MICHAEL FRANCIS DAVIES
Past President The Royal Society of British Artists [RBA]
Honorary Member Society of Graphic Fine Arts [SGFA]

Born in Mountain Ash, South Wales, 12.6.47
Hornsey College of Art, B.A. - 1966-70
Camberwell College, M.A. Printmaking (Distinction) - 1992-95
Elected member of the Royal Society of British Artists – 2009
Elected Governor of the Federation of British Artists: 2010-2016 and re-elected 2018-2024
Elected Vice President of Royal Society of British Artists: 2014-2019
Established the RBA RISING STARS Exhibition for young artists: 2014
Elected President of the Royal Society of British Artists: 2019-2024
Trustee Director of the RBA Board: 2010-2026

Major Exhibitions & Awards:

The British Print Show Originals x 5?- Donating Artist & Chairman’s Award
The Royal Academy Summer Show x 11
The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol x 8
The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition x 6 - [Highly Commended]
Royal Society of British Artists
- The Dover Street Arts’ Club Award
- The Keeper’s Purchase Prize
- The Artist Magazine Award
Battersea Fine Art Fair x 15
The Discerning Eye x 4
The National Football Museum, Manchester
The National Museum of Wales
“Pure Gold” 200 years of the Federation of British Artists
Guest artist at The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
The Chichester Open - [Highly Commended]
The Millfield Open - (First Prize)
The Laing Landscape and Seascape Competition - (Prize-winner)?

Major Commissions:

* All England Lawn Tennis Club – ‘Wimbledon Championship Artist 2008’
* Invited artist at Henley Royal Regatta


'One-Man' Shows:

• Herman Toelen Gallery, Antwerp
• Max Kehl Gallery, Zurich

Travelling Shows:

• The Travelling Arts Show, South Africa
• "Bilder vom Menschen" International Printmakers
• Travelling Exhibition, Germany