Born in 1957, London, England.
Lives in Senlis, near Paris, France with partner Bridget Strevens, a children's book author/illustrator.
Since 1999 the Professeur de couleur et pratiques picturales at the Ecole des Beaux-arts de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France.

1982 - 85 Royal College of Art, London, MA (Fine Art) Painting.
1976 - 80 Ravensbourne College of Art, BA hons (Fine Art) Painting, 1st class.

2000 Tableaux: 1998 - 2000, Galerie ÉOF, Paris, France.
1998 'plus près que vous ne le croyiez',
1998 Gallery Art & Patrimoine, Paris, France
1998 'Closer Than You Think 2', Le Carré, Lille, France (May '98)
1998 'Closer Than You Think' , Purdy Hicks Gallery, London.
1995 David Holmes Contemporary Art, Peterboro', U.K.
1994 'N17', Purdy Hicks Gallery, London.
1994 The Union, London
1993 Purdy Hicks Gallery, London.
1992 Pomeroy Purdy Gallery, London
1991 David Holmes Gallery, Peterboro', U.K.
1991 Valence House Museum, Essex, U.K.
1990 'Sodium Nights', Pomeroy Purdy, London
1983 City Museum, Peterboro', U.K.

2000 'Le pays où le ciel est toujours bleu', 20 rue des Curés, Orleans, France. With: Bonnefoi, Corne, Fanchon, Gelzer, Joubert, Labussiére, Madaoui, Monteault, Perrot, Phelipott, Prulhière, Rivey, Taïb, Turpin, Urgano Bravo.
2000 'The Wreck of Hope', curated by the Friedrich Society, The Nunnery Gallery, London.
1999 'Du côté du tableau II', with Bonnefoi, Joubert, Pinceman, Prulhiere and Richard. Galerie le Carré, Lille.
1998 'Tech', Gallerie é.o.f., Paris.
1998 'Tech', Jason & Rhodes Gallery, London.
1998 'Suface', Art & Patrimoine, Paris
1997 'push', Gallerie é.o.f., Paris with Cefai, Colrat,Teisseire.
1997 Ateliers Portes Ouvertes Des Artistes De l'Oise, Conseil Général De L'Oise.
1997 La Biennale d'Issy, Issey-Les-Moulineaux, France.
1997 10 Jours de l'Art Contemporain, Galerie Art & Patrimoine, Paris.
1996 'Color & Light', Jeffrey Coploff Gallery , New York.
1996 Gallery artists, Purdy Hicks, London.
1994 'Credo', Purdy Hicks, London.
1994 '3/4 South Square, London with David Hiscock.
1994 Contemporary Art Society Art Market, London.
1994 ' L'Ame du Fond', Couvent des Cordeliers, Paris (F.R.A.C. d'Ile de France).
1994 'Drawing', Purdy Hicks, London.
1993 'Le Sens Figuré'. Tour of Canada : Centre Culturel Pierrefonds, Galerie Les3 C, La Salle, Maison de la Culture Côte-des Nieges,Studio A Montreal.
1993 'Credo', Purdy Hicks, London.Europ 'Art Sans Frontieres Espace Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris.
1993 'What Are They Doing Now', Artists from the BDO Binder Hamlyn Collection, London.
1993 38e Salon de Montrouge, Paris.
1993 Purdy Hicks Gallery Artists, London.
1993 Collection Colas exhibition, Colas, Paris.
1993 The Economist Building Gallery, with Ayres, Porter and Budd.
1993 David Holmes Gallery, Peterboro', with Hilton and Minton.
1993 Parsons School of Art Faculty exhibition, Paris.
1992 'Lo Cal', Institute of Higher Education, London.
1992 Parsons School of Art Faculty exhibition, Paris;
1992 'Le Sens Figuré', Centre International d'Art Contemporain, Montréal, Canada.
1991 Works on Paper, David Holmes Gallery, Peterboro',.
1991 The Green Auction, Bonhams, London
1991 International Contemporary Art Fair, London.
1991 Bohnams Contemporary Art Auction
1991 Gallery Artists, Pomeroy Purdy Gallery, London.
1991 The Circle Project, Bermondsey, London.
1989 'Metro', The Cut Gallery, London.
1988 Summer Show, Pomeroy Purdy Gallery, London.
1987 'Peter de Francia and Artists Who Studied Under Him', Camden Arts Center, London.
1986 Summer Show, The Moreton Gallery, London.
1986 The Druce Exhibition, Camden Arts Center, London.
1986 Group show Art Now Gallery, London.
1985 RCA Final Show, The Royal College of Art, London.
1984 Six RCA Painters, Consort Gallery, London.
1981 'Pacesetters1', City Museum, Peterboro'.
1980 Paintings From Ravensbourne,Concourse Gallery, London.
1978 The Stowells Trophey, The Royal Academy, London.
1978 The Northern Young Contemporaries, The Whitworth Museum, Manchester.

1985 The Unilever Award
1985 The Unilever Purchase Prize
1985 The Burston Award
1982 The Milner Kite Award
1976 The Wiggins Teape Award

Deutsche Bank
Nelson & Hirst
Fonds Regional d'Art Contemporain d'Ile de France.
Colas
Peterborough City Gallery
Unilever
Neville Burston
County Nat West
The Groucho Club
BDO Binder Hamlyn
The Circle Ltd;. Partnership, London
TI Group PLC
The Royal College of Art

2000 Review of the exhibition 'Le pays où le ciel est toujours bleu', 'Trans/formes', France Culture, 7 June 2000.
2000 Review of the 'Wreck of Hope' by Michael Wilson in Art Monthly, May 2000.
1998 Review of 'plus près que vous ne le croyiez' , by Tristan Trémeau in Artpress, December edition.
1998 Beaux Arts Magazine, 'À Voir' ,Oct. '98.
1998 Pariscope, July 1998, preview in 'échos'.
1998 'In the Image of Painting /A l'Image de la Peinture' catalogue text by Philip Armstrong, for the exhibition
1998 'plus près que vous ne le croyiez', Art & Patrimoine Paris, France.
1998 'Peinture Critique', catalogue text by Tristan Trémeau for the exhibition
1998 'closer than you think 2', Le Carré, Lille, France.
1998 'Du Pré-texte à L'Oeuvre', article by Tristan Trémeau, DDO, N° 32, France.
1998 'Artist Transmanche', interview with Tristan Trémeau in DDO, N°32, France.
1998 Art & Antiquities du Nord, N° 7, June - July - August.
1997 'Push', feature on the exhibition, Elle magazine (France), Nov. '97.
1997 'Push' reviewed by Christophe Domino for Accrochage, Frequence Protestante, France.
1996 'Constable on Opium' catalogue text Friedhelm Hütte, Contemporary Art at Deutsche Bank, The Deutsche Bank collection catalogue.
1994 'L'Ame du Fonds', catalogue text by Enrique Juncosa, F.R.A.C. d'Ile de France.
1994 'N17', catalogue text by John Milne and Mick Finch, Purdy Hicks, London
1993 La Collection Colas, catalogue monograph by Fabrice Hergott, Colas, Paris.
1992 'Le Sens Figuré', monograph by Bernard Goy, F.R.A.C. d'Ile de France, Paris.
1992 Preview by Alistair Hicks. Antique and New Art, Summer edition.
1992 Interview with Dominque Hoff, Bonjour Magazine, Institut Francais de Londre.
1991 'City and Dogs', article by Enrique Juncosa, Balcon N°38.
1990 'Sodium Nights', catalogue text by James Maw, Pomeroy Purdy London.
1985 'The Final Shows', review by William Feaver, The Financial Times, London.

2000 The TI Group Art Collection, Painting Graduates of the Royal College of Art, 1975 - 2000, TI Group, London.
2000 (Group exhibition) 'Le pays où le ciel est toujours bleu', published by the association '20 rue des Curés', Orleans, France.
1998 (Solo exhibition) 'plus près que vous ne le croyiez', text by Philip Armstrong (French and English), published by Galerie Art & Patrimoine, Paris, France.
1998 (Solo exhibition) 'Closer Than You Think 2', text by Tristan Trémeau (French), published by Galerie Le Carré, Lille, France
1998 (Group exhibition) 'Tech', text by Mick Finch (English), published by Galerie é.o.f., Paris, France & Jason & Rhodes Gallery, London, England
1997 (Group exhibition) La Biennale D'Issy, published by the La Biennale d'Issy, Issey-Les-Moulineaux, France
1996 Deutsche Bank collection catalogue, text by Friedhelm Hütte (English), published by Deutsche Bank, London ,England.
1994 (Solo exhibition) 'N17', text by John Milne (English), published by the Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, England
1994 (Group exhibition) 'L'Ame du Fond', text by Enrique Juncosa (French), published by the F.R.A.C. d'Ile de France, Paris, France.
1993 (Group exhibition) Collection Colas, text by Fabrice Hergott, published by Colas, Paris, France.
1992 (Group exhibition) 'Le Sens Figuré'. text by Bernard Goy (French), published by the F.R.A.C. d'Ile de France, Paris, France.
1991 Bohnams Contemporary Art Auction, auction catalogue, Bohnams, London, England.
1990 (Solo exhibition) Sodium Nights', text by James Maw (English), published by the Pomeroy Purdy, London, England.

2000 'Daniel Buren', Contemporary Visual Art Magazine (April).
2000 Review of 'La peinture après l'abstraction' (MAM,Paris) and 'Tableaux: La peinture n'est pas un genre' (museum tour, France), The Burlington Magazine, London.
2000 'Die Marquis Von O: A painting by Frank Stella?' exhibition text for the Bonnington Gallery web site, Nottingham & Trent University, Nottingham.
1999 Review of the 'Laboratorium' exhibition in Antwerp, Belgium. Contemporary Visual Art Magazine (25).
1999 Review of David Hockney's exhibition 'Espace et Paysage' (at the Pompidou Center, Paris). The Burlington Magazine, London.
1998 'Prime Cuts', catalogue essay for an exhibition of Nicky Hoberman's paintings. Published by the Entwistle Gallery London.
1998 'Supports/Surfaces', Contemporary Visual Art Magazine (20).
1998 ' Notes on Tech', catalogue essay for 'Tech', Jason & Rhodes, London and Galerie é.of, Paris.
1998 'Camping Out : the work of Guillaume Paris & Malachi Farrell', Contemporary Visual Art Magazine (18).
1998 'New Technology, New Painting?', Contemporary Visual Art Magazine (17).
1997 'Painting As Vigilance', Contemporary Visual Art Magazine (15).
1997 'Apparently Real', catalogue essay for an exhibition of Torie Begg's work, Wateroren, Theo Van Doesburgcentrum, Holland.
1997 'Life /Live ', Contemporary Visual Arts Magazine (14), Spring 1997.
1996 'Keeping the Dialect of the Tribe Alive; English Sculpture at the Jeu de Paume', Contemporary Art Magazine (13), Autumn Edition.
1996 'Conversations with van Velde & Beckett', book review, Contemporary Art Magazine, summer edition.
1995 'François Rouan', Contemporary Art Magazine, winter edition.
1994 'Georges Braque', Galeries Magazine N° 61, Paris.
1994 'An Endless Metamorphosis', the work of Miquel Barcelô, Contemporary Art, autumn edition.
1994 'Battle of the Giants', Contemporary Art, autumn edition.
1994 'L'Hostage par Art and Language' L'Ame du Fond, F.R.A.C. d'Ile de France.
1994 'Pulling Faces', (Review of Art and Language at the Jeu de Paume) Contemporary Art, spring edition.

2000 Tableaux: La Peinture n'est pas un genre' with the artists - Monique Frydmen, Bernard Joubert, Jean-Pierre Pinceman, Philippe Richard, François Rouan. With the critics - Tristan Trémeau and Eric de Chassey. The Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tourcoing, France, 5 February 2000.

1999 Presented the paper: 'Supports/Surfaces : Contexts and Issues' for the conference, 'Supports/Surfaces, Critiques of Modernism' The Courtauld Institute, London, England, 27 February 1999.

1998 Presented the paper: 'Theatre/Spectacle, Absorption/Lived Time ' for the'Painting & Time' conference, The University of Hull, Hull, England.

Mick Finch