In 2012 Michael Lotenero moved into a studio in Pittsburgh's Historic Strip District in a storefront space that was originally a speakeasy and brothel. He is represented by Craighead Green Gallery in Dallas, the Bill Lowe Gallery in Atlanta, The Morrison Gallery in Connecticut, The Marshall Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona and Farmboy Fine Arts in Vancouver, and exhibits his work throughout the country. Lotenero's graphic design and illustration work appeared in "Time", "The Wall Street Journal", "HOW", "Graphis", London's "Computer Arts", "Big", "Pittsburgh", "Surfing", and "Pitt Med". He worked with art directors David Carson and Martin Venezky of Appetite Engineers, with pieces appearing in David Carson's "Trek", Marshall Mcluhan's "The Book of Probes", "Ray Gun", and "Speak". Lotenero has created graphics for The New York Pro Show in New York City, The Quiksilver ProFrance Surf Competition, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. He is the illustrator for Eva Nagorski's "The Down and Dirty Dish on Revenge", and Eva Christina's "The Book of Kink". In 2010, the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh commissioned Lotenero to create several large scale murals. Lotenero divides his time between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Brooklyn, New York. He has two children. Lotenero is on the board of Sunflower Power, a Pittsburgh organization for women in recovery, and helps organize their charity art event. He is also the vocalist for Chupacabra, a Pittsburgh art rock band that has performed in such venues as The Rex Theater, The Heinz History Center, and The Gibson Guitar Showroom/CMJ Music Marathon/NYC.