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Born Falkirk
Studied Edinburgh College of Art, 1965 Post-graduate study
Post Graduate Study
Travelling Scholarship to France and Spain
Elected Professional Member Society of Scottish Artists
Elected Member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters and Watercolour (RSW)

May Marshall Brown Award RSW Centenary Exhibition
Elected President, Society of Scottish Artists
1985 Scottish Arts Council Grant. Three months working in Spain and Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
1989 Alexander Graham Munro Award, RSW
Extended visit to Spain1990 Hunting Group Prizewinner.
Vice President (East) RSW
Elected Full Member of Royal Scottish Academy (RSA)
Tapestry Commission for The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh (carried out by The Edinburgh Tapestry Company)
Elected Member of The Royal Academy, London (RA)
Extended visit to South Africa
Second visit to South Africa
Visit to Japan
Discovers the Painted Desert of Arizona
Awarded CBE
Carpet commission for Royal Scottish Museum (carried out by The Edinburgh Tapestry Company)
Received Honorary Doctorate from Napier University, Edinburgh
Continues exploration of the Painted Desert
Works in Florence, Italy and Cordes, France
Residency at Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Co Mayo, Ireland
Honorary Doctorate Aberdeen University, D Litt
Honorary Fellowship, Royal College of Art

Solo Exhibitions

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Gilbert Parr Gallery, London
University of Edinburgh
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Wright Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA
Leinster Fine Art, London
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Glasgow Print Studio
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Landmarks and Docklands, The Scottish Gallery, Aitken Dott, London
The Spanish Paintings, The Scottish Gallery, Aitken Dott, London
Perth Museum and Art Gallery1992
Earth Pattern, William Jackson Gallery, London
New monotypes and Prints, Glasgow Print Studio
The Reconstructed Landscape, Highland Regional Council, Touring the North of Scotland
Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin, Ireland
Theatre Andre Dumas, Germain-en-Laye
The Reconstructed Landscape, Harewood House, Leeds
Festival Exhibition, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin, Ireland
Art First, London
Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames
Graphic Works, Glasgow Print Studio
Graphic Works, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
New Paintings, (The South Africa series), Art First, London
Lammermuir, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Edinburgh: The Festival City, Galleri Galtung, Oslo
Painted Desert, Art First, London
West, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Zuma Beach, Art First, London
Paintings from Ireland, Art First, London
Travelog, Glasgow Print Studio
an tharthar - the West, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

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Contemporary Art from Scotland, Touring Exhibition organised by The Scottish Gallery
Drawings, Fine Art Society, Glasgow
Prints from the Peacock, Fine Art Society, Edinburgh and Glasgow
Leinster Fine Art, London with Will Maclean
V.N. Gallery - Washington USA with Will Maclean
'About Landscape', Edinburgh International Festival,Talbot Rice Art Centre, Edinburgh, 'Stone Work', Scottish Arts Council Touring Exhibition
'Scottish Landscapes', Santiago, South America
'Four Artists from Scotland, Freemantle, Australia
Unique and Original, Glasgow Print Studio
The Scottish Show, Welsh Arts Council/Oriel Gallery touring exhibition
Monotypes, Glasgow Print Studio
Annual Exhibition, Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts
Scottish Contemporary Art, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
The New Patrons, National Art Collections Fund, Christies, London
3 Scottish Painters, Midlands Contemporary Art, Birmingham
Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Competition, London
150th Anniversary Exhibition, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
25 Years of Glasgow Print Studio, McLelland Galleries, Glasgow
The Line of Tradition, National Gallery of Scotland
The Featured Land, Art First, London
Royal Academy Summer Show, London (Invited artist)
Eigse 94, Carlow Arts Festival, Ireland (Invited artist)
Paisley Art Institute (Invited artist)
Royal Academy Summer Show (Invited artist)
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin (Invited artist)
The Hunting Group Awards, London & Wales
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin (Invited artist)
A Scottish Renaissance - Recent Painting in Scotland
The Rotunda Gallery, Hong Kong Connections, Edinburgh College of Art
Royal Academy Summer Show, London (Invited artist)
Royal Academy Summer Show, London
Art First in Print, Art First, London
Art First 10, Art First, London
Scottish Landscapes, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Beaches, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Selected Works form the Archives of the Royal College of Art Printmaking Department, London

Public Collections

Aberdeen Art Gallery
Argyll Schools Collection
British Museum
City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Contemporary Arts Society
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Dumfries
Dundee Art Gallery
Edinburgh City Schools Collection
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Glasgow Art Galleries and Museums
Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow
Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow
Leeds City Education Department
Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie
Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Collection
Maclaurin Art Gallery, Ayr
Museum of Art for Women, Washington DC, USA
Perth Art Gallery and Museum
The Scottish Office, Leith, Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
University of York
University of Glasgow
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester

Corporate Collections

Bank of England
Bank of Scotland
Baring Asset Management, London
British Rail
BZW, London
Daily Record, Glasgow
Electra, London
Lazards, London
Lazard Freres, London
Lloyds TSB Group plc, London
Merchant Bank, Basle
Robert Flemings Holdings Ltd, London
Ross Harper & Murphy
Royal Bank of Scotland
Scottish Life Assurance Company, London
Sheraton Inns
SIBEC, Scotland
Stakis Plc
Standard Life
W J Burness & Co, Edinburgh