Curriculum Vitae
BLAIR THOMSON B.A. (hons)
Curriculum Vitae
Born Scotland 1980

Spacious fields of colour and spontaneous, graceful brushstrokes create
an irresistible Zen-like calm. His inspirations come from his interest in
all things Japanese, but the main source of his abstract imagery is Scottish
landscape…bridges, crumbling piers and disintegrating shipwrecks.

Article by Lucy Sweet, Homes and Interiors Scotland February 2004.

STUDY:
Glasgow School of Art Painting Department 1998-‘02, BA(hons) Fine Art

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2008
Glasgow Art Fair, representing Scotlandart.com and John Green Fine Art
Sophie Montgomery Art, London (featured artist)
‘New Faces to Glasgow Art Club’, mixed exhibition
‘Offshore’, Scotlandart.com, two-man show

2007
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition, 'Highland'
New York Affordable Art Fair with Flying Colours Gallery, London
RGI Annual Exhibition, prizes for 'Rhythms Kilcreggan'
Winter Exhibition, House for an Art Lover, Glasgow

2006
Scotlandart.com, ‘Abstract Exhibition’
Sophie Montgomery Art London, wall of six works
Glasgow Art Fair, representing John Green Fine Art
Third Step Gallery solo show ‘In Time with the Wind’

2005
London Affordable Art Fair with Baillie Gallery, London, Scotlandart
‘Selected Scottish Graduates Past & Present’, Scotlandart Edinburgh
3 man show at Baillie Gallery, London
RGI annual exhibition

2004
London Affordable Art Fair, representing Scotlandart.com
Glasgow Art Fair, with Scotlandart.com, John Green Fine Art ,GSA
‘Scottish Art Today’, Lloyds TSB, Edinburgh
One of six selected for Royal Concert Hall Glasgow ‘Internationalism’

2003
London Art Fair
Glasgow Art Fair, representing Scotlandart.com, Stenton Gallery ,GSA
Solo show at the Stenton Gallery, East Lothian

2002
Glasgow School of Art ‘Degree Show’, Main Gallery, Mackintosh
‘Terra Nova’ Degree Show Selection. Main Gallery/Museum, Mackintosh
Solo exhibition at the Kelly Gallery, Glasgow (RGI Exhibitionship)

2001
Solo Exhibition at ‘Gallery Cossachok’, King Street, Glasgow.
Royal Glasgow Institute Exhibition, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow.

AWARDS AND PRIZES:
2007 - RGI Langside College Watercolour Award
2007 – RGI Glasgow Art Club Fellowship Award
2004 - Awarded RSW Residency at Hospitalfield House, Arbroath
2002 - Awarded Esmee Fairbairn Residency, Cove Park, Scotland
2001 - RGI Scholarship, RGI Exhibitionship

PUBLICATION AND MEDIA:
June ‘02 – The Scotsman: Views of a New World
July ‘02 – Business am: Best in show
September ‘03 – Sunday Times: How to canvas artistic success
March ‘03 – Scotland on Sunday: Best of Times
January/February ‘04 – Homes & Interiors Scotland: Artist for hire
October ‘04 – The Scotsman: The top 20 of Scottish art
November ‘04 – BBC Newsnight Scotland
March/April ‘05 – Homes & Interiors Scotland: Ode to a Manse
October ‘06 – The Herald: The Diary
October ‘07 – Scotsman Review, Duncan Macmillan
February ‘08 – Scotland on Sunday: Hidden Treasure
May ‘08 – Herald Review, New Faces to the Art Club, Jan Patience

PAINTINGS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
United Kingdom, United States, France, Holland, Japan