Biography

Michael Alford was born in 1958 and grew up in England and Germany. After earning a degree in modern Arabic and Spanish at the University of Durham, he sought training at the Slade School and Chelsea School of Art before launching a successful career as a muralist and painter.

Today Michael's paintings and murals can be found in public and private collections worldwide. He exhibits widely in the UK and abroad. He has lived and worked in France, Spain, the United States and several countries in the Middle East. In 2010, he accompanied the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards to Afghanistan as an official war artist.

Michael Alford maintains a studio in London. He lives nearby with his wife and daughter.