Michael Alford
Michael Alford was born in 1958 and grew up in England and Germany. After gaining a degree in modern Arabic and Spanish at the University of Durham, he trained at the Slade School and Chelsea School of Art before launching a successful career as a muralist and figurative painter, best known for his closely observed and sensitive evocations of contemporary life.
Taking the human form as its central subject, Michael's varied body of work includes portraits, nudes and groups of figures. His acclaimed land and cityscapes provide a context for exploring the way figures interact with natural and manmade environments.
Michael's paintings and murals are widely collected and can be found in public and private collections worldwide. His clients include Trust House Forte, Claridge's Hotel and the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia. He is also regularly commissioned as a portraitist of solo subjects and groups and in 2010, he accompanied the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards to Afghanistan as an official war artist.
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Duncan Campbell, London
The Royal Geographic Society, London
Highgate Contemporary Art, London
2009
Duncan Campbell, London
2007
Duncan Campbell, London
2006
Duncan Campbell, London
Neville Gallery, London
2004
Duncan Campbell , London
Group Exhibitions
2009
Panter & Hall, London2005
Catto Gallery , London
Neville Gallery, London
Collins & Hastie, London
Kings Road Gallery , London
Highgate Fine Art
2003
Primaluce International Mural & Trompe l'Oeil Festival, Lodi, Italy, Winner 3rd Prize.
Summer Group Show, El Quatre Galeria, Granollers, Barcelona.
Group Show, El Pont, Besalu, Girona.
2000
Chelsea Art Society Summer Show
1999
Chelsea Art Society Summer Exhibition, London, Winner of the Agnes Reeve Memorial Prize.
1995-2001
Exhibitor at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Fort Mason, CA.
1992-1998
Exhibitor RFA Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
1986
Exhibition at the Anna Mei Wu Square Gallery, London.
Awards
2005
Green & Stone Oil Painting Prize
2003
Primaluce International Mural Festival Prize- Lodi, Italy
2000
Agnes Reeve Memorial Prize