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John Kingsley DA PAI
Born in Glasgow in 1956, John studied drawing and painting at Glasgow School of Art from 1973-77 under Dr David Donaldson, James D. Robertson and Geoffrey Squire.
Since that time he has exhibited with the RSA, RGI, RSW and PAI and served as a council member Paisley Art Institute for 15 years. In 1999 John was awarded the Diploma of the Paisley Art Institute.
He was a finalist at the Hunting Art Prizes in London on 5 occasions, his work receiving the award of being Highly Commended in 1996. Among other awards he won the Paisley art Institute Prize in 2003, the Reid Kerr College award for Painting in 2006 and the CFAG award in 2008 at the PAI.
John has exhibited widely throughout the UK, in particular in London where he is represented by Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts and with the Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton, John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh and most recently with the Fraser Gallery, St Andrews as well as at many art fairs.
His work features in the collections of HRH Duke of Edinburgh, Tommy Hilfiger, Paisley Museum and Art Gallery, Dundas & Wilson and Sara Lee UK among many others and internationally in France, Belgium, Holland, Luxemburg, Sweden, Lebanon, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, and USA.
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John Kingsley DA PAI
1956 Born Glasgow, Scotland
1973-77 Glasgow School of Art Graduated DA in Drawing and Painting
One man Shows
1987 Inn on the Green, Glasgow
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1991 “
1993 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
1994 Macauley Gallery, Stenton
1995 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
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2000 Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
2003 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
2004 Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
The John Davies Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold
2005 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
2006 Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
2007 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
Edinburgh Festival, English Speaking Union, Edinburgh
2008 Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
2010 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
Fraser East, Fraser Gallery, St. Andrews
Two Man Exhibitions
1995 John Kingsley / Anne Gordon
Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
1998 John Kingsley / Clive McCartney
Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
Selected Exhibitions
1985 3 Viewpoints, Strathclyde University, Glasgow
1987 Metro Gallery, Glasgow
1988 McLellan Gallery, Glasgow
Christmas exhibition, Kingfisher gallery, Edinburgh
1989 Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie
1990 Group Exhibition, Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow
Solstice Gallery, Edinburgh
1992 A Colourful Tradition RGI artsists,
Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
Mixed Exhibition, Macauley Gallery, Stenton
Group Exhibition, Edinburgh gallery, Edinburgh
1993 Hung Expo, Budapest International Contemporary Art Fair
with Richard Demarco Foundation
1994 Art 94, Business Design Centre, London
Art Expo, Jacob Javits Centre, New York
2006 Three Scottish Painters, The John Davies Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold
2009 Not the Chelsea Flower Show, Gullane Art Gallery, Gullane
Cowal Open Studios, Argyll
John E. Kingsley also exhibits with the Royal Scottish Academy, Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts,
Paisley Art Institute and at Art Fairs in London, Bristol, Edinburgh and Glasgow (through galleries).
Awards and Prizes
1991 William Bowie Landscape Prize, Paisley art Institute
1992 Mary Armour Award, Paisley Art Institute
1998 Arnold Clark Prize, Paisley Art Institute
2003 Paisley Art Institute Award
2006 Reid Kerr College Award for Painting
2008 Contemporary Fine Art gallery Eton Award, Paisley Art Institute
Finalist Hunting art Prizes, London: 1989, 1993, 1999 and 2000
Highly Commended in 1996
1999 Awarded the Diploma of Paisley Art Institute
Teaching (1978 – 97)
Full and part-time teacher of art at North Kelvinside Secondary School, Glasgow and King’s Park secondary School, Glasgow
Works in Collections
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Tommy Hilfiger, Paisley Museum and Art Gallery, Argyll and Bute District Council, Dundas and Wilson, Albert Fisher PLC, Sara Lee UK, Glenisla Group, and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow.
Works in Private Collections
Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Luxemburg, Sweden, Lebanon, Australia, Canada, Malaysia and USA.
Bibliography
Scottish Painters, 1600 to the present, by Paul Harris and Julian Halsby, pp117
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