Biography….
CURRICULUM VITAE.
GERALD MC GOWAN
374 Leith Walk
Edinburgh
EH7 4PE
0131 554 2782
07971 516 898
Born Glasgow, Scotland, 1949
Artists Representative and founding Gallery co-ordinator WASPS Edinburgh 1986-1995
Selected Exhibitions
2014
AT SOURCE 3, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh.
Solo Exhibition, Lastours, SW France.
RSA Open Exhibition, RSA Gallery, the Mound, Edinburgh.
Solo Exhibition, ‘ DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE ‘ Lochgelly Centre, Lochgelly, Fife.
Larks Gallery, Ballater.
2013
AT SOURCE 2, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
RSA OPEN, RSA Gallery, the mound, Edinburgh
Brousses, France
Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize Exhibition 2013,The Mall Galleries, The Mall, London
Scottish Society of Artists [SSA], Annual Open Exhibition, RSA Gallery, The Mound, Edinburgh.
Visual Arts Scotland [VAS], Annual Open Exhibition, RSA Gallery, The Mound, Edinburgh.
2012
Scottish Society of Artists [SSA], Annual Open Exhibition RSA Gallery, The Mound, Edinburgh.
‘At Source ‘ exhibition, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
‘Natural Curiosity ‘ exhibition, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh.
2011
ScottishSociety of Artists [SSA], Annual Open Exhibition RSA Gallery, The Mound, Edinburgh,
Visual Arts Scotland [VAS] Annual Open Exhibition,RSA Gallery, The Mound, Edinburgh..
Aberdeen Artists Society, [AAS],Anual Open Exhibition , Aberdeen Art Gallery.
Axolotyl Gallery, Edinburgh.
Larks Gallery, Ballater.
L’Abbaye de Caunes Minervois, France.
Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
2010
Aberdeen Artists Society [ AAS ] Aberdeen Art Gallery
Visual Arts Scotland, [ VAS ],Annual Open exhibition, RSA Gallery, The Mound,Edinburgh
Scottish Society of Artists [ SSA ] Open exhibition, RSA gallery, Edinburgh.
Aspect Prize exhibition, Paisley Art Gallery.
Royal Glasgow institute [RGI ] Open exhibition, Glasgow,
Royal Scottish Academy [RSA ] Open exhibition, RSA gallery, the Mound, Edinburgh,
Larks Gallery, Ballater.
Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh.
Compass Gallery, Glasgow..
North Ayrshire Open, Irvine
2009
Royal Scottish AcademyOpen Exhibition [ RSA ], The Mound, Edinburgh.
Royal Scottish Acdemy Annual Exhibition [ RSA ], The Mound, Edinburgh
Scottish Society of Artists [ SSA ], Dundee
Aberdeen Artists Society [ AAS], Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen.
Just Scottish Gallery, The Mound, Edinburgh.
Paisley Arts Institute [PAI ], Paisley, museum and Art Gallery, Paisley
Aspect Prize Exhibition, Paisley Art Gallery.
North Ayrshire Open exhibition, Irvine
Filmhouse, Edinburgh.
Lark Gallery, Ballater.
2008
Galerie Theophane, Paris.
Flaubert Gallery, Edinburgh.
Lark Gallery, Ballater.
People Like Us Exhibition, Edinburgh [ prizewinner ]
Paisley Arts Institute [ PAI ] Annual Open exhib, Paisley Museum and Art Gallery.
Aspect Prize Exhibition, Paisley Museum and Art Gallery, Paisley.
Royal Glasgow Institute [RGI ] Open Exhibition, Glasgow.
2007
Galerie Theophane, Paris.
The Ropewalk Gallery, Hull.
Art in Plockton, Plockton.
Aspect Prize Exhibition, Paisley Art Gallery, Paisley.
Visual Arts Scotland [ VAS ] Annual Open exhib, RSA Gallery, the Mound, Edinburgh.
Paisley Arts Institute [ PAI ] Annual Open exhib, Paisley Museum and Art Gallery, Paisley.
Just Scottish Gallery, the Mound, Edinburgh.
Lark Gallery,Ballater.
Royal Glasgow Institute [RGI ], Glasgow.
2006
Lark Gallery, Ballater.
Cairns Gallery, Peebles.
Aberdeen Artists Society [AAS] Annual Open exhib,Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen.
Paisley Arts Institute [PAI] annual Open exhib,Paisley Art Gallery,Paisley.
Scottish Society of Artists [SSA] Annual Open Exhib,RSA Gallery, the Mound, Edinburgh.
Strathearn Gallery, Crieff.
Artdecaf Gallery, Glasgow.
Art in Plockton, Plockton.
Aspect Prize Exhibition,Paisley Art Gallery, Paisley.
North Ayrshire Open, Irvine. .
Compass Gallery,Glasgow.
One Person Exhibitions:-
Patriothall Gallery,Edinburgh.
An Tobar Arts Centre, Tobermory.
2005
The Discerning Eye,Mall Gallery,London.
Contemporary Art Fair Edinburgh.
Cairns Gallery,Peebles.
Compass Gallery,Glasgow.
Lark Gallery,Ballater.
Just Scottish, the Mound,Edinburgh.
Aberdeen Artists Society [AAS] Annual Open exhib,Aberdeen.
Scottish Society of Artists [SSA]Annual Open exhib,RSA gallery,the Mound, Edinburgh.
Visual Arts Scotland [VAS] Annual Open exhib,RSA gallery, the Mound Edinburgh.
London Art Fair, Compass Gallery.
Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.
2004
AAS Annual Open exhib,Aberdeen.
Paisley Arts Institute,[PAI] Annual Open exhib,Paisley.
Just Scottish Gallery,the Mound,Edinburgh.
Leith Gallery,Edinburgh Festival Exhibition,Edinburgh.
North Ayrshire Open,Irvine.
Rosselle Gallery,Ayr.
Mertz Gallery,Edinburgh.
Royal College of Physicians,Edinburgh.
Celebrations Exhibition,Patriothall Gallery,Edinburgh.
Workshop Gallery, Tobermory.
Cairns Gallery,Peebles.
SSA Annual Open,RSA,the Mound,Edinburgh.
VAS Annual Open,RSA,the Mound,Edinburgh.
Compass Gallery, Glasgow.
2003
North Ayrshire Open.
PAI Annual Open,Paisley.
VAS Annual Open,RSA the Mound Edinburgh.
SSA Annual Open,RSA,the Mound,Edinburgh.
Thompsons of Marylebone,Marylebone,London.
Collyer Bristow Gallery,Bloomsbury,London.
Compass Gallery,Glasgow.
Mertz Gallery,Edinburgh.
2002
North Ayrshire Open,Irvine.
Royal Glasgow Institute [RGI], Annual Open,Maclellan Galleries,Glasgow.
VAS Annual Open,RSA,the Mound, Edinburgh.
SSA Annual Open,the Mound,Edinburgh.
Gymnasium Gallery,National Gallery of Modern Art,Edinburgh.
Patriothall Gallery,Edinburgh.
Compass Gallery,Glasgow.
2000/2001
Selected for “British Midlands Airlines” collection.
VAS,AAS,SSA.
Forteviote Gallery,Perth.
Lochgelly Centre,Fife.
Patriothall Gallery,Edinburgh.
Contemporary Art Fair,Battersea,London.
1998/1999
Scottish Spirit Exhibition,tour of USA,including:-
Arthur Ross Gallery,University of Pennsylvania,
Rutgers University,New Brunswick,
South Eastern Louisiana Uniersity,
New Orleans University,
Colorado University.
Pre 2000
Numerous exhibitions throughout Scotland including :- City Arts Centre,Edinburgh,Collins Gallery,Glasgow,Aberdeen Art Gallery,McManus Gallery,Dundee,Edinburgh College of Art,Smith Biennial,Stirling,Pernod Exhibition,Edinburgh,Institute Francais D’Ecosse,Edinburgh,Patriothall Gallery,Compass Gallery,Heinzal Gallery,Forteviote Gallery.
Awards/Prizes
People Like Us Exhibition, prizewinner.Edinburgh, 2008.
North Ayrshire Open,2006,1st prize.
The Discerning Eye,Mall Gallery,London,Regional Prize,Scotland,2005.
Grampian Hospitals Arts Trust Award,SSA exhibition 2005.
North Ayrshire Open,2003,2nd prize.
PAI Open,2003,Small Painting Prize.
RGI OPen,Glasgow,2002,David Cargill Award.
North Ayrshire Open,2002,1st Prize.
SSA Open,2000,two Prizes.
Gallery Forteviote Open Drawing Competition 1999,1st Prize.
Grants
SAC small assistance grant for touring exhibition,1994.
SAC grant to visit Venice Biennale,1996.
SAC small grant to develop overseas exhibition opportunity 2002.