Aliisa Hyslop was born in 1957 of as Finnish/Scottish parentage. She attended college in Portsmouth, obtaining a BA Hons in Fine Art (drawing and painting) in 1981. Since then she has lived and worked in Edinburgh, developing her own particular style of figurative painting. She has exhibited in many solo …
Born in Edinburgh in 1967, Michael has lived all over Scotland. He is very passionate about Scotland and this comes through in his paintings. Although Michael originally studied graphic art and design, as a painter he is entirely self-taught. His work has developed into a unique, illustrative style and is …
Jean B Martin was born in Glasgow in 1947 and trained at the Glasgow School of Art. She was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour in 2002. Luminosity and depth are the most immediately striking features of Martin’s work, achieved by building up layers …
Kim studied at Central St Martin’s School of Art in London, graduating with a BA (Hons) in Fashion and Textile Design in 1992. She worked internationally as an assistant fashion designer/freelance textile designer before setting up her own business working with printed textiles and later handmade paper for a number …
Marion Drummond’s inimitable style has established her as one of Scotland’s most sought after artists and she was recently recognised with the award of the PAI – Diploma of the Paisley Art Institute. Marion was born in Glasgow in 1958. Largely self-taught as an artist, she acknowledges benefitting greatly from attending …
Pauline Patrick was born in Helensburgh, Scotland. She trained at the famous Glasgow School of Art under the tutelage of John Cunningham, graduating BA (hons). In 2014 she submitted her doctoral thesis. This study included the research methodology of art practice; an experience which led to the realisation that it …
Dawson studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1961 – 66. After his post-diploma year a number of prestigious awards permitted him to spend two years in Italy where he studied under Giuseppe Santomaso in Venice. He then moved to Sicily where his painting reflected the heat and fertility of …
Born in 1957, David Smith is a Scottish contemporary landscape artist. The palette and inspiration for his work is taken from the seaboard and landscape of Scotland. Although predominantly a self-taught artist, he has studied at various colleges including the Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow College of Building and Printing, Glasgow School of …
Sian MacQueen RSW (b.1973, Glasgow) is a Scottish artist based in Argyll. She studied at Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1994 with a first-class honours degree in Fine Art. Sian works as a painter and sculptor. Architectural forms, sky, sea, landscape and the weathering of surfaces inspire her to …
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June Carey began her Art Education in the 1960s at Glasgow School of Art. In 1982 she became a member of Edinburgh Printmakers and began a lifelong love affair with printmaking. Discovering etching brought about a turning-point in her work and career. The process of making an etching set her …