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* ALISON DUNLOP RSW (CANADIAN/SCOTTISH b. 1958), STRIKING A BALANCE

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* ALISON DUNLOP RSW (CANADIAN/SCOTTISH b. 1958), STRIKING A BALANCE
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* ALISON DUNLOP RSW (CANADIAN/SCOTTISH b. 1958), STRIKING A BALANCE

oil on canvas, signed, titled verso
framed



image size 31cm x 61cm, overall size 50cm x 80cm

Handwritten artist's label verso
Exhibition label verso: Solo Exhibition November 2003, Randolph Gallery, Edinburgh.
Note: Born in Canada in 1958, Alison began her studies there before continuing in France and Britain. In 1982, she came to Scotland to undertake postgraduate studies at Edinburgh College of Art, and has made Scotland her home. In 1989 Alison was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour and is a past Vice-President of the Society. She also served as President of Visual Arts Scotland for three years in the 1990s and has been made an honorary life member. She is a founding Director of The Exhibiting Societies of Scottish Artists (ESSA) and a founding member of the Edinburgh College of Art Alumni Association. She was Honorary Arts Convenor of the Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh from 2001-2004. Twice the recipient of the Elizabeth T Greenshields Foundation Scholarship, she has been short listed several times for the Noble Grossart Painting Prize and received the Alexander Graham Munro Award from the RSW in 1997 and the John Gray Prize in 2007. Twice the recipient of the Elizabeth T Greenshields Foundation Scholarship, she was short-listed several times for the Noble Grossart Painting Prize and received the Alexander Graham Munro Award from the RSW in 1997 and the John Gray Prize in 2007. Most recently, she received the Walter Scott Award at the RSW’s Annual Open Exhibition (Royal Scottish Academy) in November 2018. Her oils and watercolours are widely held in both public and private collections throughout the UK and Canada, and have been featured in exhibitions at the following galleries: LONDON GALLERIES: Panter and Hall, Mayfair; Tracey McNee Fine Art; Thompson's Gallery; The Piccadilly Gallery; The Thackeray Gallery and also at The Bruton Gallery, Bath. SCOTTISH GALLERIES: Randolph Gallery, Edinburgh; The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh; The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh; The Stenton Gallery; Tracey McNee Fine Art, Glasgow. CANADIAN GALLERIES: Galerie Rochon, Toronto. OPEN EXHIBITIONS: The Royal Scottish Academy; The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour; The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts; Visual Arts Scotland. Alison's most recent solo show was at The Scottish Gallery 7th - 28th January 2023. Dunlop's paintings rarely appear at auction but in The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 14th December 2023, lot 127 "Dancer II" (by Alison Dunlop) sold for £3000 (hammer).



Condition of the picture is good overall, with no visible or known issues.
* ALISON DUNLOP RSW (CANADIAN/SCOTTISH b. 1958), STRIKING A BALANCE

oil on canvas, signed, titled verso
framed



image size 31cm x 61cm, overall size 50cm x 80cm

Handwritten artist's label verso
Exhibition label verso: Solo Exhibition November 2003, Randolph Gallery, Edinburgh.
Note: Born in Canada in 1958, Alison began her studies there before continuing in France and Britain. In 1982, she came to Scotland to undertake postgraduate studies at Edinburgh College of Art, and has made Scotland her home. In 1989 Alison was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour and is a past Vice-President of the Society. She also served as President of Visual Arts Scotland for three years in the 1990s and has been made an honorary life member. She is a founding Director of The Exhibiting Societies of Scottish Artists (ESSA) and a founding member of the Edinburgh College of Art Alumni Association. She was Honorary Arts Convenor of the Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh from 2001-2004. Twice the recipient of the Elizabeth T Greenshields Foundation Scholarship, she has been short listed several times for the Noble Grossart Painting Prize and received the Alexander Graham Munro Award from the RSW in 1997 and the John Gray Prize in 2007. Twice the recipient of the Elizabeth T Greenshields Foundation Scholarship, she was short-listed several times for the Noble Grossart Painting Prize and received the Alexander Graham Munro Award from the RSW in 1997 and the John Gray Prize in 2007. Most recently, she received the Walter Scott Award at the RSW’s Annual Open Exhibition (Royal Scottish Academy) in November 2018. Her oils and watercolours are widely held in both public and private collections throughout the UK and Canada, and have been featured in exhibitions at the following galleries: LONDON GALLERIES: Panter and Hall, Mayfair; Tracey McNee Fine Art; Thompson's Gallery; The Piccadilly Gallery; The Thackeray Gallery and also at The Bruton Gallery, Bath. SCOTTISH GALLERIES: Randolph Gallery, Edinburgh; The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh; The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh; The Stenton Gallery; Tracey McNee Fine Art, Glasgow. CANADIAN GALLERIES: Galerie Rochon, Toronto. OPEN EXHIBITIONS: The Royal Scottish Academy; The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour; The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts; Visual Arts Scotland. Alison's most recent solo show was at The Scottish Gallery 7th - 28th January 2023. Dunlop's paintings rarely appear at auction but in The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 14th December 2023, lot 127 "Dancer II" (by Alison Dunlop) sold for £3000 (hammer).



Condition of the picture is good overall, with no visible or known issues.

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