Stephanie Dees | The City, the Shore and the Harbour

Stephanie Dees The City, the Shore and the Harbour

Stephanie Dees The City, the Shore and the Harbour 5 - 26 January 2019

The work in this my 7th solo show with The Scottish Gallery is divided into three subject matters.

The city, the shore and the harbour.

The familiar subjects are re-examined through older eyes. Some reflective, some wistful, some evoke serenity and to me some bring back joyous memories of childhood holidays.

The city works are of Edinburgh in different seasons and thus in different lights. Many subjects are nostalgic whilst some are new to me. From the pale light of winter with silhouetted bare trees to the light and shade of a beautiful summers day and the bright bursts of green and vibrant colour that summer brings through to the warm comforting glow of an autumnal day.

In the East Lothian paintings I consider the importance of space and the calmness and serenity I feel by the shore looking out to sea. Having been brought up in North Berwick the certainty of the sea gives me time to reflect and look back to nature in the chaotic and busy time we live in.

The warm character and joyous colours of the ‘East Neuk’ harbour paintings conjure happy memories of childhood holidays and I hope show the unspoilt charm of this part of Scotland.

Stephanie Dees, November 2018

The City

New Town January, mixed media, 17 x 20 cm

A Quiet Corner, mixed media, 25 x 30 cm

Bright December Day, mixed media, 25 x 29 cm

Melville Street, mixed media, 42 x 54 cm

The Shore

Calmness at the Shore, mixed media, 25 x 30 cm

Fidra at Dusk, mixed media, 18 x 23 cm

Fidra Fading Light, mixed media, 18 x 23 cm

Fidra on a Breezy Day, mixed media, 30 x 42 cm

The Harbour

Pittenweem Harbour, mixed media, 59 x 84 cm

Quiet Sunday, Pittenweem, mixed media, 29 x 48 cm

Summers Day, Pittenweem Harbour, mixed media, 59 x 84 cm

Blue Cottage Pittenweem, mixed media, 35 x 48 cm

Stephanie Dees Place of Birth

Born 1974, Hexham, Northumberland Education

Edinburgh College of Art, MFA Degree in Painting 1996-98

Edinburgh College of Art, BA(Hons) Degree in Drawing and Painting 1992-96 Awards

Rendezvous Gallery Prize, RSW, 2010 Scottish Arts Club Prize, RSW, 2008 Elected member of The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, 2003 Alexander Graham Munro Travel Award, RSW, 2002 Scottish International Education Trust Award, 1998 Andrew Grant Bequest Prize for Drawing, ECA, 1997 Highly commended for work at the D M Hall Centenary Exhibition, 1997 Scottish Gallery Prize for Drawing, Eastern General Hospital, 1996

Solo Exhibitions

The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh April 2016 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 2011 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, September 2008 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, March 2006 Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, 2005 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Feb 2004 Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, May 2003 Glimpses of Glasgow and Other Places, Compass Gallery, Glasgow, Oct 2001 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Feb 2001

Selected Group Exhibitions

Stephanie Dees has exhibited with Red Rag Gallery in many mixed shows

over the last 10 years.

Christmas Show, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, Nov 2003

Christmas Show, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Nov 2003

Christmas Show, South Street Gallery, St Andrews, Nov 2003 Fresh Paint 3, Arndean Gallery, London, Sept 2003

Summer Show, Baillie Gallery, London, July 2003

Summer Show, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, July 2003

Royal College of Physicians Christmas Show, Edinburgh, Dec 2002

Christmas Show, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Nov 2002

Royal Glasgow Institute Exhibition 2002, Glasgow, Oct 2002

The Scottish Gallery Festival Exhibition, Edinburgh, Aug 2002

Summer Show, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, June 2002

Summer Show, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, July 2002

Easter Show, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, Mar 2002

160th Anniversary Exhibition, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Mar 2002

RSW Annual Exhibition, McManus Galleries, Dundee, Feb 2002

House of Menzies Exhibition, Aberfeldy, Dec 2001

Compass Gallery Christmas Exhibition, Glasgow, Dec 2001

The Scottish Gallery Christmas Show, Edinburgh, Nov 2001

Summer Exhibition, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Jul 2001

Christmas Exhibition, The Scottish Gallery, Nov 2000

Duo Show, Nexus Galleries, Edinburgh, Mar 2000

Art on Paper Fair, Royal College of Art, London, Feb 1999

Ida Branson Bequest Exhibition, Somerset, Feb 1998

Public Collections Paintings in Hospitals Scotland, Edinburgh Chartered Surveyors of Scotland, Edinburgh Eastern General Hospital, Edinburgh Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh Edinburgh College of Art Bank of Scotland Scottish Courage Brewing Limited Royal College of Physicians

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