Michael Raedecker (born 12 May 1963) is a Dutch artist who works in the United Kingdom.
Raedecker was born in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. From 1985 to 1990 he studied
fashion design at the
Gerrit Rietveld Academie
The Gerrit Rietveld Academie, also known as Rietveld School of Art & Design and Rietveld Academy, is an art academy in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The academy was founded in 1924 and offers programs in fine arts and design.
History
In 1924, th ...
in Amsterdam, and then, from 1993 to 1994, at the
Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten
The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) was founded in 1870 in Amsterdam. It is a classical academy, a place where philosophers, academics and artists meet to test and exchange ideas and knowledge. The school supports ...
there. In 1996 and 1997 he studied art at
Goldsmiths College in London. After a period working as an
apprentice to
Martin Margiela, he began to make pictures that included textiles or
embroidery as well as paint.
In 1999 ''Mirage'', a painting incorporating sequins and thread, received first prize in the
John Moores Prize Exhibition held at the
Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool during the
Liverpool Biennial. The following year, Raedecker was on the short-list for the
Turner Prize.
References
1963 births
Living people
Painters from Amsterdam
Dutch contemporary artists
Dutch embroiderers
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