Michael Armitage

Michael Armitage (1984- ) is a Kenyan-British painter. Armitage paints with oil on Lubugo, a traditional bark cloth from Uganda, an act complicating the location and production of his work. His work centers East African animals, landscapes, and events. With a flattened perspective, his work flows between figuration and abstraction.  In May 2022, the Royal Mint announced that he would design a new £1 coin for the United Kingdom, to be issued in 2023. Armitage received his BA from the Slade School of Art in 2007. He received his Postgraduate Diploma from the Royal Academy Schools, London in 2010.