Colin Dunbar

Biography

1969 Born in Aberdeen

1992-93 Studied Art at Aberdeen College

1995 Placement at Peacock Printmakers

1995-98 Studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee

1998 Awarded the Crighton Bequest

-- Membership of the Association of Illustrators

1999 Artist in Residence, Edinburgh Printmakers

-- Membership of the Society of Scottish Artists

2000 Membership of the Collective

Published Work / Illustration Commissions

1998 Painting, ‘Life Drawing, for the 1998 MacAllan Short Story Prize Winner (Scotland on Sunday)

1998-99 Illusrtations for the Scottish Executive commissioned by Tactica Solutions

1999 ‘Images 23’, book showcasing the best of British illustration

-- ‘Boxer, painting used for a nationwide postcard promotion by Boomerang Media

-- Portrait for the cover of ‘Pursuit’, poems by George Bruce (Scottish Cultural Press)

-- Etchings for the 1999 finalists for of the MacAllan Short Story Prize (Scotland on Sunday)

-- Drawing of George Bruce for the Glasgow Herald

2000 Cover for ‘Wild Women of a Certain Age’ by Magi Gibson

-- Featured Artist in Chapman Magazine (Spring 2000)

2001 Work featured in ‘ Bite Me’ magazine, issue 4

-- Portrait for book cover of ‘Today, Tomorrow’ collected poems by George Bruce (Polygon)

2002-7 Editorial illustrations for Chapman Magazine

Exhibitions

1998 ‘Deepfreize’, group show in Qaqortoq, Greenland

-- ‘Images 23’, group show at the Royal College of Art London

1999 ‘Thermal Facets’, group show at the Bellevue Gallery, Edinburgh

-- ‘The Morrison Portrait Award’ at the R.S.A., Edinburgh

-- ‘Unknown’, group show, Edinburgh

-- Society of Scottish Artists, annual exhibition, R.S.A., Edinburgh

-- Visual Artists Society, R.S.A., Edinburgh

2000-01 ‘Writers of our time’, Scottish National Portrait Gallery

2001 New York Expo, Group show with the Leith Gallery

2002-07 Group shows at the Leith Gallery

2003-06 London Art Fair, show with Leith Gallery

-- Group exhibition at the Colours Gallery

2003-06 Charity auction at Christies, London (Art 4 Life)

2003-4 ‘Through the Letterbox’, various venues throughout Scotland, in conjunction with book launch

2006 ‘Editors’, Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Public Collections

2000 Scottish National Portrait Gallery (portrait of George Bruce)

2006 St. Andrews University (portrait of the Chancellor)

Selected Portraiture Commissions

1998 Lucina Prestige, Editor

1999 George Bruce O.B.E., Poet

2000 Edith MacArthur, Actress

-- Magnus Linklater, Scottish Arts Council Chairman

-- David Buchan, Poet

2005 Sir Kenneth Dover, Chancellor, St. Andrews University

2006 Stewart Conn, Poet