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Born 1950. Known for: Figurative drawing, anatomical studies, and conceptual works exploring mortality, identity, and the human form.
Michael Esson was born in Scotland in 1950. He studied at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, the Edinburgh College of Art, and the Royal College of Art in London. Esson is a practising artist based in... Read full biography
Michael Esson was born in Scotland in 1950. He studied at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, the Edinburgh College of Art, and the Royal College of Art in London. Esson is a practising artist based in Sydney, where he serves as Director of the International Drawing Research Institute at the College... Read full biography
Michael Esson was born in Scotland in 1950. He studied at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, the Edinburgh College of Art, and the Royal College of Art in London. Esson is a practising artist based in Sydney, where he serves as Director of the International Drawing Research Institute at the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales. He also holds the position of Professor of Drawing at the University of Lincoln, UK, and is a Visiting Professor at the Xi’an Academy of Fine Art in Xi’an,... Read full biography
Michael Esson was born in Scotland in 1950. He studied at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, the Edinburgh College of Art, and the Royal College of Art in London. Esson is a practising artist based in Sydney, where he serves as Director of the International Drawing Research Institute at the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales. He also holds the position of Professor of Drawing at the University of Lincoln, UK, and is a Visiting Professor at the Xi’an Academy of Fine Art in Xi’an, the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Art in Shenyang, and Dong Hua University in Shanghai. Although his work spans a broad range of disciplines within the visual arts, the core of Michael Esson’s practice has consistently focused on the study, interpretation,... Read full biography
Michael Esson was born in Scotland in 1950. He studied at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, the Edinburgh College of Art, and the Royal College of Art in London. Esson is a practising artist based in Sydney, where he serves as Director of the International Drawing Research Institute at the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales. He also holds the position of Professor of Drawing at the University of Lincoln, UK, and is a Visiting Professor at the Xi’an Academy of Fine Art in Xi’an, the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Art in Shenyang, and Dong Hua University in Shanghai. Although his work spans a broad range of disciplines within the visual arts, the core of Michael Esson’s practice has consistently focused on the study, interpretation, and expression of the human figure through drawing. His approach is grounded in anatomical observation and conceptual... Read full biography
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Michael Esson was born in Scotland in 1950. He studied at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, the Edinburgh College of Art, and the Royal College of Art in London.
Esson is a practising artist based in Sydney, where he serves as Director of the International Drawing Research Institute at the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales. He also holds the position of Professor of Drawing at the University of Lincoln, UK, and is a Visiting Professor at the Xi’an Academy of Fine Art in Xi’an, the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Art in Shenyang, and Dong Hua University in Shanghai.
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