Michael Dean (born 1977) is a British artist, living and working in

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. In 2016 he was shortlisted for the

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. Dean's sculptural work is focused on typefaces. He graduated from

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in 2001 with a BA Fine Art (Studio Practice and Contemporary Critical Theory).

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 (2010), ''Qualities of Violence'' at De Appel arts centre,

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(2015), ''Sic Glyphs'' at South London Gallery (2016), ''Lost True Leaves'' at the Nasher Sculpture Center in

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, U.S.A. (2016), ''Tender Tender'' at

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, Munster and ''Stamen Papers'' a
Fondazione Giuliani
Rome (2016).

References

External links

Contemporary Art Daily: Michael Dean at Herald StMichael Dean - Sic Glyphs @ South London Gallery
1977 births Living people Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London English contemporary artists British male sculptors {{UK-artist-stub