1926 |
Born London to Italian parents |
| 1935 – 41 |
London Oratory Boys School |
| 1942 – 44 |
Willesden School of Art |
| 1944 – 47 |
Military Service, India and Far East |
| 1950 |
Graduated Royal College of Art
Awarded Drawing Prize and Major Travelling Scholarship |
| 1950 – 53 |
Studied old masters in France and Italy |
| 1951 |
Awarded the Prix de Rome for Sculpture |
| 1961 |
Fellow of Royal Society of British Sculptors
Awarded Sir Otto Beit Silver medal for Sculpture |
| 1964 – 69 |
Vice President Royal Society of British Sculptors |
| 1968 – 73 |
President Society of Portrait Sculptors |
| 1976 – 81 |
President Royal Society of British Sculptors |
| 1977 |
OBE (HM the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Honours List)
Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal
Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers |
| 1981 – 86 |
Re-elected President Royal Society of British Sculptors |
| 1986 |
Stepped away from public involvement to focus on personal works and commissions |
| 2004 |
Died London |
Michael Rizzello had a global following that included royal families, major collectors and international governments. Over sixty years he completed a vast number of public and private commissions and personal works. His legacy includes over 500 sculptures ranging from the monumental to the miniature. He also designed thousands of reliefs, coins and medals for some 100 countries. |
