Michael King was born and educated in Norwich. He studied drawing at Norwich School of Art under Leslie Davenport, and subsequently painting, etching and stained glass at Hornsey College of Art, where he was mainly taught by the master printmaker and painter Allin Braund and Alfred Daniels.

Michael King's philosophy and approach to painting was an acknowledged influence on the work of the leading British artist Ken Kiff, and often has a dream-like quality, as seen in many of his landscapes and abstracts. For most of his career King worked for the family business, designing and conserving stained glass windows, and eventually taking over the company.

Among his many commissions is the 'Ascension' East Window (1967) in St Margaret de Westwick, Norwich. The demands of running the stained glass studio, one of the foremost in Britain, left little time for him to pursue his own work until the company closed.

He works in oil, watercolour, acrylic and pastel. He has also explored etching, lithography and collage. His work represents fifty years spent in the exploration of colour and form.

The most recent paintings include pastels, in which luminosity of shade and shape play equal roles.

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