Photo of the artist at work near a Cornish hegderow

MICHAEL J. STRANG

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A painting is but a prayer; MJ Strang 1992

Michael has a Diploma in Art and Design (Hons) London, and studied under David Poole (President of the Royal Society of Portrait painters), Anthony Eyton RA, Ben Levine RA, Dick Lee, David Hepher and others at Wimbledon and Camberwell Schools of Art, between 1968 and 1973.

He paints mainly oil, (but sometimes water-colour) landscapes, still lives, portraits and other subjects. He accepts commissions, and his work can be found in various collections in Canada, the USA, Switzerland, Germany, Corsica and the United Kingdom.

In the UK, if you are in Cornwall, try The Cry of the Gulls gallery in Fowey, or contact us and we can show you what is currently available.

He has been painting since 1973, supports many charitable causes and has shown in an impressive list of galleries, including:

Royal Academy - London	Tate Gallery - St Ives	Mall Gallery - London
Salthouse Gallery - St Ives	Medici Gallery - London	Newlyn Gallery - Newlyn
Woodstock Gallery - London	Penzance Gallery - Penzance	Compton Gallery - Windsor
Leon Suddaby Gallery - St Ives	Omell Gallery - Windsor	Avalon Gallery - Marazion
Emgee Gallery - Eton	Frost & Reed - Bristol	Mandell's Gallery - Norwich
Pitminster Studio - Taunton	A.B. Gallery - Salcombe	Visions & Journeys
Park Lane Fine Art - Ashtead	Warwick Gallery - Beaconsfield	Jasper's Gallery - Maidenhead
New Craftsman - St Ives	The Cry of the Gulls, Fowey	Heath Galleries - Ascot
Porthmeor Gallery - St Ives	City Hall - Truro	Alan Shears - Penzance
Stephen Bartley - Chelsea	Oast House - Staines	Meridian Gallery - St Just
George Frederick Watts Gallery	Reigate Gallery	Lyonesse Fine Arts - Lands End
Welsh Gallery - Abergavenny	Llantarnan Grange - Cwmbran	Bryan Forbes Gallery - Virginia Water
Forest Gallery - Guildford	Datchet Gallery - Datchet	Solomon & Whitehead Gallery - Bournemouth
Falmouth Arts Centre	Thompsons Gallery - London	Cooling Gallery - London
Member of Chelsea Arts Club	Guardian Exhibition	Sims Gallery - St Ives
Truro Museum	Launceston College	Armadagal Plymouth
Penzance Arts Club	Washerbrook Mill Gallery - Kingsbridge	Cornwall Education Collection
First Sight Gallery, Clifton, Bristol	New Grafton Gallery	Cheltenham & Gloucester BS Collection
Elder Gallery, North Carolina, US	Weatherburn-Baker Gallery, Florida, US	Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery

A series of over 50 small Porthmeor Paintings were shown at the Tate Gallery, St Ives in their "Century of Images" exhibition from April to October 1995. Most of these paintings were on display again in the1997 exhibition at the Camborne School of Mines Gallery. A selection can be seen in our Century of Images page.

Michael has three paintings in the Cornwall County Education Collection which houses a collection of selected paintings, sculpture and ceramics from Cornwall's greatest artists including : Dame Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Patrick Heron, Bernard Leach and others. The works can be loaned by schools across Cornwall to provide their pupils with examples of good art.

He has three paintings in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society Collection which house major works by various artists including Augustus John.

Two paintings were chosen by the late Hazel Burston for acceptance into the permanent collection of the Penlee House Gallery, Penzance, which opened in November 1997.

A large painting of St. Martin-in-the-Fields is on show in the Church in Trafalgar Square, London, to help raise money for their Ł34 million restoration appeal. Michael's paintings have raised funds by auction for various charities among others including Great Ormond Street Hospital - London, St Julia's Hospice - Cornwall, West Cornwall Hospital. He regularly has paintings sold at Christies (London) in aid of Cancer Research.