Saturday, 7 March, 2009

The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction Spring 2009

Sale Catalogue

Lot 110

Lot 110 Description

Patsy McArthur
High above The Sun
charcoal on canvas
26 1/2in x 34 1/2in (67cm x 88cm)
Usual gallery price £1800

This picture was featured in "Scotland on Sunday" 1st March 2009.

Estimate: £800 - 1,500

Condition Report or Notes

Patsy McArthur was born in Glasgow in 1976. Following graduation from Grays School of Art in 1998 she has lived and worked in Florence, Sydney, Valencia and Barcelona.

Education

1994-1998 Grays School of Art, Aberdeen  BA(Hons) Fine Art
2000-2001 Winchester School of Art, Barcelona, Spain  MA European Fine Art

Scholarships and Awards

The Paisley Art Institute Award, 2002
£2000 1st Prize Bank of Scotland Open Art Competition, Arbroath, 2002
Visitors Award, North Ayrshire Open Art Competition, 2002
Royal Scottish Academy John Kinross Scholarship Travel Award  to spend time living and working in Florence, Italy, 1998
Grampian Hospitals Purchase Prize, 1998


2008

British Art Fair 20-21, Islington, London
ArtLondon, Chelsea, London
Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam, Holland
Liquid Light: Underwater Aesthetics, Sesame Gallery, Islington, London  4 Man Exhibition with Sarah Harvey, Oliver Wilson and Kim Yeon

2007

Solo Exhibition of New Work, Flying Colours Gallery, Chelsea, London
Affordable Art Fair, New York, represented by Flying Colours Gallery, London
ArtLondon, Chelsea, London, represented by Flying Colours Gallery, London
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London represented by Nick Hagen Fine Art, London
Glasgow Art Fair, Glasgow represented by scotlandart.com, Glasgow

2006
The Executive, Two Woman Show, Tallantyre Gallery, Northumberland
Dublin Art Fair represented by Tallntyre Gallery, Northumberland
Edinburgh Art Fair represented by Tallantyre Gallery, Northumberland
Glasgow Art Fair represented by scotlandart.com, Glasgow


2005

The Figure, Hagenaria, Upper Richmond Road, London
Changing Formations, Two Man Show with Peter Goodfellow, The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
The Scottish Drawing Competition, Paisley Art Galleries
The Affordable Art Fair, London, represented by scotlandart.com
Art On Paper Fair, Kensington, London represented by scotlandart.com

2004

Figures Of Eight, The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
New Scottish Figurative Painting, The Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of Allan
Autumn Exhibition, Blackheath Gallery, London
The Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition
The London Art Fair, Islington represrented by The Compass Gallery
The Affordable Art Fair, London represented by scotlandart.com

2003

Autumn Exhibition, Blackheath Gallery, London
Glasgow Art Fair represented by scotlandart.com
Christmas Exhibitions with The Compass Gallery, Glasgow, Arteries, Glasgow and The Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of Allan
The Affordable Art Fair, London represented by scotlandart.com



2002

Three Man Show, The Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of Allan
Urban Insight, Two Man Show with Louis Sinclair McNally, The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
Bank of Scotland Open Art Competition, Arbroath
The Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition

Collections

The Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound, Edinburgh
Agenda Hotel, Edinburgh
The Elphinstone Group, Glasgow
Private Collections in UK, France, Australia, Spain and the US

Publications

November 08  Picture House, The Herald Magazine
March 2008  Arena Magazine  Beautifully crafted works perfectly in touch with 21st Century Britain
2006  Scottish Art A Picture of Health for Investors, The Herald
2005  The Property Magazine, Sunday Herald
October 2004  Top 20 of Scottish Art , The Scotsman