James Lumsden
REFLECTION 6th - 30th May 2017
& gallery
James Lumsden
REFLECTION 6th - 30th May 2017
&Gallery, 17 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG andgallery.co.uk info@andgallery.co.uk
&Gallery is delighted to be hosting Reflection by James Lumsden. After relocating to Edinburgh it is only fitting for the first solo exhibition to be held at &Gallery to be from one of Edinburgh’s finest contemporary artists.
James Lumsden My work is primarily concerned with process – building translucent glazes of paint until an illusion of light and depth are achieved. The process involves the application of multiple (up to 40 or more) thin glazes of acrylic paint and gloss medium. Each layer is dragged, pulled or squeegeed with various implements – the process being repeated layer upon layer until the final painting begins to emerge. Arrived at by both chance and deliberation, the final painting reveals varying chromatic strata, which can be seen through the translucence, pentimenti and depth of the work. These are paintings which draw the viewer beneath the surface to give some experience of their making – both revealing and concealing the history of the painting process. The paintings are set within a distinct formal compositional framework. Although the horizontal division creates allusions to landscape, this is primarily a device to heighten the dynamic, contrasts, tension and intensity of the painting. I aim to make paintings which are luminous, seductive, sensual and atmospheric. I am fascinated in how the raw materials innate to the medium can be turned into something poetic – an object filled with light, feeling, atmosphere and emotion.
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Contrapuntal (9/13) 2013
Acrylic on Canvas, 40cm x 40cm
Echoes (16/14) 2014
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Acrylic on Canvas, 120cm x 100cm
Echoes (17/14) 2014
Acrylic on Canvas, 120cm x 100cm
Echoes (2/13) 2013
Acrylic on Canvas, 60cm x 50cm
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Echoes (1/13) 2013
Acrylic on Canvas, 60cm x 50cm
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Echoes (9/13) 2013
Acrylic on Canvas, 90cm x 75cm
Reflex (4/16) 2016
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Acrylic on Canvas , 60cm x 60cm
Reflex (6/16) 2016
Acrylic on Canvas , 60cm x 60cm
Contrapuntal Landscape (1/14) 2014 Acrylic on Canvas, 60cm x 85cm
Contrapuntal (1/16) 2016
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Acrylic on Canvas, 30.5cm x 30.5cm
Fugue (21/11) 2011
Acrylic on Canvas, 30.5cm x 30.5cm
Contrapuntal (4/14) 2014
Acrylic on Canvas , 140cm x 140cm
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Reflex (10/14) 2014
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Acrylic on Canvas , 120cm x 120cm
Untitled Study (2/16) 2016
Acrylic on Canvas , 24cm x 18cm
Untitled Study (1/16) 2016
Acrylic on Canvas , 24cm x 18cm
Pulse (5/16) 2016
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Acrylic on Canvas , 75cm x 60cm
Pulse (4/16) 2016
Acrylic on Canvas , 75cm x 60cm
Contrapuntal (2/13) 2013
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Acrylic on Canvas, 120cm x 120cm
James Lumsden Born Inverness, Scotland 1964. Lives and works in Edinburgh and The Isle of Lewis. Solo Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions (since 2000)
2017 Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London (with Andrew Mackenzie) &Gallery, Edinburgh 2016 MS Gallery, Morges, Switzerland 2015 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London 2013 &Collective, Bridge of Allan Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London Edinburgh Art Festival / Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh 2012 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada Rhue Art, Ullapool 2011 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London An Talla Solais, Ullapool 2010 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada 2009 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London 2007 Amber Roome Contemporary Art, Edinburgh 2006 Atticsalt, Edinburgh MAC, Birmingham 2005 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London (with Andrew Mackenzie) An Tuireann Arts Centre, Isle of Skye 2004 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London 2003 Oriel Capsule, Cardiff (with Eoghann MacColl) 2002 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London 2001 Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland 2000 The Loft Gallery, Glasgow Aalborg Trienalle, Aalborg, Denmark 1999 Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries Pump House Gallery, London 1997 Collective Gallery, Edinburgh Inverness Museum and Art Gallery 1996 Compass Gallery, Glasgow 1993 Collective Gallery, Edinburgh 1992 Merz Contemporary Art, London
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Inception, &Gallery, Edinburgh Collective, MS Gallery, Morges, Switzerland Society of Scottish Artists Annual (Invited Artist), Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Focus 16, The Design Centre, London Collective, MS Gallery, Morges, Switzerland Manmade, Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas, USA The Room, An Talla Solais, Ullapool RSA Open, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Society of Scottish Artists Annual, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh The seed of it’s opposite, Kelvin College, Glasgow (curated by Jai Llewelyn) Summershow, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris (with Sarah Myerscough Gallery) London Art Fair (with Sarah Myerscough Gallery) Society of Scottish Artists Annual, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Re-Define, Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, USA Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris (with Sarah Myerscough Gallery) London Art Fair (with Sarah Myerscough Gallery) Paper Planes, Stow Arts Festival, Scottish Borders (curated by Andrew Mackenzie) Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) Society of Scottish Artists Annual, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh London Art Fair (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) RSA Open, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Cabinet Paintings, Compass Gallery, Glasgow S.O.F.A, Chicago, USA (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) Toronto International Art Fair, Canada (with Paul Kuhn Gallery)
Selected Group Exhibitions (continued)
Selected Awards and Residencies
2012
2016
2011 2010 2009 2008
2007
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
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Sense of Place, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Ireland Black & White, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Perception, Rhue Art at The Dovecot, Edinburgh RSA Residencies for Scotland Award – New Work, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Abstract Matters, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh Strata, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London Toronto International Art Fair, Canada (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) Shared Ground, Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine Preview, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall Toronto International Art Fair, Canada (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) Equinox, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London Society of Scottish Artists Annual, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 20:20, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada Damaged Collateral, Context Gallery, Derry Images from North Mayo, Ballinglen Arts Foundtion, Co. Mayo, Ireland Illusions – Pip Dickens, James Lumsden, Tomoya Matsuzaki, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London Aphelion, Art.tm, Inverness ARTfutures, Contemporary Art Society, London Beneath The Surface II, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London ARTfutures, Contemporary Art Society, London Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark Primed, Bellevue Gallery, Edinburgh
2015 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2003
2002 2001 2000
Edinburgh Printmakers Prize, Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition Invited Artist, Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition Elected Professional Member, Society of Scottish Artists B.A.I.R Residency, Banff Arts Centre, Banff, Canada The Scottish Arts Club Award, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Visual Arts Award, Edinburgh Royal Scottish Academy Residencies for Scotland Award Visual Arts Award, Edinburgh Scottish Arts Council Creative Development Award Ballinglen Arts Foundation Residency, County Mayo, Ireland Hope Scott Trust Award EVAC Award, Edinburgh Scottish Arts Council Professional Development Award Ballinglen Arts Foundation Fellowship, County Mayo, Ireland Scottish Arts Council Professional Development Award British Council Grant Artist in Residence, Aalborg Trienalle, Aalborg, Denmark EVAC Award, Edinburgh The Arts Trust of Scotland Award
For Seonaid McDonald, Seamus and Rory Lumsden, my family and friends. Thanks to Avril at &Gallery, Edinburgh; Sarah, Freya, Julia and Andy at Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London; Paul, Esther and Kevin at Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada; Holly at Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas, USA; Carol Rubenstein Associates, Philadelphia, USA and Cindy Wyss at Midnight Sun Gallery in Morges. Photography by Michael Wolchover.
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