Michael Pennie b. 1936 (BAA and BCHE 1962 to present) Born in Wallasey, Cheshire. 1953-57 Sunderland College of Art: 1957-61 Royal College of Art; 1961 exhibited Young Contemporaries; awarded Rome Scholarship. 1963 taught sculpture at BAA, initially part-time; 1964 moved to Corsham. 1965 first one-man exhibition, ICA Gallery. Frequent group exhibitions of sculpture and drawings. 1971 first of frequent one-man exhibitions Angela Flowers Gallery. 1970 Gregynog Fellow, University College Wales, and worked at Gregynog 1971-72; exhibited Welsh Arts Council Gallery, Cardiff. Many group exhibitions including 1974 British Sculptors’ Attitudes to Drawing, Sunderland Arts Centre; 1977 South West Arts Major Award and 1979 Southern Arts Travel Bursary; 1983 Involved in Making Sculpture Tate Gallery; 1984 sabbatical to work on three commissions including sculpture in Bath stone for Corsham School; 1985- 86 included in British Artists in Italy 1920-1980 (touring exhibition). 84 3 Piece 1972 granite 15¼ x 15¼ inches Exh: Michael Pennie Bristol City Art Gallery 1973; Michael Pennie Angela Flowers Gallery, December 1973-January 1974; Michael Pennie Southampton Art Gallery. May-June 1976 (7) 85 Easter 1972/73 walnut 66 x 11 inches Exh: Michael Pennie Angela Flowers Gallery, December 1973-January 1974; Michael Pennie Southampton Art Gallery. May-June 1976 (1)