Born in Lancashire in 1983, Michael Coppelov lives and works in London. He gained a BFA from the Ruskin School of Fine Art (2005), an MFA at the Glasgow School of Art (2008) and has since completed two years at Turps Art School’s Onsite painting programme (2020).
He has been the recipient of numerous prizes and awards including the Abbey Fellowship at the British School at Rome, a two-year scholarship from the Leverhulme Trust, an Eramus+ funded residency to the Cyprus College of Art and a Travel Bursary for an exhibition of his work in Los Angeles. He has recently been resident artist with Morphē Arts in London.