Aaron Michael Thompson is a professional painter whose Paintings and Drawings have been exhibited in Samuel M. V. Hamilton Museum at The Pennsylvania academy of the Fine Art. Represented by Drawing Room Gallery in Greenwich Ct., as well as Private collections. A native of Charleston, South Carolina. Earned his BFA in Illustration, from Savannah College of Art and Design. After being awarded The Merit Scholarship from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, moved to Philadelphia where he earned the Masters Degree in Painting. Attended the Barnes Artist Residency in Umbria, Italy during the month of July 2014. Currently an Full Time Assistant Professor at the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, working for Gamblin Artist Colors as an Educational Lecturer of Visual Arts, and continues a practice in Lancaster, PA.