Michael Sole

Since graduating from a BA in Fine Art from Wimbledon College of Art in 2008, Sole has gone on to exhibit in group and solo shows across England and France. In 2009 and 2010 he was awarded "Young Artist of the Year" by the Royal Society of Marine Artists for his work exhibited in a group show in the Mall Galleries, London. Last year he was in the running for the Threadneedle prize and the Evolver Prize 2012. And this year was awarded the 'Arts Charitable Trust Award' in the Royal Society of Marine Artists annual exhibition in London. This and the last two years exhibition in London was a real success, selling out completely by the end of each show and winning the trust of some international collectors.
Interested in nature and the re-evaluation of its painterly tradition, Sole's work explores painting as a process using the great outdoors as a subject matter. To gain inspiration he places himself into the environment he paints, enabling him to bring thoughts, ideas, and the physical presence of the landscape back into the studio and onto his canvases. Often he spends months at a time observing his choice of subject matter, completely immersing himself in the task.
"The sea and the sky are fascinating to me, especially in extreme...

Wimbledon College of Art, London

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2013 'Earth, sea and sky', GX Gallery, London
2012 'a taste of the Riviera', MST Gallery, Poole, Dorset, England

2012 'The solidarity of Colour', GX Gallery, London

2011 ‘Horizons – Home and Abroard’, MST Gallery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England

2011 ‘Power, Light and Luminosity’, GX Gallery, London

2010 ‘A Celebration of Marine Art’, Sea Pictures Gallery, Suffolk, England 
2010 ‘La Côte’, Auberge de la Croix du Pape, Eze, France

2010 ‘La Côte d’Azur’ Antibes, France

2010 ‘Le Mer et Le Ciel’, Les Vieux Murs, Antibes, France

2009 ‘PACA’, Juan Les Pins, France

2009 ‘Seascapes’, 23 Haven Rd, Canford Cliffs, Dorset

2008 ‘Sea, Land and Sky’, The Pelly Gallery, Lyme Regis, Dorset

2006 ‘Horizons’, Lyme Regis Boys Club, Dorset

2003 Gap year show, Blundell’s School, Tiverton, Devon

2003 Gap year show, Axminster Arts Café, Axminster, Devon

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013 Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2013 'Summer Show', The Marle Gallery, Devon, England
2013 'An Eclectic Mix', Tinca Gallery, Bristol
2012 'Elemental', The Marle Gallery, Devon, England
2011 ‘Spirit of the Coast’, Sea Pictures Gallery, Suffolk, England

2010 Royal Society of Marine Artists A...