Michael Sandle (b. 1936) studied at Chester, Colchester and the Slade, Schools of Art. He has been the recipient of a number of awards including the Abbey Travel Award, the French State Scholarship; Nobutaka Shikanai Prize, Japan; Major Prize 7th International Sculpture Exhibition,Budapest Hungary; and a DAAD Research Grant. He was elected as a Royal Academician in 1990.

Sandle has taught at various art schools in the UK including Leicester, Nottingham, Coventry and the Slade. He has undertaken a Professorial role in a number of art faculties including; University of Calgary, Alberta; University of Victoria, British Columbia; Fachhochschule für Gestaltung,Pforzheim. and from 1980 to 1999 at Akademie für Bildenden Künste, Karlsruhe.

Sandle has exhibited internationally since the late 50's and retrospectives of his work have been held at The Whitechapel, London (1988) and Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart (1989). His public sculptural commissions include 'Women for Hedelberg' Germany; 'Saint George and the Dragon' Blackfriars, London; The Siege of Malta Monument; and The Seafarers Memorial, London. Exhibitions of his work related to memorials have been held in The Imperial War Museum and Tate Liverpool. He has been included twice in Documenta, Kassel, Germany.

There are examples of his work in major international collections and many museums throughout the world. Texts and bibliographies related to his work and his contribution to contemporary art practice are extensive.

He currently lives and works in London.