Plus One Gallery

ANGUS MCEWAN

Born in , , 1963 Lives and works in Dundee

EDUCATION

1987 Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee B.A. (Hon’s) Fine Art. 1988 Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee Post-Graduate, Fine Art. (Commended) 1996 Northern College of Education, Aberdeen Post-Graduate Certificate Secondary Education Art and Design. (Distinction)

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2015 “Transience”, The Open Eye Gallery, 2014 Museo della Carta e Della Fillgrana, Fabriano, Italy 2014 The Arts Box, Vicenza, Italy 2011 “Mirror Image”, Queens Gallery, Dundee 2010 “Resonance”, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2009 “Insights”, Queens Gallery, Dundee 2008 “Curiosities”, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2007 “New Paintings”, Queens Gallery, Dundee 2006 “Farthest West, al-Maghreb al-Aqsa”, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2004 “Scratch the surface”, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2002 Glasgow Arts Club, Glasgow 2002 “Out of the Shadows”, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2001 Shire Pottery and Gallery, Alnwick 2000 “Evolution”, Gallery, Edinburgh 1997 Le Mur Vivant Fine Art, London- “Chinese Whispers” 1997 Leith Gallery, Leith, Edinburgh- “Icons” 1996 , Edinburgh- “Alastair Salvesen Travelling Scholarship”

1994 Gallery 41, Edinburgh- “Country of the Mind” 1992 Tolquhon Gallery, Aberdeenshire 1990 Riverside Gallery, Stonehaven

SECLECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015 Mexico City, First International Watercolour Exhbit 2015 Thessalonika Watercolour Salon, Greece 2014 Qungdao International Watercolour Salon, China 2014 Watercolour Masters Exhibition, St Petersburg, Russia 2014 Watercolour International 2, Thessaloniki, Greece 2014 The World Water Media Exposition, Thailand 2014 Concours Mondial De L’Aquarelle, France 2014 Watercolour Exhibition, Myro Gallery, Greece 2013-2015 Plus One Gallery 2013, 2015 Shenzhen International Watercolour Biennial, China 2013 RWS in Malta, Bankside Gallery, London 2013 RWS in Malta, Valetta, Malta 2012- 14 Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2012 “Art of the Real”-Touring exhibition with David Poxon RI, Denis Ryan RWS and Sandra Walker RI: Exhibiting in Aldeburgh, England; Charleston, USA; Roundtop, Texas, USA; London; New York, USA; Edinburgh, Scotland; Shanghai, China. 2007 “Scots Abroad”, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2006 “Tale of two Cities”, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2003 Mike Healey, Angus McEwan, Lachlan Goudie, Thompson’s, London 2001-02 Scottish show, Thompsons Gallery, London 1997 The Natural World, Beatrice Royal Art Gallery, Hampshire 1996 The Sea - The Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther 1995-99 The Courtyard Gallery, Crail Uprising Exhibition, The Meffan Institute, Forfar 1995-96 Leith Gallery, Leith, Edinburgh 1993 River Spirits Exhibition – toured Scotland Princeton International Art Exhibition, New Jersey, U.S.A Ten Years On – The Alastair Salvesen Art Scholarship 1989-1998 RSW comes to Richmond, The Richmond Hill Gallery, Surrey. “If I could go anywhere”, Alastair Salvesen 15 years, RSA, Edinburgh “Enchanted Places”, Reinhard Behrens, Angus McEwan Charles McQueen, Dawson Murray, Shire Pottery Gallery & Studios, Alnwick “Artists Kew”, Kew Gardens, London “Leading Masters of Contemporary Realism”, Winstanley-Roark Fine Arts, MA, USA

PUBLICATIONS

The following publications include my work: 100 ways to Paint Still-Life and Florals, International Artist Publication (ISBN 1-929834-39-X) Who’s who in Scotland Who’s who in Art, 31st Edition, (ISBN 0-904722-39-2)- updated 2012 100 ways to Paint Flowers & Gardens, International Artist Publication (ISBN 1-929834-44-6) 100 ways to Paint Seascapes, Rivers & Lakes, International artist Publication (ISBN 1-929834-45-4) The Watercolour Skies & clouds Techniques of 23 International Artists; International artist publication (ISBN 1-929834-35-7) “Artists Kew”, (ISBN 1-84246-143-5) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew International Artist, “Finalist” Art Prize challenge No. 48 April/May issue 2006 International Artist, “Finalist” Art Prize challenge No. 14 March/April issue 2003 International Artist, “Finalist” Art Prize challenge No. 17 Oct/Nov issue 2003 International Artist Magazine, “Symbolism”-(8 page spread) 2002 The Brit Art Directory 2001 International Artist Magazine, “feature on the International Guild of Realism” 2008 The Dictionary of Scottish Painters 1600 to the Present, 2012 American Art Collector, “feature on the Art of the Real”, April 2012 Winsor & Newton, “feature on Art of the Real”, Emag article, March 2012 Artists & Illustrators, “feature on the Art of the Real”, April 2012 The Watercolour artist, USA, “feature on the Art of the Real”, February, 2012 8 page feature in The Art of Watercolour, 8th issue;September/November 2012 Inclusion in many international watercolour publications from 2013-15 International Watercolour Books Pending Publication (China, Korea, UK and Russia)

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

2015 May Marshall Brown Award, RSW, Edinburgh 2013 Bronze Award, Shenzhen International Watercolour Biennial, China 2012 Elected full signatory member of the RWS 2012 1st Prize – International Prize, “Marche d’ Acqua” Fabriano Watercolour 2012 2009 Elected Associate member of the Royal Watercolour Society, London 2007 International Artist Magazine, “Finalist Award (issue 56) 2007 2nd Prize, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander / Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, London 2006 International Artist Magazine, “Finalist” Award (issue 48) 2005 John Blockley award, Royal Institute of painters in water colours 2005 Elected Associate member of the International Guild of Realism, USA 2004 John Gray award, RSW, Edinburgh 2003 International artist award – Finalist (issue 30 & 33) 2002 Diana King/Scottish Gallery Award, RSA

2002 Elected member of Visual Arts Scotland 2001 The Club Fellowship, RSW 1999 Alexander Graham Munro Award RSW, Edinburgh 1996 Alastair Salvesen Art Scholarship, Travel Award and Exhibition. 1995 Royal Scottish Academy Latimer Award, Edinburgh 1995 Elected Member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours 1990 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Second Award, Canada 1987 Scottish Education Department Minor Travelling Award 1987 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award, Canada 1986 Hospitalfield House Art College Scholarship. Travel to China-July to October, 1996