Roland Fraser
Offlicense 19th August - 29th September 2016
Roland Fraser
Offlicense 19th August - 29th September 2016
&Collective Art Gallery 28 Henderson Street Bridge of Allan, FK9 4HR t - 01786 359864 e - info@andcollective.co.uk w - andcollective.co.uk
Roland Fraser Roland Fraser creates artworks inspired by the material they are produced from. His furniture is created entirely from salvaged wood and relief panels are a combination of marquetry, cabinet making and assemblage. His interests vary from vernacular design in early furniture to improvised structures like allotment sheds for their crude functionalism. His furniture and relief panels are created from timber salvaged from furniture breakers, farm buildings and skips. He selects raw materials that have an accumulation of surface markings and evidence of human use. The ghost traces from missing locks, hinges and structural joints have a particular resonance for him as they refer to previous incarnations. The completed pieces are a composition of these disparate fragments and his titles often make reference to the places where the raw material was located, for instance Stair Chair. His public and private commissions include the John Barbour Memorial Panels, St. Machars Cathedral, Aberdeen, Joint Stool and Coffer Chest, Argyll Lodging, Historic Scotland and Skymye Knave Kist and Welsh Cupboard with the Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. He has won three awards at the Visual Arts Scotland exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy; the Flora Wood Award in 2005, the Applied Arts Prize in 2007, and the Open Eye Gallery Award in 2011.
Electricity Depot ÂŁ950 Reclaimed Wooden Panel, 48cm x 64cm
Hidden Door £950 Reclaimed Wooden Panel, 48cm x 60cm
Artic Spa £950 Reclaimed Wooden Panel, 61cm x 72.5cm
Cable Aperture £2200 Reclaimed Wooden Panel, 96cm x 122cm
Stepladder III £1600 Reclaimed Wooden Panel, 78cm x 106cm
Stepladder II £2200 Reclaimed Wooden Panel, 103cm x 106cm
Millhill Lane ÂŁ1150 Reclaimed Wooden Panel, 97cm x 82cm
Campaign Chest II £1600 Reclaimed Wooden Panel, 90cm x 100cm
Prestongrange ÂŁ1250 Reclaimed Wooden Panel, 130cm x 89cm
Regent Terrace £1100 Reclaimed Wooden Panel, 110cm x 80cm
Offlicense £2400 Reclaimed Wooden Panel, 100cm x 113cm
Cable Tracking £2200 Reclaimed Wooden Panel, 104m x 129cm
EDUCATION 1986-90 St Andrews University (MA Philosophy and Art History) 1980-86 Mackie Academy, Stonehaven
AWARDS 2016 Gordon Smith Award Finalist, Dovecot Studios 2011 Open Eye Gallery Award, Visual Arts Scotland, RSA 2007 The Applied Arts Prize, Visual Arts Scotland, RSA 2005 The Flora Wood Award, Visual Arts Scotland, RSA SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 ‘Offlicense’, &Collective Art Gallery, Bridge of Allan 2016 ‘New Works’, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh – panels & furniture 2014 ‘Found’, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2012 ‘New Work’, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2010 ‘God Deliver Us From Swedish Furniture’, Henderson Gallery, Edinburgh 2006 ‘Skymye Knave’, Merz Gallery, Edinburgh
GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 SSA Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh 2016 VAS Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh 2015 SSA Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh 2015 VAS Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh 2014 Cabinet Works, Compass Gallery, Glasgow 2014 SSA Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh 2014 Christmas Show, Belgrave Gallery, St. Ives 2014 Summer Exhibition, Fisher Gallery, Pittenweem 2014 “Inside the Box”, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2013-2014 Fisher Gallery Group Exhibition, Pittenweem Arts Festival 2013 “Yuletide Exhibition”, Belgrave Gallery, St. Ives 2011-2012 “Force and Form of Memory”, Compass Gallery, Glasgow 2011-2012 The Compass Gallery, The London Art Fair 2011 “The Chosen Few”, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2011 “The Natural House”, Prince’s Foundation, London 2011 The Compass Gallery, Glasgow 2011 “The Printed Word”, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2010 Bonhams Scottish Sale, Edinburgh 2009 Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh 2007 The Compass Gallery, Glasgow Art Fair 2006-2010 Society of Scottish Artists, RSA, Edinburgh 2005-2012 Visual Arts Scotland Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh 2004 “Centre Of Attention”, British Council, Edinburgh 2002 “Source”, Royal Museum, Edinburgh 2001 “Calvados”, Bellevue Gallery, Edinburgh
BIBLIOGRAPHY 2012 “The Arts Diary”, Tim Cornwell, The Scotsman 2012 “Visual Arts Review”, Duncan McMillan, The Scotsman 2012 Festival Review, The Guardian
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Skymye Knave Kist, Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Welsh Cupboard, Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
COMMISSIONS 2014 Set Design for “The Carousel”, Traverse Theatre, in collaboration with John Byrne 2012 Set Design for “The List” (award winning Festival play), in collaboration with John Byrne 2001 John Barbour Memorial Panels, St. Machars Cathedral, Aberdeen 2000-2008 Various woodwork installations for Rosslyn Chapel, Midothian