David Smith RSW

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

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

June Carey RSW RGI

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

Peter Davis

Born in the North-East of England in 1953, Peter completed an Art and Design course at Northumberland College of Education and after that taught in Cumbria. In 1981 he moved to Orkney where he set up his own studio and gallery in Birsay, additionally teaching art to adults and children.

Sigrid Shone

Originally from Germany, Sigrid is an artist and printmaker based in Fife. She is particularly known for her expressive drawings and prints of Seagulls but likes to experiment with new subjects and techniques. Sigrid is a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art School of Drawing and Painting where she won

Karen Strang

A Scottish-Polish heritage defines the visual language expressed in paint by Karen Strang. Juxtaposing bright coloured motifs of European folklore with muted hues of the landscape, she has been equally inspired by travels through Central Europe and working plein-air in Scotland. A graduate of Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School

Martin Hill

Martin Hill is an artist currently based in Dundee, Scotland, predominantly specialising in expressive oil painting.   He studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, and based on the success of his degree show he was selected and shortlisted for a multitude of ‘Best Of’ graduate exhibitions,

Joyce Gunn Cairns MBE

Joyce Gunn Cairns MBE trained in Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art, having previously completed a degree in German and Comparative Religion at Aberdeen University. She has become one of Scotland’s most cherished artists, with nine works in the permanent collection of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, five

Helga Chart RSW RWS

Edinburgh based artist Helga Chart studied at Edinburgh College of Art. This was followed by 12 years teaching in Edinburgh schools and another 14 years lecturing in Art & Design at Edinburgh Telford College. Since then she has focused on her own projects and artworks along with some guest lecturing

Angus McEwan RSW RWS RGI

Angus McEwan was born in Dundee, Scotland and studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College Art, graduating in Fine Art and printmaking with a Post Graduate Diploma in the same discipline. He also has a Merit in a teaching Certificate- Post Graduate Certificate in Secondary Education, Scotland. Angus was elected to

Liz Murray RSW

A graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee (1965) in drawing and painting, Liz Murray is a professional member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour and of the Scottish Society of Artists. She has exhibited widely and has works in many private collections. Public collections