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Robbie Bushe narrative drawing and painting

 

Date of Birth

6th December 1964

 

Education

1989-90

Postgraduate Diploma, Painting. Edinburgh College of Art

1985-89

B.A. (Honours) Degree, Painting (2,1), Edinburgh College of Art

1984-85

SCOTVEC Art and Design (Graphics), Aberdeen College of Commerce (now Aberdeen College)

 

Employment

2007 - present

Lecturer, Lifelong Learning Coordinator, Edinburgh College of Art

2005 - 2007

Lecturer, Art and Design Foundation, Oxford Brookes University

2005, 2006 (summer)

Summer School Lecturer.Edinburgh College of Art

2005, 2006 (summer)

Invited Artist, Summer studios, Cyprus College of Art, Limassol

2004

Part time Lecturer on Foundation, Kent Institute of Art and Design, Rochester (now University College of the Creative Arts)

1999-2003

Subject Leader Fine Art, Principal Lecturer, University College Chichester (now University of Chichester)

1997-99

1st Year Coordinator and Lecturer, Gray's School of Art , Aberdeen.

1994

Visiting Lecturer, Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork, Ireland.

1993-97

Full time Painting Lecturer, Gray's School of Art , Aberdeen.

1992

Visiting Lecturer, Glasgow School of Art .

1992-93

Part-time Lecturer, Gray's School of Art , Aberdeen.

1991-92

Part-time Lecturer, Edinburgh College of Art .

1991

Visiting Lecturer, Gray's School of Art , Aberdeen.

1989-90

Evening Class Drawing Tutor, Edinburgh College of Art.


Solo Exhibitions

2008

Otter Gallery, University of Chichester, West Sussex

Rendezvous Gallery , Aberdeen.

1995

Bruton Gallery , Bath.

1994

Peacock Printmakers (now Peacock Visual Arts) , Aberdeen.

1994

New Pictures, Scottish Gallery , Edinburgh

1992

New Work, Scottish Gallery , Edinburgh.

1991

Road Works, Queen's Hall , Edinburgh.

1990

Household Games, Traverse Theatre , Edinburgh.

Household Games, Selkirk Arts Centre , Borders Region.

1989

Byzantium Gallery, Edinburgh


Group Exhibitions

2006

There is Something About Oxford, Sarah Wiseman Gallery Oxford.

Affordable Art Fair, Bristol

2006, 2005, 2004, 1991, 1992

Scottish Gallery Christmas Show

2005

Into the Jungle, John Martin Gallery , London

Chichester Art Open , Chichester Festival Theatre

2004

Directors Choice, Open Eye Gallery , Edinburgh

AAF Contemporary Art Fair , New York, USA

2002, 2000

Staff Show, Otter Gallery , University College Chichester

1999

Hinterland, curated touring print exhibition, Pier Arts Centre , Stromness, Orkney, Peacock Visual Arts , Aberdeen and Musee des Beaux-Arts, Clermont Ferrand, France

1998

3 Scottish Artists, John Martin Gallery

1997

Morrison Portrait Award, The Royal Scottish Academy , Edinburgh

1996

Wasps at Peacock, Peacock Printmakers , Aberdeen.

Contemporary Scottish Art. 47 Gallery, Great Russell Street, London.

1994

Summer Show, Thackeray Gallery . London.

1993

June Redfern's Artist's Choice, Bohun Gallery , Henley on Thames.

Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld, Perthshire.

Eight Scottish Artists, Thompson's Gallery , London.

Morrison Portrait Competition Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy

1992

150 years at the Scottish Gallery , Edinburgh.

16 Artistes Francois et Ecossais, Espace Languedoc-Rousillon, Montpellier, France.

Barbara Rae's Artist's Choice, William Jackson Gallery, London

1999, 97, 96, 93, 92, 91

Royal Scottish Academy, Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh.

1991

Society of Scottish Artists, Centenary Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy .

New Young Staff Exhibition, Edinburgh College of Art .

Compass Gallery , Christmas Show, Glasgow.

1994, 93, 91, 89

Contemporary Arts Society , Art Market, Smith Galleries London.

1998, 97, 96, 95, 93, 89

Aberdeen Artists, Annual Exhibitions. Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum

1990, 89

New Generation Artists, Compass Gallery , Glasgow.

1990, 89, 88

Royal Scottish Academy , Edinburgh, Student Competition.

1990

Scottish Artists and Artists Craftsmen, Royal Scottish Academy .

Houldsworth Fine Art , Christmas Show, Mall Galleries, London


Scholarships and Awards

1997

Morrison Portrait Award, Runner up, Royal Scottish Acadamy .

1996

The Guthrie Award, Royal Scottish Academy , Annual Exhibition.

1993

The Latimar Award, Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition.

1992

The Saltire Society Purchase Prize, Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition.

1991

The Elizabeth Greenshields Award, (Canada)

1990

John Kinross Travelling Scholarship to Florence.

1989

Chambers Bursary, Royal Scottish Academy , Student Competition


Public Collections:

Edinburgh College of Art.

Edinburgh City Council

Canogate Publishing, Edinburgh

Royal Scottish Academy

Grampian Hospitals Trust


Robbie Bushe narrative drawing and painting award winning artist edinburgh chichester aberdeen oxford cyprus scottish gallery john martin gallery edinburgh college of art grays school of art university of chichester hastings open eye gallery john kinross scholarship Elisabeth Greensheilds Guthrie award Latimer award