Michael Newton

Born in the UK in Manchester- now working from my Studio in St Ives. My oil paintings explore aspects of MELANCHOLIA using traditional methods of oil paint on canvas and on wooden panels. I work initially from pen and ink drawings that combine elements of my own figurative drawing with my photographs and found images. Working directly onto the support with oil glazes, I use these subverted images as the basis for a loose and immediate style of painting. Consequently the oil paintings have a freshness of execution despite the melancholic themes.

I have a BSc in Mathematics and a BA and MA in Fine Art. I completed my Phd in Fine Art Painting at Bath Spa University in 2014.

2018 either/or Porthmeor Studios, St Ives
2017 Atrium Gallery, Truro
2017 Penwith Gallery, St Ives
2017 id denied Porthmeor Studios, St Ives
2016 Wells Art Contemporary Wells
2016 OXO Tower (Group Show), London
2015 North (Group Show) St Helens
2014 Freud's House (Group Show), Hampstead London
2014 Skin Deep, Salisbury Art Centre
2013 A New Dawn Fades, Bath
2012 Long Listed for 2012 John Moores Painting Prize
2012 American Museum, Bath
2011 Wunderkammer (Group Show) @ Octagon, Bath
2011 Between Space & Place (Group Show) Studio xyz Bath
2010 Shortlisted Celeste Prize, New York
2010 National Open Art Competition (Regional Winner), Chichester
2010. Shadowlands (group show) @ Bo-Lee Gallery, Bath
2009. Drawn In (group show) @ Sidcot Arts Centre, Bristol
2009 Fragment (group show) @ Corsham Court, Bath
2009 10 x 1 Exhibition Cavendish House (solo show), Bath
2008 The 100% Show (group show) Mauger Modern Art, Bath
2008 My Private Idaho (solo show) Nettie Horn, Vyner Street London
2007 Mike Newton / Thomasin Toohie Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno, Wales
2007 The Islanders (group show) Nettie Horn, Vyner St. London
2007 Happy Days (group show) John Jones, Finsbury Park.
2007 Group Show RUH, Bath
2007 Figurative Paintin...