MICAH BLEIWEISS CHRISTENSEN

PhD, History of Art, University College London | MFDA, Sotheby’s Institute (London)

I am an art historian and curator with a special focus on the education of Western artists in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. My research frequently takes me to France, Spain, Italy and the UK.

Bearded Roman started as a place to share my passion for art with an international group of friends. Along the way, authors, art historians, museum directors, and artists began reading it too.

I received my PhD in the History of Art from University College London and his Masters in Fine And Decorative Arts from Sotheby’s Institute in London. For more than 25 years, I have travelled extensively through Europe and the United States, researching in over 40 archives and museums, including the Museo Nacional del Prado, Musée d’Orsay, National Gallery (London), and Metropolitan Museum of Art. I have lectured at the British Library and for Cambridge University and contributed to a number of publications including Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine.

I have also been a regularly juror in art competitions around the world, including Springville Spring Salon, The California Art Club Gold Medal Show, and Almenara Prize.

In 2026, I founded the Salt Lake Art Museum, which is the beginning of a whole new adventure.

You can contact me via my email: mjc@beardedroman.com.