts, overhead rigging, and interactive audio elements.

Fabrication of specialty exhibit elements in Gepetto's Workshop, part of the exhibition "Wish Upon a Star: The Art of Pinocchio" at the Walt Disney Family Museum. Elements included sculpted woodworker's benches, shelving for object display, as well as sculpted didactic panels. All elements were scenically painted in a woodgrain reflective of the style of the original cartoon.

Design, Fabrication & Installation. This exhibit explored the history of toy theaters from the 18th century through the present, from England and Europe to the Americas. Installed salon-style with interactive lighting elements.

Design, Fabrication & Installation. This exhibit, part of the airport’s Art & Culture Program, highlighted objects selected from 25 regional museums of the capital district of New York state. Installation involved fabrication of a number of specialty mounts for the secure display of a wide range of historical objects including miniature ivory Victorian toys, a dog treadmill, Lillian Russell’s hummingbird hair ornaments, Chinese snuff bottles, a 1950s fat-reducing machine, and an 18th-century toilet seat!

Design, Fabrication & Installation. This permanently-installed exhibition in the lobby of the Veritest headquarters chronicled the history of the computer from the abacus to the silicon chip through a mix of objects, images and text.

Design, Fabrication & Installation. A year-long exhibition commemorating 150 years of higher education. The exhibit celebrated the university's unique past, showcased the present departmental contributions, and looked to the future with it's innovative research and programs. It included a dimensional timeline of the university, ten cases displaying a variety of historic items from paper ephemera and Victorian dresses, to campus memorabilia and hi-tech inventions. The exhibit also included the use of large lenticular panels as a backing for the exhibit cases.....each panel's image "flipping" from historic to contemporary in response to angle of view.

Design & Installation. Installed at Davies Symphony Hall, this exhibit chronicled the rich history of the San Francisco Symphony through photographs, posters, memorabilia and recordings.

Scenic design, fabrication, and installation of stage set for "Dracula" directed by Steven David Martin, October 2015 at The Raven Theatre in Healdsburg, CA. Design and fabrication of trick props, 22' lycra trees, and furniture including pyrotechnic bible.

Design, Painting, & Installation. The set featured 3 large holiday packages all wrapped up with ribbon and bow. Each "package" opened to reveal a different room/location for each scene, some with interior practical props and furniture.

Fabrication - sculpting and painting. Fabricated for a Hawaiian-themed family park, Maui Max incorporates a central core containing computer-controlled speakers and responsive water sprayers, squirters, and misters. The outer shell is sculpted in EPS foam with a hardcoat and painted.

Fabrication, Painting, and Installation. Sculpting and painting of wildlife on Entry Monument in urethane foam, with fiberglass coating.

Fabrication and Installation. Sculptural signage sculpted in polystyrene and urethane foam with fiberglass coating and enamel paints.

This promotional High Heel Shoe was fabricated as a marketing and fundraising tool to promote this worthwhile event. The shoe is used in parades, civic and community functions, and sporting events. It is fabricated in 3 pieces for shipping and joined with coffin locks. Constructed of EPS foam, polyurethane foam, fiberglas, steel, and PVC. It is finally upholstered in red vinyl.

In October of 2017, Paradise Ridge Winery burned to the ground in the Tubbs Fire and the exhibition honoring Kanaye Nagasawa and his legacy was lost. Unfortunately, the only remaining personal items and objects from his estate were also destroyed. But in sifting through the ashes, his samurai sword was recovered, and a new exhibition took shape. Though somewhat lacking in objects, the exhibition does feature a wine bottle display with his handwritten signature laser-cut and copper leafed as Nagasawa was chosen by Thomas Lake Harris to accompany him due to his impeccable penmanship.

Design, Fabrication & Installation of exhibition originated by Napa Valley Museum. Design and fabrication of 35 specialty exhibition display elements, as well as 10’ tall lawn darts.

Design, Fabrication & Installation of the Kathleen Thompson Hill Culinary Collection. Spanning four centuries, Kathleen has amassed one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of kitchen implements in the nation. The items are secured to a variety of vintage kitchen cupboard doors, as well as occupying a kitchen hutch and table.

Design, Fabrication & Installation. This exhibition explores the changing expectations, challenges, and obstacles to inclusion that women have faced and the remarkable people who have broken through the barriers. Over 20 women are highlighted in this exhibition.

Fabrication of trade show booth for UPS. Design and fabrication of custom corrugated cardboard display materials. Display included interactive games, digitally printed floor, large video monitor and whiteboard integrated into central storage “box”.