Born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Michael Vincent has been a painter all his life. After spending a year at the Chelsea School of Art in London he spent a period of time living and painting in Finland. He returned to London in 1970 to continue his studies which culminated in the award of a Masters degree (University of London) in 1979. He taught art in various places for some years until establishing his first studio in Suffolk in 1987. From 1991 until 1993 he lived and worked in New Zealand. A further period of painting in Suffolk was followed by the move to Somerset in 1998 and the opening of a studio in Walton near Glastonbury. After a period of challenge and contemplation after the death of his beloved wife Kaisa in 2001 he moved to Glastonbury. In 2006 he established The AshTat Centre for Creative Living, a place which focused on developing individual creativity in whatever form in a totally non-judgemental place. Michael specializes in gouache and oil painting. He has exhibited widely and his paintings and prints are in collections throughout Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and New Zealand. He writes, broadcasts and facilitates workshops on visual art. He was awarded membership of The United Society of Artists in 1996. In returning to Suffolk Michael is returning to his creative roots and to the activity he most loves: standing before a canvas in front of a living and vibrant landscape, an activity he sees as the ultimate meditation.
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