Michael Dean (artist)


Michael Dean is a British artist, living and working in London, United Kingdom. In 2016 he was shortlisted for the Turner Prize.
Dean's sculptural work is focused on typefaces. He graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2001 with a BA Fine Art.

Career

In 2016, Dean was a Turner Prize nominee. In 2018, he was nominated for the Hepworth Prize for Sculpture.
Dean’s solo exhibitions include Government at Henry Moore Institute, Qualities of Violence at De Appel arts centre, Amsterdam, Sic Glyphs at South London Gallery, Lost True Leaves at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., Tender Tender at Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History, Munster and Stamen Papers at , Rome.