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5th April 1976
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| Introduction |
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Donald was born on the Isle of lewis in 1976 and after a short time in the Scottish Infantry he moved to Aberdeen and gained a BA Hons degree in Fine Art. After living and painting in Denmark and Glasgow for several years he returned home to the Isle of Lewis where he is now based.
His work is held in various private collections in Denmark, Hong Kong, Israel and the USA and in 2009 he was one of only three Scottish artists to feature in the BP Portrait Prize Award Exhibition.
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| Education |
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1995-1999 BA Hons Degree Fine Art-Grays School of Art
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| Selected Commissions |
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2004 - Commissioned to create a painting for the First Minister of Scotland
2008-shortlisted for Standard Chartered Commission 2008
2009-shortlisted for Mead Johnson Nutritional Commission USA
2009-scottish representitive for johnson nutritional international exhibition
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| Group Exhibitions |
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2001-spirit of life -cafe mekur-copenhagen
2002-2 man show-scotlandart
2002-glasgow art fair
2003-glasgow art fair
2003-london affordable art fair
2004-group exhibition-scotlandart
2004-commissioned presentation to the first
minister of scotland
2004-scotland on sunday home supplement
2005-dublin art fair
2005-group show-scotlandart
2006-group show-karen taylor gallery
2006-group show-scotlandart
2006-one man show-edinburgh scotlandart
2007-spring selection show-glasgow
2007-london art fair
2007-house of beauly-ealain gallery
2007-loch lomond golf club-private event-ealain
gallery
2007-barclays scottish open-loch lomond-ealain
gallery
2008-london art fair
2008-glasgow art fair
2008-homes and interiors magazine
2008-six figures-scotlandart edinburgh
2008-amsterdam art fair
2008-edinburgh art art fair
2008-glasgow herald article
2008-shortlisted for Standard Chartered Commission 2008
2009-shortlisted for Mead Johnson Nutritional Commission USA
2009-scottish representitive for johnson nutritional international exhibition
2009-London Art Fair
2009-BP portrait Prize Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London
2010-Summer Exhibition, Blackheath Gallery
2010-In Your Face, Blackheath Gallery
2011-The Scottish Show, Oakham Gallery
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| Artist's Statement |
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"My work is based around photorealism I find it increasingly important not to limit my subject matter. I find that I can push myself and my work much further by painting different subjects under different conditions. I always strive for my work to remain fresh by developing it and constantly moving it forward."
"I have a very keen interest in the contrasts between the deliberate nature of photorealism and the more accidental side of expressionism and how the two can work together on the same canvas. How runs of paint can transofrm a technically photorealistic object. It fascinates me how these opposites can create something 'else', something new. I think it is very important for my work to create emotion and 'feeling' for the viewer, to be able to work on different leve
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| Statement |
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As my work is based on photorealism I can work from photographs that you have taken but if you require a sitting then that can also be organised. |
| Travel nationally |
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Yes |
| Travel internationally |
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Yes |
