Michael Arthur Cummings (born November 28, 1945) is an American visual artist and quilter.
Cummings grew up in Los Angeles, California, and earned a BA degree in American art history at Empire College.
Philanthropist Agnes Gund funded the program and visited the artists many times.
[citation needed] Cummings also worked at the New York State Council on the Arts for many years before retiring.
[citation needed] Cummings quilts in the narrative, story-telling tradition and is one of a few nationally known male quiltmakers.