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Christie Cameron (1944–2019) was a Scottish painter.

He exhibited in the United Kingdom during the 1980s and 1990s. His work was covered in national and regional newspapers.

Early life and education

Cameron was born in Scotland in 1944. He attended Mount Vocational School in Greenock.

He worked at sea on North Atlantic weather observation vessels sailing from Greenock and in Scott's shipyard on the River Clyde before, at the age of 37, studying, exhibiting and teaching art full time.

He studied at the Glasgow School of Art and graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Career

During the 1980s Cameron exhibited regularly at the 369 Gallery in Edinburgh and elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

In November 1987 his exhibition at the 369 Gallery was reviewed in The Herald. Alice Bain wrote under the headline “Cameron touched by magic of Chagall”.[1]

In January 1988 the Greenock Telegraph reported that Cameron had received an invitation to exhibit at the Chicago Art Fair following exhibitions in Edinburgh.[2] In October 1989 the Greenock Telegraph published a profile of his work under the headline “Artist draws inspiration from Clyde”, referring to environmental subjects and themes connected to the River Clyde.[3] In September 1990 he participated in Estuary: Some Art Currents around the Lower Clyde at Hillhead Library, Glasgow.[4] In June 1991 Cameron was included in a group exhibition at the New Academy Gallery in London. The exhibition was listed in The Independent, which named him among the participating painters.[5] The exhibition was also listed in The Guardian.[6]

Cameron exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition on a number of occasions during the 1990s.[7]

In 1994 he was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water Colours (RSW).[8]

International projects

In 1992 Cameron was associated with the project Spannungen at Kunststation Kleinsassen in Germany, part of Kultursommer Nordhessen 1992. The project brought together artists from 15 countries and involved the creation of a large outdoor installation using hundreds of metres of canvas.[9]

Teaching

In January 1992 Cameron was a tutor for drawing and painting classes at the Greenock Arts Guild in association with the University of Glasgow Department of Adult and Continuing Education.[10]

He was also involved in community based art initiatives in the west of Scotland.[11]

Collections

Works by Cameron are held in UK public collections and are recorded by Art UK.[12]

  1. Alice Bain (13 November 1987). "Cameron touched by magic of Chagall". The Herald. p. 4.
  2. "Christie's American dream on canvas". Greenock Telegraph. 12 January 1988. p. 9.
  3. Maureen MacAlpine (19 October 1989). "Artist draws inspiration from Clyde". Greenock Telegraph. p. 7.
  4. "Clyde artists' show in city". Greenock Telegraph. 8 September 1990. p. 6.
  5. "New Academy Gallery". The Independent. 4 June 1991. p. 19.
  6. "Exhibitions". The Guardian. 8 June 1991. p. 70.
  7. Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition Catalogue. Royal Scottish Academy. 1994.
  8. Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water Colours Annual Exhibition Catalogue. RSW. 1994.
  9. ""Spannungen" in Kleinsassen – 200 Bilder auf 700 Meter Leinwand gemalt". Frankfurter Rundschau. 1 August 1992.
  10. "Leisure Time Classes Starting January". Greenock Telegraph. 10 January 1992. p. 16.
  11. "Revolution in learning at Reid Kerr". Paisley Daily Express. 3 November 1989. p. 8.
  12. "Christie Cameron (b.1944)". Art UK.