Mike Dolgushkin was born in 1953 in San Francisco and started drawing at an early age. He began collecting Fillmore and Avalon posters while in high school and thought “I can do that.” Of course, it wasn’t easy at first but Mike eventually got proficient enough to design hundreds of flyers for legendary Bay Area musicians. When he finally entered the computer age Mike graduated to color posters, which led to his work for Moonalice.
His graphic skills are basically self-taught; he has almost no art training beyond examining his poster collection, acknowledging that in doing so he learned from the best. Mike does, however, have a Master’s in Public History and a Master’s in Library Science, and works in the California History Section of the State Library in Sacramento preserving the history of the state. He is also a co-author of the DeadBase series of Grateful Dead reference books, and is working with his friend Emiliano Echeverria on a trilogy chronicling the early history of San Francisco’s streetcar systems
March 7, 2021 – Mike Dolgushkin Art Studio Tour
Moonalice posters by Mike Dolgushkin
M1098 poster by Mike Dolgushkin 
- M950 › 4/20/17 420 Gathering of the Tribe, Slim’s, San Francisco, CA poster by Mike Dolgushkin
- M971 › 5/12/17 In Memory of Dave Hunter at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA poster by Mike Dolgushkin
- M1030 › 4/20/18 420 Gathering of the Tribe, Slim’s, San Francisco, CA poster by Mike Dolgushkin
- M1062 › 6/30/18 Benefit for Internet Archive at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA poster by Mike Dolgushkin
- M1098 › 4/20/19 420 Gathering of the Tribe at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA poster by Mike Dolgushkin
- M1152 › 10/30/19 Golden Sails, Long Beach, CA poster by Mike Dolgushkin
- M11xx › 4/19/20 Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael, CA poster by Mike Dolgushkin – Cancelled
- M11xx › 6/5/20 Golden Sails Hotel, Long Beach, CA poster by Mike Dolgushkin – Cancelled
Art & Political posters by Mike Dolgushkin
- P7 › 4/23/20 Corona Virus 2020 poster by Mike Dolgushkin
- 8/31/20 Full Moonalice “Live to Love” art by Mike Dolgushkin