Julie Houston

Address: 23a North Main St.
Wigtown
Newton Stewart DG8 9HL

Telephone:
01988 402403 (home)
07712632485 (mob)

Email: houston1974@hotmail.com

BA Hons, Fine Art, Drawing and painting, Duncan of Jordanstone
College, University of Dundee.

STATEMENT OF PRACTICE

Since graduating in 1999 from the University of Dundee I have exhibited through out Scotland, Italy and France. In the same year I won The Royal Scottish Academy prize for painting and the Maclaine Watters medal. Shortly afterwards I was lucky enough to win the John Kinross Scholarship, thus allowing me to travel and study in Florence, Italy.

SPACE actual physical space, the space we live, move and feel around us everyday is the subject from which I draw on to create my ‘space-scape’ paintings.

The shapes, forms and marks made come from everyday life, a trip to the super-market or a simple walk can inspire me. Just as my choice of colour is becoming more personal so to is my choice of marks. Chance happenings are as important as calculated drawing, just as organic forms mix with urban geometric forms. These conflicting areas are balanced by areas of quiet and create a kind of disorganised organisation.

My influences include The Scottish colourists, Miro and Albert Irvin, who’s use of space is truly inspirational.

It has also been quoted that I have a certain “quirky” style, which is fun!

Awards

May 1999
Awarded The Royal Scottish Academy’s John Kinross Scholarship, 3 months study in Florence, Italy.

March 1999
Perth Royal Infirmary bought 2 large works.

March 1999
Winner of the Royal Scottish Academy award for Painting, plus the Maclaine Watters medal.

February 1999
Winner of the John Smith & Son Art Award.

May 1993
Awarded The Gates Rubber Factory Prize for Painting.


Exhibitions

Group Shows

2004 Aug
Kirkcudbright International Art Festival.

2004 Jul 20-Aug 27
Fresh British Art, The Galleries of Cultura Inglesa, San Paulo, Brazil.

2004 Apr 3-May 20
Royal Scottish Academy, Open Exhibition, Edinburgh.

2004 Mar 18-Mar 21
Affordable Art Fair, London.

2004 Mar
Appointed Chair of Galloway Artists and Makers.

2003 Nov 26-Nov 29
Manchester Art Show.

2003 Jul 18-Jul 20
Fresh Art, London.

2003 Jun 7-Jul 12
Little Abstracts, Room 107, Preston.

2003 May 3-Jun 7
Paisley Open, Paisley Institute, Paisley, Glasgow.

2003 Feb 6-Feb 9
Manchester Art Show, sold and received commissions.

2001-2002
Private Commissions.

2000 Feb –Dec
Trans-National Touring Exhibition, Italy – Emilia Romagna Region, France – Brittany and Scotland – Dumfries and St Andrews.

2000 Feb 12-April 29
Young Blood 2000, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries.

2000 Feb 19-April 1
Colour, Frames Contemporary Gallery, Perth.

1999 May 26-April 10
Imaging Exhibition, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.

1999 Mar 4-April 10
Perth Royal Infirmary, Perth.

1999 Mar 6-17
The Royal Scottish Academy, Student Exhibition, Edinburgh.

1999 Feb 12- Mar 19
The Tav Bar Exhibition, DUSA, Dundee.