Description: Michael Armitage (b. 1984) was born in Nairobi, Kenya and currently lives and works in Nairobi and London. He received his BFA from Slade School of Art, London in 2007, and a Postgraduate diploma from the Royal Academy Schools, London in 2010.
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In 2022, it was announced that Armitage will collaborate with The Royal Mint, United Kingdom to design a new £1 coin, which will enter circulation in 2023, marking the coin's 40th anniversary.
Work by the artist is included in the group exhibition, British Art Show 9 , organized by Hayward Gallery Touring, London, with plans to travel to several venues in the United Kingdom throughout 2022. Work by the artist was included in Drawing in the Continuous Present , a 2022 group exhibition at The Drawing Center, New York. In 2019, the artist participated in the 58th Venice Biennale. Other notable group exhibitions that the artist has participated in have been presented at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris (20