ABOUT :

Antony Micallef is a British contemporary artist working in London, UK. He first appeared on the British art scene after becoming a prize winner of the BP Portrait Award competition at the National Portrait Gallery. Since then, his oevre fused political imagery with contemporary expressionism winning him worldwide acclaim. Described as a Modern Expressionist, Micallef roots his visually charged figurative paintings in the fields of social commentary and physical and metaphysical self-examination in the search to capture something of the human condition. In his more recent works, he builds up a substantial relief-like surface with extensive paint mass sited upon a benign background. By using significant layering, and heavy impasto, the materiality of his medium is pushed to its extreme, blurring the boundaries between painting and sculpture.

Micaleff was notably taught by the painter John Virtue, who was in turn taught by Frank Auerbach. He has been selected as one of Louis Vuitton’s ‘Visionaries’ and is currently taking part in a world tour showcasing his work. His paintings features in private and public collections across the world, with work exhibited in exhibitions in institutions including The National Portrait Gallery, The Royal Academy, Tate Britain and the ICA.