Scottish artist Charles Jamieson is preparing for an exhibition at the Brownston Gallery in Modbury, South Devon in September. “I've been down in Devon doing preparatory work and am now back in the studio,” says Charles from Ayrshire. “After that I have the annual Group 13 Artist's exhibition, which this year is in the Smithy Gallery outside Glasgow. “Following this I'm going to be working towards a solo show with the Stafford Gallery at Wimbledon Fine Art in the autumn of 2016. I need a lot of new paintings so I'm off to Italy in July to draw.” Charles Jamieson, MFA, PAI, PPAI graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1974, winning a travelling scholarship. He also gained a scholarship from TCU in Fort Worth Texas and studied and taught there from 1974 to 1976 gaining a Master of Fine Arts degree. Through his college years he was also involved in acting and on returning to this country joined the theatre. For 20 years acting and designing were his main source of income subsidizing his painting. After a six year run in the Scottish Television's ‘Take the High Road', the paintings suddenly began to sell. He has since also become well-known for his role in BBC TV's River City. A solo show in Duncan R Miller Fine Art's gallery in Hampstead heralded a break in his career. Since then he has exhibited widely. For three years he was president of the Paisley Art Institute. He was also co-founder and chair of The Aspect Prize which, in its eight year run, was a major prize for Scottish painting, helping launch the careers of several well known painters. In 2009 he had a book of photographs of Glasgow published by Frances Lincoln Ltd. His work is in collections across the world including: Aspect Capital Ltd, Ernst & Young, Prudential, R.I.C.S, John Le Carré, Harry Enfield, Keeley Hawes and Caledonian Breweries. www.charlesjamieson.co.uk
