MICHAEL FINN grew up in Surrey and attended Kingston-upon-Thames School of Art. After war service as a pilot, he studied at the Royal College of Art, and then began a long and distinguished teaching career at the Somerset College of Art. In 1958 he became Principal of Falmouth School of Art. He was appointed Principal of the prestigious Bath Academy of Art in Corsham in 1972, where he remained until his retirement in the early 1980's. Influenced by the abstract expressionist work of Mark Rothko and others, Finn’s post retirement work explores the relationship between colour and space creating perfectly balanced and harmonious compositions that are "areas of colour in which to rest and enjoy the quiet". Michael still exhibits widely and among other venues, has a major show planned for the Newlyn Gallery in February 2001. Michael Finn lives on the outskirts of St Just with his wife Celia.   Black into gold with white stripes acrylic on canvas 1530 x 605mm £2150   White painting acrylic on canvas 1020 x 1020mm £1450   Red with blue slashes acrylic on canvas 1020 x 1020mm £1450   Blue, green, blue, black, white acrylic on canvas 1530 x 300mm £1350   Black, white and blue acrylic on canvas 1530 x 300mm £1350

Exhibition dates: 25th September - 13th October 2000

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Sunday 2.30pm - 5.30pm

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The Great Atlantic Map Works Gallery
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