Alan Michael

Born in Glasgow in 1967, Alan Michael gained a BA in Fine Art from Duncan of Jordanstone College, Dundee in 1996 and an MA (Fine Art) from Glasgow School of Art in 1998. Recent group exhibitions include: Tate Triennial, London; ‘The Figs Play Fox Dead’ (David Kordansky, LA); ‘If it didn’t exist you’d have to invent it’ (The Showroom, London); Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin, and Modern Art, London. In 2008 Michael presented solo shows at the Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh (Touch Void), Tate Britain, London (Mood: Casual), and Schurmann, Berlin (It’s a British Sound). In the same year he participated in the group shows ‘Ritual in the Dark’ (Hotel, London), ‘Legend’ (Domain de Chamarande, Paris), ‘r e p ’ e . t ’ t i o n’ (Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow), and ‘Sphinxx’ (Modern Art, London). 2009 projects include the 10th Anniversary group exhibition ‘The Associates’ at Dundee Contemporary Arts and a solo show at Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin. He is also participating in the group show ‘Depression’ (Marres Centre for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht), which opens in September of this year. Alan Michael lives and works in Glasgow.