Mike Francis (British, 1938–2023)

Timeline

1938: Born London, England
1953: Studied at St. Martins and Central School of Art London
1960: Joined the Furneaux Gallery, London where he had his first one-man show
1972: Won the National Gallery's 150th Anniversary award London
1984: Commission for URS Schwarzenbach
1987: Commissioned to paint 12 Post-War-Cricketers (Lords Traverners) London
1996: Olimpic paintings and Commisions
: His work has been shown at various exhibitions and art fairs in Paris, Basle, Cologne, Stockholm, Munich, Washington, New York and London, with numerous works purchased for private and public collections including: Jamaican Embassy, UK; Urs Schwarzenbach, UK; Pears Collection, UK; Ace Publicity Shell, UK; Prince Murat, France; Bob Monkhouse, UK; Robbie Williams, UK; Chris Wright, UK.

1998: 'Deja Vue' Whitford Fine Art, London
1990: Nicholas Treadwell Gallery Bradford
1983: Superhumanism, Arnold Katzhan Gallery New York, NY
1979: Grands et Jeunes D'Aujourdhui, Grands Palais Paris, France
1978: Washington Art Fair Washington, DC
1977: Mythologies Quotidienne, Musee D'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris Paris, France
1976: Aspects of British Realism, Ikon Gallery Birmingham
1975: All Too Human, Turnpike Gallery
1964: Furneaux Gallery London

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