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In 1992 He attended The Royal Academy Schools postgraduate painting course where he received a travel award to visit Mexico to study the Murals of Diego Rivera. In 2004 he was elected a member of the New English Art Club with whom he exhibits on a regular basis.







Michael continues to support his painting practice through teaching. For many years he was Senior Lecturer in Visual Studies at the London College of Fashion – University of the Arts, and has taught drawing at all levels including postgraduate. He currently teaches in private Art Schools, the New English Drawing School, and most recently at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art [RADA]. He works from a small studio at the bottom of his North London garden.

