James Hawkins – CV

Biography

1954
  • Born in Reading
1972-73
  • Wimbledon School of Art, London
1974-75
  • W.S.C.D. Worthing
1975-78
  • Ruskin School of Drawing, Oxford University
1978
  • Moved to Ullapool, Northwest Highlands of Scotland

Solo Exhibitions

2018
  • A Short walk in the Solu Khumbu, Pall Mall London
2012
  • Cutting Edge, Cork Street London
2009
  • Chronicles of the Straight line Ramblers Club, London
2007
  • Water, Wind and Light, Kilmorack Gallery Beauly
2006
  • Atlantic Coast, Duff House Scottish National galleries, Banff
2003
  • Way Out West. Davies and Tooth, London
2002
  • Kilmorack Gallery Beauly
2001
  • Art on the Links, St Andrews
1999
  • Landscape, Colour and Light, Davies and Tooth, London
1998
  • A Journey in all Weathers,  Davies and Tooth, London
1997
  • Inferences,  Bellevue Gallery, Edinburgh
1996
  • Duncan R  Millar Fine Arts, Glasgow
1993
  • Coventry Gallery, London
1992
  • Sacred Sights,  C.Boyd Gallery, Galashiels
1991
  • Sense of Place, 369 Gallery, Edinburgh
1990
  • Gallerie Van Alom, Berlin
1989
  • Gallery 202 London
1987
  • Landmarks,  369 Gallery, Edinburgh
1983
  • MacLean Art Gallery, Greenock

Awards and Commissions

2016
  • The Peoples Prize. Mountain Exhibition Fort William
2004
  • The Great Glen, Inverness airport
1998
  • GlenFiddich Distillery, Scottish Art
1989
  • Painter of the year,  Warwick Arts Trust, London
1986
  • The Brahan Seer, Eden Court Theatre Inverness
1976
  • Painting Prize Ruskin Art School

Film & Video

2012
  • Infinite Scotland, National touring show
2008
  • ambiEnt Festival, Brescia, Italy
2007
  • A series of fortunate events, Inverness City centre
  • Royal Scottish Academy Summer Exhibition
  • Water, wind and light, Kilmorack gallery
2006
  • Atlantic coast, Duff House Banff
2005
  • Dreaming Spires Video film
2001
  • Highland Festival “Elements” Animation Collaboration
1987
  • Biston Betularia, Video

Selected Group Exhibitions

2020
  • When the trees meet Sea, Inverewe gardens. National Trust for Scotland
2016
  • Mountains, Exhibition LimeTree Gallery Fort William
2013
  • People and Places Cork Street London
2013
  • Art London, International Art Fair. Chelsea 
2011
  • Perception, Dovecot Art Gallery, Edinburgh
2010
  • Scottish Housing Expo, Inverness
2009
  • Glasgow Art Fair
2008
  • Thompson’s Gallery Aldeburgh, London
2005
  • Millennium Institute, University of The Highlands and Islands.
  • Kilmorack Gallery, Cork Street London
  • London Contemporary Art fair
2004
  • Thompson’s Gallery Aldeburgh, London
  • Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly
2003
  • Summer Exhibition, City Arts Centre Edinburgh
2002
  • International Art fair New York
  • Exhibition, Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA
2001
  • Art’01 London Contemporary Art fair
2001
  • Living the Land, Duff House, Scottish National galleries, Banff
1997
  • LINEART’97,  International Art Fair, Ghent
1996
  • ART 96, London Contemporary Art Fair
1996
  • Glasgow Art Fair
1996
  • Heartlands, 20th Century Scottish Landscapes, Edinburgh
1995
  • Gulbenkian Foundation,’ Prints for the Western Isles’
1991
  • Mountain Experience,  Highland Region Touring Exhibition
1989
  • Scottish Landscape, 369 Gallery National Touring Exhibition
  • Into the Highlands,  MacManus Gallery, Dundee
1988
  • Light and Space, Crawford Arts Centre St Andrews
  • Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, 369 Gallery Edinburgh
  • Artravaganza, Smith Gallery, Stirling
1987
  • Seven Artists’ View of Iona, 369 Gallery Edinburgh
1986
  • MacLean Biennial, Greenock
1978
  • 369 Gallery, Edinburgh
1975
  • Balliol College, Oxford

Collections

  • Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
  • City Arts Centre, Edinburgh City Council
  • Prudential
  • Warwick Arts Trust
  • Flemings Collection, London
  • Ross and Cromarty District Council
  • Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Wilde Sapte, London, Brussels, Paris
  • Paintings in Hospitals, Scotland
  • Highland Regional Council
  • Buchanan Ingersoll, London
  • University of Strathclyde
  • Durham University
  • BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/james-hawkins)