Peter Nardini

1970 - '75 Glasgow School of Art

1974 Cargill Award

1974 - '75 Post Graduate, Glasgow School of Art

Originally focussing on more figurative work Peter has begun to develop his landscapes. Scenes from Glasgow and the surrounding landscape as well as Tuscan hillsides and Swiss lakeside settings feature alongside his most recent paintings of Southern California. The seascape, bright sunlight and sandy beaches that created a simplicity of shape and colour inspired these most recent works. Peter has a very high regard for the paintings of the American artist Edward Hopper and it was the mystery and intrigue created by the presence of figures in his compositions which initially attracted him to Hopper's work. However, he now finds himself drawn more to the drama, simplicity and timelessness of Hopper's landscapes.

A graduate of Glasgow School of Art in 1975, Nardini is a regular exhibitor at the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts; The Royal Scottish Academy; the Scottish Artists and Artist-Craftsmen, Edinburgh; the Paisley Art Institute and several galleries across Scotland and England. His work is held by public collections like the Scottish Arts Council and Lanarkshire Education Collection, as well as in private collections in Europe and the USA.

In 2000 Nardini was invited by Scottish ballet to produce a painting for them, Rehearsal, which now hangs in the Theatre Royal, Glasgow. Several months of observation inspired a series of atmospheric paintings of ballet dancers in their diaphanous costumes in rehearsal rooms suffused with light. Nardini is also a talented singer songwriter, and has been described by Donny O’Rouke as ‘an artist with an eye and an ear for transforming detail, a man who can paint stories and sing pictures.’

Notable achievements include:

1978 Scottish Arts Council Award: Solo exhibition, Greenock Arts Centre

1980 Scottish Arts Council Award: Amsterdam Studio Residency

- 3 months

1986 Compass Gallery, Glasgow: Solo Exhibition

1987 Glasgow Group Exhibition

1988 Fine Art Society' Festival Exhibition, Glasgow

1990 Compass Contribution, Tramway, Glasgow

1992 Richard Di Marco, East European Foundation Exhibition

1994 Compass Gallery, Glasgow: joint exhibition

Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld: featured artist

Gatehouse Gallery, Giffnock: group exhibition

1995 Tolquhon Gallery, Ellon, Aberdeen: group exhibition

John Laing PLC Landscape Exhibition: Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh

& Mall Gallery, London

1996 Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow: featured artist - April

" " " Open Exhibition - May - awarded Miller Art Shop Prize

Paisley Art Institute Annual exhibition: Institute Award

1997 Tolquhon Gallery: Solo Exhibition

Finalist - Morrison Portrait Award Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

1998 Toquhon Gallery Tenth Anniversary Exhibition

Solo Exhibition - East Kilbride Arts Centre, Glasgow

SAAC Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh - Ann Redpath Award

1999 ‘Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton’ Award, Paisley Institute Annual Exhibition

‘Peoples Choice’ Award, Art Exposure Open Exhibition

Finalist, 'Morrison Portrait Award Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh

‘Revealed Light, Lost Wax’ exhibition with sculptor, Dennis Shields, opened in

The Vennel Gallery, Irvine (to tour Scotland in 2000).

2000 The Lillie Gallery, Bearsden, Glasgow in February 2000 - ‘Revealed Light. Lost

Wax' exhibition. Art Exposure Glasgow April 2000 - Solo Show. Gallery 41 Edinburgh

April 2000 - Joint Exhibition.

Peter is a regular exhibitor in RGI, Glasgow; RSA, SAAC, Edinburgh; Stirling Biennial; Paisley Art Institute; Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow; Compass Gallery, Glasgow, Christmas Shows; Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld; Tolquhon Gallery, Ellon. He has recently exhibited in Thomson Gallery, London; Richmond Fine Art Gallery, Surrey; Frames Gallery, Perth; and Queens Gallery, Dundee. His work is held in public collections, e.g. Scottish Arts Council, Lanarkshire Education Collection. as well as private collections in Europe and USA.

Recent Exhibitions

2003 January -Scotlandart.com – Giffnock, Glasgow – group exhibition

February – Rowan Gallery, Drymen – group exhibition

- Leith Gallery – group exhibition

March - Jerdan Gallery, Crail – group exhibition

- Scotlandart.com – featured artist

- PAI – selected artist – group exhibition in St Petersburg, Russia

April – Frames Gallery, Perth – Glasgow Art Fair

- Leith Gallery – group exhibition

May - Colours Gallery, Edinburgh – group exhibition

June – scotlandart .com, Giffnock, Glasgow – group exhibition

August – Strathearn Gallery, Crieff – group exhibition

- The Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of Allan – group exhibition

September - Queens Gallery, Dundee – group exhibition

- Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld – group exhibition

October – Frames Gallery, Perth – solo exhibition

- Green Galerie, Munich – group exhibition

2004 February/March – Di Rollo Gallery, Edinburgh – solo exhibition

April – Glasgow Art Fair – Frames Gallery, Art Exposure Gallery, Scotlandart.com

May – Queen’s Gallery, Dundee – group exhibition

June – Juno Gallery, Dunoon – solo exhibition

August – The Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld – solo exhibition

September – Manor House Gallery, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire - ‘Summer Reflections – Helen Turner, Peter Nardini & Connie Simmers’

2005 February – The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton, ‘The Caledonian Show’

March – Colours Gallery, Edinburgh

May – Queen’s Gallery, Dundee

June – Green Gallery, Aberfoyle

August – Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld

October – Leith Gallery, Edinburgh

November – Duff House, Banff – solo exhibition

2006 January – Thompson Gallery, London

February – Di Rollo, Edinburgh – solo Exhibition

March – ‘Octagon’ MacLaurin Gallery, Rozelle Park, Alloway

April – Art Exposure, Glasgow

May – Queen’s Gallery, Dundee

June – Green gallery, Aberfoyle

August – Leith Gallery, Edinburgh – Summer Exhibition

September – Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld

October – Colours Gallery, Edinburgh

November – Frames Gallery, Perth