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Forthcoming shows 2007
Glasgow Art Fair (with Compass Gallery)
The Archway Gallery, Lochgilphead (June)
Compass Gallery, Glasgow (Oct/Nov)
2008
Vaila Fine Art, Shetland
Exhibition History
Solo Shows
2006
Paintings and Drawings, House For An Art Lover, Glasgow
Inner Outer Landscape, Glasgow Buddhist Centre
2001
Frost and Dew, Prints and paintings, Glasgow Print Studio
1999
French Landscapes, Gilbert Bain Hospital, Shetland
1998
Autumn Wind South, Shetland Museum
French Landscapes, Aberdeen Art Gallery Café
Landscapes", Royal Academy of Music and Drama) with Compass Gallery), Glasgow
1996
Bird of Passage" Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland
Shetland Paintings, McRobert Arts Centre, Stirling University
1995
Heart of an Island, Compass Gallery, Glasgow
New Work, The Shetland Museum, Lerwick
The Original Print Shop, Glasgow Print Studio
1994
Dawn to Dusk Sumburgh Airport, Shetland
Two Person and Group Exhibitions
2004
Love, Vaila Fine Art, Lerwick (with Alison Harper and Rosemary Beaton)
2002
Glasgow Girls, Boundary Gallery, London
Glasgow Girls, The Shetland Museum, Lerwick
2000
Da Hatchery Printmakers, Shetland Museum
1999
Tongues of Diamond (Myth, Metaphor and Storytelling in Painting) at Collins Gallery, Glasgow. (With artists Rosemary Beaton, Helen Flockart, Alison Harper and Debbie Lee)
Touring to Leicester City Art Gallery and Smith Museum and Art Gallery.
1997
Glasgow Girls, Boundary Gallery, London
1993
China Paintings, Cleveland Bridge Gallery, Bath (with June Carey)
1990
Five Girls From Glasgow, Compass Gallery, Glasgow
Works on Paper, WASPS Gallery, Glasgow (with Alison Harper)
Art From the Billiard Room, Glasgow
Selected Exhibitions (include)
Glasgow Art Fairs 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
2006
Open Eye Gallery
Rivers, Lochs and Still Waters, Compass Gallery
The Archway Gallery, Lochgilphead
The Aspect Prize 2006
2005
Paisley Drawing Competition
RGI at The Crinan Hotel, Argyll
Glasgow Art Fair
Ardfern and Craobh Arts Festival 2005
2004
10 x 10 Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland
2002
The Line Gallery, Linlithgow
Dundee Print Open, Dundee Contemporary Arts
RSW, McManus Galleries, Dundee
2001
Aberdeen Artists, Aberdeen Art Gallery
Castle Gallery, Inverness
Cabinet paintings, Glasgow Print Studio
2000
Aberdeen Artists, Aberdeen Art Gallery
1999
Six Shetland Artists, Shetland/Vagsoy Twinning Association, Maloy, Norway
1998
Scottish Show, Thompson Gallery, London
Four Seasons. Peacock gallery, Aberdeen
1997
A Patch of their Own, Compass Gallery Touring Show
Royal Academy Summer Show, London
1996
Second Sightings" touring show with Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
Island Artists, Crawford Museum and Arts Centre
Royal Academy Summer Show, London
1995
The Continuing Tradition, Glasgow School of Art
1994
Open eye Gallery, Edinburgh
1993
Yield - 8 artists from WASPS - Intermedia Gallery, Glasgow
1992
Scottish Figurative painting, Cleveland Bridge Gallery, Bath
1990
A View of the New, Royal Overseas League, London
The Compass Contribution - 21 Years of Contemporary Art, Tramway, Glasgow
Qualifications
1981-85
Glasgow School of Art, studied drawing and painting - BA Hons in Fine Art
1985-86
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art - MA in Public Art and Design
Awards / Scholarships / Grants
2003
Smyril Line Award to produce edition of prints for M.V. Norona at Faroe Islands Lithographic Workshop, Torshavn.
2002
Shetland Arts Trust Grant
The John Goudie Printmaking Prize
2001
Scottish Arts Council Visual Artists Development Grant
1997
Ruth Davidson Memorial Scholarship - award to work in the S. France for 3 months
1996
Shetland Arts Trust Grant
1994
The Laing Art Competition - awarded Scottish Prize and National Highly Commended
1991
The Laing Art Competition - First Prize of £5000
1988
Strathclyde Regional Development Grant
Work in Public Collections
Paintings in Hospitals, Scotland
Glasgow Development Agency
Smith Museum and Art Gallery
The Shetland Museum
St Andrews College
Teaching Experience
I currently work as a P/T lecturer with Argyll College, running ceramic and drawing + painting Classes. My previous experience includes, working for 6 years as a P/T lecturer teaching on the Design and Contemporary Textiles College in Shetland and as a guest lecturer to Glasgow Schools of Art Painting Department.
Public Art Projects
I have been commissioned to make tiles and mosaics for several large public projects most notably a 45m community wall mosaic for North Queensferry Railway Station; painted glazed tiles for two renovated jute mills in Dundee by Hillcrest Housing Association; large scale marine shapes in painted glazed tiles and glass mosaic for Rutherglen Swimming Pool by Glasgow City Council; glazed tile panels for renovated flats in East Kilbride by East Kilbride District Council. In addition to this I have worked with children in several schools on community based art projects in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Shetland and Argyll.
Artists Website and Contact Details
73 Argyll Street
Lochgilphead
Argyll PA31 8NE
Tel: 01546 600267
Email: lesleyburr@zetnet.co.uk
Web: www.lesleyburr.co.uk
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