Michael Theodore was born and raised in New York City, and currently resides in Boulder, Colorado. Inspired by observations and experiences of the natural world, Theodore
creates dynamic fields of color, light, and sound in a large variety of mediums. Theodore's works of interactive kinetic installation, sound, music, light, and moving images have been presented across the United States, and in Mexico, Trinidad y Tobago, Greece, Spain, Germany, Sweden, France, Australia, Japan, and China. T

Theodore holds faculty appointments at the University of Colorado, Boulder with the College of Music (music composition and technology), the Department of Art and Art History (by courtesy). Theodore received degrees from Amherst College, Yale (MM), and UCSD (PhD).