Michael Dell is based in Whakatū Nelson, New Zealand. He studied Fine Arts at Canterbury University, graduating in 1994. Dell’s art practice combines his interests in representation and in abstraction, as dual modes of visual discourse on picture-making, within the fields of painting and drawing.

He has exhibited widely throughout New Zealand, internationally in Japan, and more recently in a solo show Distant Pictures in Berlin, Germany in 2024. Dell is a recipient of numerous national awards, including the Parkin Drawing Prize in 2019. His work is held in various Public collections, including the Christchurch City Art Gallery / Te Puna o Waiwhetū, The University of Auckland / Waipapa Taumata Rau, The Suter Gallery / Te Aratoi o Whakatū and the Aorere Museum of Art.

You can also listen to him discuss his practice on ‘The Good Oil’ podcast hosted by Graeme Douglas.

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