MAIRI AITKEN D.A.(Glas)Mairi Aitken graduated in drawing and painting from The Glasgow School of Art. After gaining a teaching certificate from Jordanhill College of Education she went on to teach in a number of schools in both Scotland and England. |
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Her work has been shown in many exhibitions and galleries, including mixed shows in the following: R.G.I., GlasgowLaing's Exhibition Richmond Hill Gallery, Surrey Stenton Gallery, East Lothian Tolquhon Gallery, Aberdeen Art Exposure, Glasgow Paisley Museum Mitchell, Glasgow The Lillie, Milngavie Small group exhibitions include: The Green Gallery, Aberfoyle The Torrance, Edinburgh J.D. Kelly, Glasgow The Lillie, Milngavie Aldessan, Clachan of Campsie Stenton Gallery, East Lothian Broadway Modern, Cotswolds One Woman shows have been held at: Candlemaker Gallery, Edinburgh Accord Hospice, Paisley Aldessan, Clachan of Campsie R.G.I.Kelly Gallery, Glasgow. In 1994 she took part in a cultural exchange between the twinned towns of Bishopbriggs and Corbeil-Essonnes, which involved workshops and exhibitions in both Scotland and France. She exhibits regularly with, and is Past President (1997-2000), of the Glasgow Society of Women Artists. She is also a member of the Paisley Art Institute where in 1997 she won the Arnold Clark Prize. In 2000 she was awarded the John Green Fine Art Prize. In 2001, also at the P.A.I., she won the William Grant & Sons Charitable Trust Award and the Institute's Prize for the 'small work' chosen by the public. In 1996 she won the Strathkelvin Council Purchase Prize and in 1997 and 1998 the East Dunbartonshire Council Purchase Prize. Her work has been acquired by schools, councils and the Royal Bank of Scotland, and is in private collections in France, Switzerland, Cyprus and the UK. Landscape, still life and people figure in her work, which for the most part is carried out in gouache or acrylic. |
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