James McDonald

Today was the start of our Mackintosh at the Grand tour. This morning I took the group to the Mackintosh Church, Ruchill Church Hall and the Lighthouse. After lunch at the Corinthian we took the train out to Helensburgh to view The Hill House.

After the tour I visited the preview of James McDonald's new exhibition at Roger Billcliffe's Gallery. I was fortunate to meet James while at the gallery and managed to take this picture of him with his new self-portrait painting.

James McDonald was born in Stirling and studied at Edinburgh College of Art, completing his post-graduate year there in 1979. Working initially in the field of printmaking (advanced intaglio techniques) in particular since 1989 he has devoted his time primarily to painting, in that period exhibiting in mixed & solo shows worldwide. A more eclectic & changing selection of his works (including film, graphics & prints) can be found here.

He has exhibited widely throughout the U.K. and overseas, and is in private and public collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; BBC; STV and all major Scottish banks. In 2004 he established Naked Eye Fine Art, publishing cards and limited edition prints by contemporary Scottish artists. Also exhibits regularly with the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts.