Kirsty Whiten

Kirsty Whiten

 

Born Fife,1977

 Education

 1999 Edinburgh College of Art, BA (Hons), first class

 Awards and Prizes

 1999 George Jackson Hutchison Prize

Awarded for outstanding painting produced by British student

1999 Watt Club Medal

Awarded for academic distinction

1999 Miller Homes Young Artist of the year

Prize for Scottish painting graduate to study in Paris for 1 year

2000 6eme Salon des Artistes Europeens, Prix du Jury
Espace Chateau Landon, 75010 Paris

2001 Edinburgh Visual Arts and Crafts Awards Scheme
Grant for studio hire for four months

2002 Scottish Arts Council Assistance grant
Towards preparation for a solo show at the Collective Gallery, Edinburgh

2002 Professional Development Grant
Towards a visit and exhibition at RMIT University, Melbourne

2003 Edinburgh Visual Arts and Crafts Awards Scheme
Grant for studio hire for three months

Selected Exhibitions

 

1999 Student show, RSA, Edinburgh

1999 Collective Gallery,Edinburgh

1999 Bedburghau Gallery, Cologne

2000 New Faces, The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh

2000 Scottish Society of Artists, RSA, Edinburgh

2000 Affordable Art Fair, London

2001 Two Years On, The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh

2001 Collective Gallery, Edinburgh

2001 Cite International Des Artes, Paris

2001 Affordable Art Fair, London

2002 The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh

2002 Melbourne University, Australia

2003 Guinness Storehouse, Dublin

2003 Glasgow Art Fair

2003 Atelier Expositur, Graz, Austria

 

 

 



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