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John Nelson's modern Scottish paintings evoke his love of
colour in landscape, seascape, still-life, figurative, abstract and
semi-abstract work.
About My Work
"I produce paintings which I hope encapsulate my
natural joie de vivre and love of colour.
Always suspicious of the archetypical, I work directly onto
the canvas - no preparatory drawing and as something emerges, I follow and
shape intuitively.
Ideas for my paintings come from a variety of sources
although I am particularly drawn to the natural forms of land and sea."
John was born in Edinburgh,
and studied at Edinburgh
College of Art from 1962-1967 where he was awarded a number of painting and
drawing prizes which included the Andrew Grant Scholarship. Ending his
studies, a Post Graduate Travelling Scholarship took him to France, Holland
and Belgium,
creating opportunities for exhibitions in the countries concerned.
From 1971 to 1996 he was an Art Lecturer at Stevenson College,
Edinburgh.
As an Edinburgh
man he is proud to have been a member of 'The Glasgow League of Artists' and
to have been elected chairman in 1975-76.
At various times he has been chairman of Livingston Art
Foundation and the Craigmillar Festival Society.
Now living in the Scottish Borders he continues to develop
his painting to his own exacting standards.
He has work in many private and public collections
throughout the world.
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EXHIBITIONS
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1972-82
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All
Glasgow League of Artists Exhibitions in Scotland, England,
Wales, Ireland, Holland,
Belgium, Canada
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1974,1976
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Edinburgh Festival and Jazz
Proms Exhibitions
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1975
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Contemporary
Scottish Art, Municipal Gallery, City of Edinburgh
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1975
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Arts
Council Gallery, Belfast; Project Arts Centre, Dublin; MacRobert Arts
Centre, Stirling
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1976
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Third
Eye Centre, Glasgow; "Drawn to Scale", MacLellan
Galleries, Glasgow; Keele University, Keele
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1976
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GLA/New
'57 - joint exhibition, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
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1977
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"Clouds
and Water", Calgary,
Canada
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1978
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"Nelson
& Shaw"- 2 person touring exhibition
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1978
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Kirkcaldy
Art Gallery & Museum; Inverness Art Gallery & Museum; Collins Gallery, University of
Strathclyde, Glasgow; Richard
Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh
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1980
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The
Lanthorn Centre, Livingston
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1983
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"Nelson,
Forbes, Shaw" - 3 person touring exhibition, Netherlands and Belgium
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1985
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Exposition
Internationale de Peinture,
Paris
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1986
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The
Lanthorn Centre, Livingston;
"Babbity Bowster",
Glasgow
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1988
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Royal
Glasgow Institute, MacLellan Galleries, Glasgow
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1988
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"Works
on Paper",Contemporary Touring Exhibition, Netherlands + Belgium
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1997
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Exposition
Internationale de Peinture,
Paris
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1998
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Kumulus Gallerie, Maastricht; Holland
Art Fair, The Hague;World Trade Centre,
Amsterdam; The Art Centre, Valkenberg; Academy
for Fine Arts, Bilzen, Belgium; Galerie Nestle, Paris; Gadiot/Rijbroeck
Gallery, Amsterdam
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2000
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The
Picture Gallery, Chambers Institute, Peebles
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2002
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Ipomal Gallery, Landgraaf, Netherlands; Meadows Fine Art, Beith; The Wynd Gallery,
Melrose
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2003
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Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy; Worthyart.com, South Queensferry
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2004
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Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy; e-Gallery, Bearsden;
Smokehouse Gallery, Eyemouth; Kinsman-Blake
Ceramics, Kelso; Albany Gallery, Cardiff; Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh
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2004
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Queens
Gallery, Dundee; Di Rollo
Gallery, Edinburgh; Strathearn Gallery, Crieff; Arian Gallery, Galashiels
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2005
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Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy; Arian Gallery, Galashiels;
Lemond Gallery, Bearsden;
Jerdan Gallery, Crail;
Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh;
Red Rag Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold
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2005
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Rowan
Gallery, Drymen; Kinsman-Blake Ceramics, Kelso;
Smokehouse Gallery, Eyemouth; Strathearn
Gallery, Crieff; Roger Bilcliffe
Gallery,Glasgow; Old Melrose Furniture Studio,Melrose
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2006
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Strathearn Gallery, Crieff; Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy; Rowan Gallery, Drymen;
e-gallery,Bearsden; Smailholm
Gallery,Kelso; Smokehouse Gallery, Eyemouth; Jerdan Gallery,Crail
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2007
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Strathearn Gallery, Crieff; Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy; Lemond Gallery, Bearsden; Fotheringham
Gallery, Bridge of Allan; Pennel Gallery, Peebles
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2007
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BroughtonGallery, Broughton;
Tartan Gallery, Edinburgh; Chapel Street Gallery, Innerleithen;
Red Rag Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold; Smokehouse Gallery,Eyemouth; Beltane Studios, Peebles
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2008
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Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy; Strathearn
Gallery, Crieff; Lemond
Gallery, Bearsden; Smokehouse Gallery, Eyemouth; Mellerstain House Gallery,Kelso
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2008
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Red
Rag Gallery,Stow-on-the-Wold; Fotheringham
Gallery,Bridge of Allan; Chapel Street Gallery,Innerleithen; Roger Billcliffe
Gallery,Glasgow;Eduardo Alessandro Studios,Broughty Ferry
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2009
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Red
Rag Gallery,Stow-on-the-Wold; Fotheringham
Gallery,Bridge of Allan; Chapel Street Gallery,Innerleithen; Smokehouse Gallery, Eyemouth; Kinsman-Blake Ceramics, Smailholm,Kelso;
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2009
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Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy; Strathearn
Gallery, Crieff; Lemond
Gallery, Bearsden, Glasgow; Frames Gallery,
Perth; Laurel Gallery, Edinburgh;Old Melrose
Furniture Studio, Melrose
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2010
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The
Studio, Dawyck Botanic Garden, Peebles; Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy;
Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of Allan; Strathearn Gallery, Crieff; Lemond Gallery, Bearsden;
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2010
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Juno
Design Gallery, Dunoon; Smokehouse Gallery, Eyemouth; The Gallery Within Oscars, Kelso; Whittington
Fine Art, Henley-on-Thames; Red Rag Gallery, Stow-0n-the-Wold
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2011
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Eastgate Theatre, Peebles;
Art Amatoria, Duns Castle, Duns; Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy;
Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of Allan; Lemond Gallery, Bearsden;
Smokehouse Gallery,Eyemouth
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2011
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Chambers
Institute, Peebles; Red Rag Gallery, Stow-0n-The-Wold; Whittington Fine
Art, Henley-on-Thames; Pittenweem Arts Festival;
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WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
Kirkcaldy Art Gallery &
Museum; Scottish Hospitals Board; Strathclyde University; Lothian Regional
Council; Borders Regional Council; Fife Education Authority; Lothian
Education Authority; Scottish Arts Council. Many private collections in United Kingdom; USA;
Canada; Europe; Africa.
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COMMISSIONS
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1978
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Scottish
Arts Council - Gable Ends, Glasgow
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1979
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City
of Edinburgh - Mural for Herdmanflat Hospital, Haddington
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2010
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J
D Wetherspoon, New Year Field, Livingston
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FILMS
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1975
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"We're
All Big Boys Now" - Sidartha Films
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1982
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"3
Artists" (Nelson, Shaw, Forbes) - R Forbes
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