Anish Kapoor is a sculptor. After studying at Hornsey College of Art and then the Chelsea School of Art, he went on to teach at Wolverhampton Polytechnic. His first solo exhibition was in Paris in 1980, and from that point he rapidly gained an international reputation, with a succession of one-man shows held annually throughout the world. He has represented Britain at the Paris and Venice Biennales, and won the Turner Prize in 1991. Examples of his work are seen in many public and private collections. He served on the board of Arts Council England from 1998 to 2002, and was elected Royal Academician in 1999. He lives and works in London.