Peter Thomson

born Glasgow 1962

Studied Drawing & Painting at GSA 1980 – 84

Solo Exhibitions

1990 Transmission Gallery Glasgow
1995 Compass Gallery Glasgow
1997 Compass Gallery
2000 Piccadilly Gallery London
2002 Cricket Hill Gallery New York
2002 Compass Gallery
2004 Piccadilly Gallery
2005 Compass Gallery
2005 Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh
2006 Lemon Street Gallery Truro
2007 Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh
2008 Portal Gallery London
2009 Portal Gallery
2010 Lemon Street Gallery
2013 Compass Gallery
2014 Compass Gallery
2016 Lemon Street Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

1985 Iconoclasm – Transmission Glasgow
1986 War of Images – Glasgow school of art
1992 Figure in the City – Mia Joosten gallery Amsterdam
Y’Art Galleries Utrecht
Music, Cultural Theatre Maastricht
BP Gallerie Brussels
Oriel City Gallery Cardiff
1992 Maastricht Art Fair – Mia Joosten Gallery
1994 BP National Portrait Gallery competition
1996 “Pride & Predjudice”, National burns exhibition
The National museum of Scotland Edinburgh
1998 Singer Freidlander Competition Mall Galleries London
1999 Singer Freidlander Competition
2000 Mary Stuart Bourne Fine Art Edinburgh
2009 Selected Artist RSA Edinburgh
2012 Mott St In July RHG Gallery New York
2012 Londinium RHG Gallery London
2016 The Scottish Endarkenment
The Dovecote Gallery Edinburgh (Festival Exhibition)

Awards & Prizes

1990 Scottish Arts Council assisatance Grant
1995 Paper Boat Award Mayfest Glasgow
1996 Purchase Prize “Brave Art” Smith Art gallery & museum Stirling
1996 Noble Grossart 2nd prize
1997 John Murray Thomson Award RSA Edinburgh
2001 Fellowship of Glasgow Art Club
2002 Personal developement Award Scottish arts council
2003 Fellowship of Scttish arts Club Edinburgh
2008 Discerning Eye Scottish Prize London
2015 Elected RGI
2016 Elected RSW
2016 Distinction Award PAI

Collections

Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow
Scottish arts council
Dundee College of Art
Smith Art Gallery & Museum
Collins Collection Strathclyde University Hunterian Collection Glasgow University
Flemings Collection London Professional Footballers Association Aberdeen Assets Management

Publications

Contemporary Painting In Scotland – Bill Hare (craftsmen house pub) Scottish Art in the 20th Century Duncan Mac Millan (mainstream pub’) Singular Vision.
50 yrs of painting at the Portal Gallery (prestel pub) Inspired he Flemings collection Wyfold arts Foundation Londinium RHG 2012.