CURRENT OFFERING: ANTONY MICALLEF

Release 25/11/2025 - 6 PM CET

Antony Micallef (b. 1975, Swindon, UK) is a British contemporary artist based in London, celebrated for his bold, figure-based paintings. He studied under British artist John Virtue, known for his dramatic monochromatic landscapes that blur the line between abstraction and figuration, drawing inspiration from the English landscape tradition, Eastern brush painting, and American Abstract Expressionism.

After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Plymouth, Micallef worked as a graphic designer while painting at night, before gaining recognition in 2000 as the second-place recipient of the BP Portrait Award. Early in his career, Micallef created graphic works rooted in a street-art-inspired figuration—a style that has since evolved into the deeply painterly, abstract language that defines his current practice. His richly textured canvases draw on the expressive lineage of painters like Frank Auerbach, Leon Kossoff, Chaim Soutine, and Walter Sickert, positioning Micallef within a tradition of emotionally charged, material-driven painting. For him, painting takes on traits of a violent struggle in which the paint is thrown onto and knocked off the canvas.

Micallef was selected as one of Louis Vuitton’s Visionaries and participated in the world tour showcasing his work from 201-2022. In 2023, he produced visuals for Peter Gabriel’s latest album i/o.

Micallef has been featured in numerous recent publications, including Forbes (2025), The Art Newspaper (2024 & 2025), Frieze (2024), Evening Standard (2023), New York Times (2023), Financial Times (2023), Art Basel (2023) and Under the Radar (2023).

Over the years, his paintings have been exhibited widely in galleries, art fairs, and prominent museums. His work is held in collections worldwide, with two pieces in the permanent collection of  the Design Museum in London,  as well as in notable private collections, such as those of Aby Rosen, Peter Gabriel, Christina Aguilera, and Jude Law, among others.

Selected Solo & Group Exhibitions: 

·   Upcoming for 2026

A solo exhibition (not yet confirmed) is discussed with MCW Art Gallery (virtual gallery)

“Art Basel 2026”, Art Fair - Pearl Lam Galleries, Basel, Switzerland (Jun 18-21) – Group Show

“Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 ”, Art Fair - Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong (Mar 25-29) – Group Show

“Survey Show”, MUCA Museum, Munich, Germany (scheduled for March 2026) – Solo Show

·   2025

“Animal”, Anima Mundi Gallery, St. Ives, UK (Jul 18-Aug 29) – Group Show

“Art Basel Hong Kong”, Art Fair - Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong (Mar 26-30) – Group Show

·   2024

“Vessels of Memory”, Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong (Nov 15-Mar 14, 2025) – Group Show

“Dante’s Inferno”, Unit London, London, UK (Sep 28-Nov 3) – Group Show

“Eye of the Collector”, Art Fair - Dellasposa Gallery, London, UK (Jun 26-29) – Group Show

“Dominion”, Newport Street Gallery, London, UK (May 24-Sep 1) – Group Show

“Art Basel Hong Kong”, Art Fair - Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong (Mar 26-30) – Group Show

“Episode I: Bump”, Matt Carey-Williams – curatorial project, London, UK (Mar 7-23) – Group Show

“Art Geneve”, Art Fair - Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong (Jan 25-28) – Group Show

“Art Stage Singapore”, Art Fair - Pearl Lam Galleries, Singapore (Jan 18-21) – Group Show

·   2023

 “Eye of the Collector”, Art Fair - Dellasposa Gallery, London, UK (May 18-20) – Group Show

·   2022

“Art Cologne”, Art Fair - Pearl Lam Galleries, Cologne, Germany (Nov 16-20) – Group Show

“25 Years MUCA”, MUCA, Munich, Germany (Oct 6-Sep 10, 2023) – Group Show

“Colour Fields”, MVP Gallery, Oisterwuk, Netherlands (Jul 14-Sep 4) – Group Show

·   2021

“200 Visionaries, 200 Trunks: The Exhibition”, La Galerie Louis Vuitton, Asnières, France (traveling exhibition, Aug 4 2021-Dec 31 2022, with stops in Singapore, Los Angeles, and New York) – Group Show

“Vanguard Bristol Street Art: The Evolution”, M Shed, Bristol, UK (Jun 26-Oct 31) – Group Show

·   2020

“Constructing Auras”, Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong (November 26-30, 2020) – Solo Show

“Accidents Part II: Leonardo Drew, Dale Frank & Antony Micallef”, Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong (Jan 31-Mar 6) – Group Show

·   2018

“IMAGO: A History of Portraits”, MUCA, Munich, Germany (Jul 18-Nov 4) – Group Show

“Arts & Nature Social Club”, Circle Culture Gallery, Berlin, Germany (Mar 10-Apr 22) – Group Show

·   2017

“Reportrait”, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham, UK (May 27-Sep 10) – Group Show

·   2016

“Raw Intent”, Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong (May 13-Jun 30) – Solo how

“Still Here, A Decade of Lazarides”, Lazarides Rathbone, London UK (Feb 12-Mar 24) – Group Show

·   2015

“Antony Micallef: Self”, Lazarides Rathbone, London, UK (Feb 19-Mar 19) – Solo Show

·   2014

“Summer Show”, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (Jun 9-Aug 17) – Group Show

·   2013

“Artwars”, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK (Oct 1-13) – Group Show

 Copelouzos Family Art Museum, Athens, Greece – Group Show

·   2012

“A Little Piece of Me”, The Outsiders, London, UK (Mar 8-16) – Solo Show

“AKA Peace”, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London, UK (Sep 26-30) – Group Show

·   2011

“Happy Deep Inside My Heart”, Lazarides Rathbone, London, UK (Sep 9-Oct 15) – Solo Show

·   2010

“Eurotrash”, Lazarides Rathbone (pop-up space), Los Angeles, USA (Jun 9-27) – Group Show

·   2009

“Becoming Animal”, Lazarides Rathbone, London, UK (Sep 25-Oct 22) – Solo Show

·   2008

“GSK Contemporary”, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (Oct 30-Jan 20, 2009) – Group Show