ABOUT

Born in Queens and raised in New York and Pennsylvania, Mikey’s double life motivates his design practice of exploring spectrums at a star-pointed intersection of design, culture, social practice, and wit.

Mikey has designed for McCann World Group, creating quality classic commercial assets for Lysol, but he’s also worked alongside freelance clients, all while designing in-house graphics for papidiva.com.

In 2023, Papi Diva graduated from Pratt Institute seated as Student Diversity Chair and was awarded both the McCann Multicultural Award and Pratt Social Justice Award for 2023 — recognized for his design dedication towards expression and Queer identity.

In his free time, you will usually find Papi Diva poking around SoHo for his Sunday Morning Magazine pick-up — or deep in a park eating a .99 slice with a daily treatment of the swings.

Awards

• Márcio Moreira Multicultural Award Recipient, 2023
• Pratt Institute Social Justice Award, 2023
  
  

Visits + Lectures

• A Motivational Lecture on Shifting Perspective, at Pratt Institute, 2025