The painter Michail Makroulakis was born in Ermoupoli, Syros, in 1940.
From 1958 to 1964, he studied stage design and costume design at the Athens Technological Institute under professors S. Vasileiou, G. Tsarouchis, Th. Apartis, and others.
He worked as a stage designer in various Athens theaters.
In 1971, he traveled to Tehran. He remained there until 1978 and was influenced by the miniature technique.
In his works, a photographic-fidelity rendering of forms and objects coexists with a composition of surrealist undertones.
He has presented his work in solo exhibitions (Hilton, Athens 1969; FAVE Gallery, Tehran 1974; Athens Art Gallery, Athens 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1987; Museum of Cycladic Art – Stathatos Mansion, Athens 1993, etc.), as well as in group exhibitions (Italian Institute, Athens 1963; Panhellenic Exhibitions, Athens 1965, 1967; Tribute to Periklis Pantazis, Averoff Gallery, Metsovo 1996; Astrolavos, Athens 1997, etc.).