Mackenzie Thorpe (British Contemporary- Northern School), Love Seated, signed bottom right, numbered LXXXIV/LXXX, measurements 67 x 68 cm, framed 107 x 106 cm

Mackenzie Thorpe (b.1956) is a British contemporary artist from Middlesbrough. He began his working life in ship building before studying at the Cleveland College of Art and Design and the Byam Shaw College of Art in London. His work is predominantly abstract, ranging from more accessible figures to challenging pieces exploring themes such as isolation and human struggle, many influenced by his childhood growing up in working-class North East. He has received a number of honours including an Honorary Masters Degree from Teeside University and an Honorary Professorship from Seisa University in Japan. Thorpe was appointed as the official artist for 2019 Tour de Yorkshire and in 2019 launched a world tour 'From the Heart' as a 30 year retrospective