Artists: John McLean


John McLean
 

John McLean

About the artist...

Biography

BORN: 1939.

1980 Arts Council Major Award.
1987-89 Lived in New York.
1993 Lorne Award.
1994 Critics Award, Edinburgh Festival.
1995 Shortlisted for Jerwood Prize.

EDUCATION

1943-1949 Reform Street School Kirriemuir
1949-57 Arbroath High School
1957-62 University of St. Andrews.
1963-66 Courtauld Institute, London.

ARTIST RESIDENCIES
1981 Emma Lake Workshop, (guest artist), University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
1985 Artist in Residence, University of Edinburgh.
2000 Emma Lake Workshop, (guest artist), University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Poussin Gallery, London.
2006 Cross Street Gallery, London; Flowers East, London.
2005 Flowers, New York.
2003 Flowers Central, London; Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh;Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh.
2000 Flowers East, London; Flowers Graphics, London; Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh; Flowers East, London; Art Placement Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1999 Flowers East, London; Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh.
1998 Francis Graham-Dixon Gallery, London; Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh.
1997 Francis Graham-Dixon Gallery, London.
1994 Francis Graham-Dixon Gallery, London; Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh.
1991 Francis Graham-Dixon Gallery, London.
1989 Francis Graham-Dixon Gallery, London; Edinburgh College of Art.
1988 Kapil Jariwala, New York; Francis Graham-Dixon Gallery, London.
1987 Kapil Jariwala, London.
1986 Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh.
1985 Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh.
1984 Martin Gerrard Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
1983 Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
1982 Artspace Galleries, Aberdeen toruing to Dundee, St. Andrews and Edinburgh; Byck Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky.
1981 Art Placement, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1980 Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
1978 House Gallery, London.
1975 Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Arts Council of Great Britain.
Basildon Development Trust.
British Council.
Camden Central Library, London.
Contemporary Art Society.
Department of the Environment.
Dundee Museum and Art Gallery.
Edinburgh City Art Centre.
Federated Union of Black Artists, South Africa.
Fitzwilliam Museum
Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries.
Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride.
Hunterian Collection.
Jesus College, Cambridge.
London University.
Royal Jamaican Academy.
Scottish Arts Council.
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh.
Southampton City Art Gallery.
Swindon Art Gallery.
Tate Gallery, London.
University of Edinburgh.
University Hospitals, Coventry and Warwickshire.
University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
University of St. Andrews.
Warwick Arts Trust.
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester.

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Accenture.
Anglo American, London.
Archant, Norwich.
Arjuna Maritime, Greece.
Arthur Andersen and Co., London.
Bain and Co., Boston, USA.
Broadgate Centre, London.
Brown Foreman, USA.
BZW, London.
Canadian Potash Corporation.
Canpotex, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Capital Holdings, USA.
De Beers, London.
Heron Marine Ltd., London.
H J Heinz Corporation, USA.
Linklaters, London.
Michael Laurie & Partners, London.
Morgan Grenfell.
Royal Bank of Scotland.
Sainsbury p.l.c.
Schroeders Investment Management, London.
Scorpio Aviation and Marine, London.
Scottish Equitable, Edinburgh.
Simmons and Simmons.
Standard Life, Edinburgh.
Stanhope Properties, London (Stockley Park).
Wellcome Foundation.

 

 


Images
 
Publications
New Works 2007
 
Reviews
A blossoming of light and colour, The Scotsman, 4 May 2007