Michael Craig-Martin was born in Dublin in 1941 and he was educated in the United States, where he studied at Yale University. He then returned to Europe in the mid-1960s and was a key figure in the first generation of British conceptual artist.During the 1990's the focus of Craig-Martins work moved decisively to painting, with the same type of boldly outlined motifs and vivid colour schemes in unexpected combinations applied both to works on canvas and increasingly complex installations of wall paintings. Craig-Martin was also a tutor at Goldsmiths college in the 1980's along side Damien Hirst in the department of art.