Michael John William Green

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Michael Green works in his studio in Molini, Liguria, Italy (2013)

Michael John William Green (born August 7, 1929 in Nyassaland , East Africa) is an English painter, sculptor and writer. He lives in London and Molini di Triora, Italy. As a painter and sculptor he calls himself Michael Green , as a writer Michael JW Green .

Life

Born in Africa, Michael Green grew up in Somerset (UK). He worked in England, Canada and the USA, initially for theater, film and television, and later as a textile designer in New York. In 1966 he opened a SoHo studio in Manhattan, New York, co-founded the SoHo Artists Association and began a life as a freelance artist. In the early 1970s he lived for a time in the artists' colony Bussana Vecchia in Liguria, Italy. In 1972 he bought an old farmhouse in Molini di Triora and converted it into a second home and studio. In 1986 he moved from New York to London, where he opened a studio in an old warehouse.

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Michael Green is a self-taught artist . As a painter he soon developed his very personal style of abstraction ("Bridge Series", "Painted Drawings"). In addition, he creates collages and collaged sculptures from found objects. Solo exhibitions have taken place a. in London, New York, Indiana and Cyprus. In addition to numerous private collections, the British Museum and the Imperial War Museum in London have also added works by Michael Green to their collections. In 1978 he was artist in residence at Indiana State University in Terre Haute . His prose texts and poems, printed in small editions, are less well known.

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2007: Painted Drawings Series. The Great Hall, St Barts, London.
  • 2007: 35 Anni di Lavoro nel Ponente Ligure. Associazione Culturale Gente Commune, Arma di Taggia, Italy.
  • 2005: The Chain of Time. Abstract Paintings and Collages from three decades of working in Italy. Rivington Gallery, London.
  • 2001: Michael Green. An artist's career. Sculpture, painting, constructions. Rivington Gallery, London.
  • 1992: The Cyprus Works. Large oils, outdoor welded sculptures, box constructions, assemblages and collages. Gallery Morfi, Limassol (Cyprus)
  • 1982: Paintings from the Bridge Series. Hunnings Gallery, New York City.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ morfi.org: LIST OF ALL ART EXHIBITIONS (by date) (accessed on January 22, 2015)

Publications (selection)

  • Of the Sea and Me. 1974.
  • "What mark will he not leave" in: New Prospects Poetry, spring 1990.
  • Writes Large Upon the Red- Travels in Romania. A docu-diary. 1992.

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personal data
SURNAME Green, Michael John William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Green, Michael; Green, Michael JW
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English painter, sculptor and writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 7, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Nyassaland , East Africa