Mark Midgley

Originally from Leeds, but now based in Cape Town, Mark Midgley studied art at Leeds Metropolitan University. He went on to work as a freelance illustrator and designer and in 1984 exhibited his extraordinary pen and ink drawings of Cape Town to much acclaim.

Thereafter, he continued his art studies, taking courses in oil painting and life drawing. Midgley sold out his first solo exhibition of still life fruit and vegetables. Since then his paintings of fruit and vegetables have become highly sought after and draw comparisons with the realistic tradition of Dutch still life painting.