Gordon Bryce RSA RSW

gordon bryce

RSA RSW 4th – 21st june 2013

T H A C K E R AY G A L L E RY EST. 1968

It is interesting that this solo show is so close to home for Gordon Bryce. With his roots in the Scottish Landscape, and celebrating his 70th birthday, Gordon Bryce has clearly been on a reflective journey, marking his huge career to this point.

These works are personal, intimate, and of places that Gordon has known all his life. And yet we are seeing them in a new light. He has been creating this reflective group of paintings over the last two years, covering the cycle of the seasons. As you can see, Gordon has been living with ‘snow’ for a considerable amount of that time and with some breathtaking results. Snow is an almost impossible thing to paint well, and yet Gordon achieves it beautifully.

At the heart of every painting, though, is colour. Even with his snow. ‘January’ and ‘The Dee, Maryculter, Winter’ are wonderful examples. And what better example of a true Colourist than ‘Cliff, Ardnarmurchan’, almost Mediterrean in colour and in warmth, another thing that Gordon captures so sublimely.

A Scottish Colourist through and through, and in this year, his 70th year, Gordon Bryce has undeniably established his position in this genre.

F I R S T PA G E

august fields, pitmedden

oil on board 18x24ins.

LEFT

winter, strathdon

mixed media on board 24x48ins.

early snow, contlaw oil on board 12x24ins.

4

edge of the wood, september mixed media on board 24x48ins.

6

yellow pear

fruits

oil on board

oil on board

16x19 /2ins.

15x20ins.

1

8

9

summer sea oil on board 24x48ins.

10

green sea, arisaig oil on board 24x48ins.

12

north sea edge

sheep pen, maryculter

mixed media on board

oil on board

11 /2x15 /2ins.

111/2x16ins.

1

14

1

15

16

traigh by arisaig

sanna, ardnamurchan

mixed media on board

mixed media on board

20x24ins.

20x24ins.

17

edge of autumn mixed media on board 261/2x40ins.

18

snowfield, milltimber oil on board 24x48ins.

20

woodland, midwinter mixed media on board 20x26ins.

22

24

surf north sea

cliff, ardnamurchan

oil on board

mixed media on board

20x30ins.

20x30ins.

25

january oil on board 24x36ins.

26

field by the sea, dunnottar mixed media on board 24x33ins.

28

the dee, maryculter, winter oil on board 12x12ins.

30

snow cloud, contlaw oil on board 24x48ins.

32

biography 1943

Born in Edinburgh

solo exhibitions

1948-1960

Educated at Edinburgh Academy & George Watson’s College, Edinburgh

1966, 1968

New 57 Gallery, Edinburgh Festival

1960-1965

Edinburgh College of Art Studied under Sir Robin Philipson and Sir William Gillies

1968

Absalom Gallery, Bath Festival

1971

Richard Demarco Gallery

1972

University of Aberdeen

1977

McMurray Gallery, London

1968

Appointed lecturer in Printmaking, Grays School of Art, Aberdeen

1986-1995

Head of Fine Art, Grays School of Art, Aberdeen

1995

Currently painting full time

awards

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1965

Chalmers Bursary – Royal Scottish Academy

1965

Keith Prize – Royal Scottish Academy

1967

First Prize: Pernod Scottish Academy Competition

1968

Arts Council Award

1969

Latimer Award – Royal Scottish Academy

1971

Arts Council Award

1976

Elected Associate of the Scottish Royal Academy

1976

Elected Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour

1977

May Marshall Brown Award

1980

Major Arts Council Award

1981

Educational Institute of Scotland Award

1982

Shell Expo. Premier Award

1984

Sir William Gillies Travelling Scholarship

1986

Scottish Postal Board Award

1978

Royal Edinburgh Hospital

1978-2009

The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

1984

Edinburgh University

1986-2013

Thackeray Gallery, London

1988

Grape Lane Gallery, York

1988

Kingfisher Gallery, Edinburgh

1988

Yperifanos Gallery, New York

1989-94

Macaulay Gallery, Stenton, East Lothian

1990

Ancrum Gallery, Ancrum

1990-1992

The Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen

1993

Bruton Gallery, Bath

1994, 1999

Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin

1994, 1998, 2000 Corrymella Scott Gallery, Newcastle 2003

Henselwood Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

2008

Mayoral Suites, Town Hall, London, with Thackeray Gallery, London

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works in private collections Throughout Britain, Ireland, USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and the Far East.

public collections

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Aberdeen Art Gallery

Hawick Museum, Scottish Borders Council

Aberdeenshire Educational Trust

Hospitals Art Collections, Aberdeen

Angus Council

Hunterian Museum, Glasgow

Argyle Securities, London

Jerwood Collection, Hastings

Art in Healthcare

Jo Hambro, London

Bank of Scotland

Leeds City Council Collection

British Petroleum, London

Lothian Region Education Authority

Carnegie Dunfermline Trust

Marischal Museum, Aberdeen

Cazenove’s London

Mobil Oil, London

City of London Club

Mural for Crombie Hall, Aberdeen University

Darlington Museum and Art Gallery

National Trust for Scotland

Dundee University

Royal Bank of Scotland, Charterhouse Group, London

Edinburgh Civic Collection

Perth Museum and Art Gallery

Edinburgh College of Art

Robert Gordons University, Aberdeen

Edinburgh University

Royal Edinburgh Hospitals Collection

Edinburgh University Staff Club

Scottish Arts Council

Educational Institute of Scotland

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Elf Oil, London

Seaforth Maritime Museum, Aberdeen

Fife Education Authority

Scottish Office, London

Flemings Collection, London

Smith Art Gallery, Stirling

George Watsons College, Edinburgh

Stirling University

Grampian Regional Education Authority

Sussex University

Grampian Television

Tayside Regional Collection