JANE GRAY

 

Born Dundee, 1954.  Following years spent working in both the public and private sector, I set up my own conference organising business - Meeting Makers Ltd - in 1987. Having grown the business to be one of the most successful in its sector in the UK, I sold it in 2004.

 

Organising my business so that I could have more time, I started the part time Painting Course at Leith School of Art in Sept 2002 which I continued for a further two years. 

 

During that that period I saw my work begin to develop under Paul Martin’s expert guidance. At the June 2005 year end exhibition at Leith School of Art, I was awarded first prize by the Leith Gallery, Edinburgh and given the opportunity to exhibit in their ‘New Faces’ exhibition.  I am now one of their gallery artists.

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My paintings are developed by applying thick layers of paint using a mixture of oil and wax which normally result in a very textured surface. My use of colour has particular resonance in my work.  Subject matter is based on photographs, time spent on holiday and from images I come across which give me inspiration for a new painting. It begins with an idea which evolves as I paint and will often translate into something quite different. My work is as much about the actual paint surface as it is about the picture itself.

 

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Selected and Group Exhibitions

 

2008             - Harrogate Art Fair

- Leith Gallery, Edinburgh, Joint Exhibition

   - Rowan Gallery, Drymen and Helensburgh, Mixed Exhibitions

   - Leith Gallery, Edinburgh, Mixed Exhibitions

   - Jerdan Gallery, Crail, Mixed Exhibitions

 

2007       - Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow, MacRoberts Open

- Leith Gallery, Edinburgh, Landmark Exhibition

- Rowan Gallery, Drymen, Summer Exhibition

               - Dunkeld Art Fair

- Castle Gallery, Inverness, Summer Show

- Leith Gallery, Edinburgh, Festival Exhibition

- Jerden Gallery, Crail, Summer Show

- Leith Gallery, Edinburgh, Christmas Exhibition

- Rowan Gallery, Drymen, Christmas Exhibition

- Edinburgh Art Fair

 

2006        - Leith Gallery, Edinburgh, ‘New Faces’ Exhibition

               - Dunkeld Art Fair

               - Frames Gallery, Perth, Summer Exhibition

               - Jerden Gallery, Crail, ‘Wee Stoaters’ Exhibition

- Royal Glasgow Institute for the Fine Arts (RGI) Annual Exhibition

               - RGI Christmas Postcard Exhibition (by invitation)

               - Rowan Gallery, Drymen, Christmas Exhibition

               - Leith Gallery, Edinburgh, Christmas Exhibition

 

2005       - Year end exhibition, Leith School of Art

 

 

2004       - Year end exhibition, Leith School of Art