'Highland Holiday' acrylics on paper
Graeme Swanson is an abstract visual artist and an art tutor based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Born in Aberdeen, Swanson graduated from Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen. He won the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) Latimer Award in 1985.
He was awarded professional memberships of the Aberdeen Artists Society (1981), The Society of Scottish Artists (SSA, 2008) and in 2020 he became an Artist Member of the Paisley Art Institute.
Following his first solo exhibition at The 369 Gallery in Edinburgh, Swanson has held a number of solo exhibitions at Artspace, The Lemon Tree and Rendezvous Gallery in Aberdeen, Woodend Barn in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, The Meffan Institute in Forfar, Henderson Gallery Edinburgh, The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, and Edinburgh Drawing School.
His work has been included in various curated and mixed exhibitions such as at Royal Scottish Academy (where he has previously received the prestigious RSA Latimer Award). the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW), the Society of Scottish Artists (SSA), Aberdeen Artists Society (AAS) and Paisley Art Institute (PAI).the City Arts Centre and Summerhall in Edinburgh, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen University, Foyer, Gallery Heinzel, Rendezvous Gallery, Peacock Visual Arts in Aberdeen.
Outwith Scotland he has had work featured internationally, including in Florence as a prizewinner at Premio Firenze and at Galleria 360, in the USA at the Chicago International Art Fair (with 369 Gallery) and at Agora Gallery New York, in Australia at the Sydney Art Fair (with Peacock Visual Arts). He also has work in public collections (please see link: Swanson, Graeme G., b.1957 | Art UK) including Aberdeen Art Gallery, Grampian Hospitals Art Trust, University of Aberdeen, Robert Gordon University Aberdeen and the former Scottish Arts Council. Private collections include Scotland, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, France, Spain, the USA.
Graeme Swanson is an abstract visual artist and an art tutor based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Born in Aberdeen, Swanson graduated from Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen. He won the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) Latimer Award in 1985.
He was awarded professional memberships of the Aberdeen Artists Society (1981), The Society of Scottish Artists (SSA, 2008) and in 2020 he became an Artist Member of the Paisley Art Institute.
Following his first solo exhibition at The 369 Gallery in Edinburgh, Swanson has held a number of solo exhibitions at Artspace, The Lemon Tree and Rendezvous Gallery in Aberdeen, Woodend Barn in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, The Meffan Institute in Forfar, Henderson Gallery Edinburgh, The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, and Edinburgh Drawing School.
His work has been included in various curated and mixed exhibitions such as at Royal Scottish Academy (where he has previously received the prestigious RSA Latimer Award). the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW), the Society of Scottish Artists (SSA), Aberdeen Artists Society (AAS) and Paisley Art Institute (PAI).the City Arts Centre and Summerhall in Edinburgh, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen University, Foyer, Gallery Heinzel, Rendezvous Gallery, Peacock Visual Arts in Aberdeen.
Outwith Scotland he has had work featured internationally, including in Florence as a prizewinner at Premio Firenze and at Galleria 360, in the USA at the Chicago International Art Fair (with 369 Gallery) and at Agora Gallery New York, in Australia at the Sydney Art Fair (with Peacock Visual Arts). He also has work in public collections (please see link: Swanson, Graeme G., b.1957 | Art UK) including Aberdeen Art Gallery, Grampian Hospitals Art Trust, University of Aberdeen, Robert Gordon University Aberdeen and the former Scottish Arts Council. Private collections include Scotland, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, France, Spain, the USA.
Painting featured above is 'Highland Holiday' acrylics on paper (framed) currently exhibited at Paisley Art Institute 136th Annual Exhibition, Glasgow Art Club 28/04-31/05/25