Draft:Michael Porter

Michael Porter (1948) is an British landscape painter known for his large-scale mixed media works, created using collaged paper and PVA glue.

Early life and education
Porter was born in Derbyshire. He studied graphics at Nottingham College of Art from 1963 until 1966, Derby College of Art 1967-68 and studied fine art at Chelsea School of Art 1968-72.

Career
He was awarded an honorary fellowship from Falmouth University in 2007 and an honorary doctorate from the University of Derby in 1999. In 1982-3 he was an artist in residence at the National Gallery, London. In 1990 he was invited artist from the Bulgarian Union of Artists sponsored by The British Council and in 2004 was an artist in residence at the Cape Ann Museum.

He has taught several post-graduate courses and has worked as a visiting lecturer in thirteen institutions.

He exhibits widely both in the UK and internationally, recently showing at The Maas Gallery, London. Purdy Hicks, London. Jane Deering Gallery, Santa Barbara, USA. Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. Tate St Ives, St Ives.

Selected collections

 * Arthur Andersen
 * The Arts Council
 * The British Council
 * Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
 * Bolton Art Museum
 * Buxton Museum and Art Gallery
 * Cape Ann Historical Association
 * The Contemporary Art Society
 * Department of the Environment
 * Derby Museum and Art Gallery
 * University of Derby
 * Deutsche Bank
 * Government Art Collection
 * Harewood House
 * Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, CT, USA
 * Leicestershire Education Authority
 * Mag Collection,Ferens Art Gallery, Hull
 * National Gallery, Canberra, Australia
 * National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
 * National Gallery, London
 * Nature in Art Museum, Gloucester
 * New York Public Library
 * Nottingham University
 * Reynolds, Porter, Chamberlain Collection
 * Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
 * Smolyan Art Gallery, Bulgaria
 * Sunderland Museum
 * Unilever
 * Victoria and Albert Museum
 * Warsaw Contemporary Art Museum, Poland
 * Warwick University
 * Westminster Hospital
 * The Whitworth Gallery, Manchester
 * Yale Centre for British Art

Awards
2017 The Derek Balmer Painting Prize, Royal West of England Academy

2014 Residency at Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, CT, USA

2007 Honorary Fellowship, Falmouth University, Cornwall

2005 Odin Award, RWA Open

2004 Arts Council Major Award

2000-03 A.H.R.B. Senior Research Fellow at Falmouth College of Art

1999 Honorary Doctorate in Professional Practice, The University of Derby

1993–94 The Lorne Award, London University

1990 International Artist Meeting in Bulgaria (supported by The British Council)

Residency at Warwick University

1982–83 Artist-in-Residence National Gallery, London

1980 Gold Medal, European Prize for Painting, Belgium

1976 Arts Council of Great Britain Minor Award

1972 Fellow in Fine Art, Gloucestershire College of Art