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Michael Jager (born 1966 in Evergreen Park) is an American artist. He lives and works in Chicago.

Biography
Michael Jager was born on April 16, 1966 in Evergreen Park, Illinois. He graduated from The American Academy of Art of Chicago in the year 1986. He graduated with an Associates degree in technology and a major in graphic arts. Upon Graduation his career began with creating flyers, letter heads, brochures, and business cards, mostly type setting. From there he worked his way into design and illustration ending up specializing in retouching and color correction. He worked for Playboy from 1997 to 2004. From there he was employed doing color correction and retouching for Victoria's secret from 2005 to 2007; earning extra money painting portraits. In 2007, he began to focus on fine art wanting the subject matter of his art to have meaning on a spiritual level.