Michael Challenger studied at the Goldsmiths' College of Art (1960-64)
and the Slade School of Art, London (1964-66). In the following years
he taught at the Slade School, Goldsmiths' College and the Chesterfield
College of Art. He is a member of the Printmakers' Council of Great
Britain and was recipient of the Sainsbury Award in sculpture in 1966.
It is also interesting that Challenger credits the minimalist french
composer Eric Satie with inspiration for his geometric work. It was
from this musical notion of dissonence and resonance that his work
emerges.
Education: 1960-1946 Goldsmiths College of Art, London; 1964 Slade
School of Art, London.
Awards and Honors: Taught at the Slade School of Art, Member of the
Printmakers' Council of Great Britain, received the Sainsbury Award
in Sculpture.
Exhibitions:
Numerous one man shows and group exhibitions since 1964 including
Oxford College, the International Europhahaus, Vienna, the Fenna de
Vries Gallery, Rotterdam, and many others.
Collections: including, but not limited to: Atlantic Richfield, New
York; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Drake University, Durham,
North Carolina; Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine; The
Jewish Federation, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Massachusetts; and
many private and corporate collections throughout the world. (Source:
London Arts Group)
