Artist profile
Michael Armitage
Michael Armitage is a Kenyan-British painter who weaves East African myths, contemporary news, and Western art history into luminous figurative compositions painted on traditional Ugandan Lubugo bark cloth.
Ranking metrics
Cofactor
59.72
Credential score
588.5
Reference 80×100cm
$74,050
Credentials
- Nationality
- Kenyan
- Museum exhibitions
- 25
- Solo exhibitions
- 18
- Group exhibitions
- 60
- Museum collections
- Tate, Metropolitan Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Kunsthaus Zürich, MCA Chicago
- Gallery representation
- White Cube, David Zwirner
- Private collections
- 30
- Press
- 180
- Scholarly articles
- 25
- Books
- 8
- Auction record
- $1,520,000
Last updated 2026-08-08.
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Identity
Nationality
Kenyan
Birth / death years
1984
Mediums
painting, drawing
Prices
Auction record
$1,520,000
Representation
Gallery representation
White Cube, David Zwirner
Museum collections
Tate, Metropolitan Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Kunsthaus Zürich, MCA Chicago
Private collections
30
Exhibitions
Museum exhibitions
25
Solo exhibitions
18
Group exhibitions
60
Bibliography
Books
8
Press
180
Scholarly articles
25