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Statement of Practice
The human body has long inspired artists and representations of it can be found in many of the world’s greatest works of art.
Such works could not have been produced without meticulous study and observation. Nowadays, figure drawing is in danger of being regarded as an outmoded means of artistic expression.
The demise of life drawing in our art institutions is lamentable, because the disciplines it teaches underpin most of our visual language and these are very often productively transferred to other areas of art and design.
As artists, we use visual information to convey our innermost thoughts and ideas. The human form and condition, have been used continuously by artists down through the ages to convey a wealth of such information, and how to communicate this to the viewer is one of the most difficult challenges an artist can face.
‘So central is the human form to the history of art that it inevitably became an accepted standard against which draftsmen tested and sharpened essential drawing skills’.
As we become more engaged with technology, we humans are becoming ‘mind heavy’ and are losing the ability to stay connected with our own bodies.
Focusing on the human figure with the understanding that it is the most expressive vehicle in which to represent the human condition, I am interested in creating artworks that also serve to embody my deeper interests of Anatomy, Eastern philosophy, and Movement practices and I have continually tried to capture the essence of each within my work.

“To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art; Study the art of science. Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.”
Leonardo da Vinci
CV
2000 – BA(Hons) Fine Art- Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
2004 – Master of Fine Art - Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
2014 – Master of Science - Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
Exhibitions-
May 2022 Mixed Summer Show
Eion Stewart Fine Art, Stonehaven
Feb 2022 Mixed Spring Show
Velvet Easel Gallery, Edinburgh
Nov 2021 'Reflection' Mixed Winter show
Eion Stewart Fine Art
Jul 2021 Mixed Summer show
The Velvet Easel Gallery
Jun 2021 Contemporary Figures
Society of Scottish Artists
Jun 2021 Scottish Drawing Competition 2021
Paisley Arts Institute
Mar 2021 'Figures and Faces'
Gallery Q
Mar 2021 Mixed Spring Exhibition
Fidra Fine Art
Dec 2020 ‘Northern Lights’ Mixed Winter show
Eion Stewart Fine Art
Nov 2020 Mixed Winter Exhibition
Strathearn Gallery
Oct 2020 ‘Autumn Serenade’ Mixed Autumn show
Eion Stewart Fine Art
Aug 2020 ‘Coming Home’
Aberdeen Artist’s Society Annual exhibition
Aug 2020 ‘Lockdown Lore’
Elphinstone Project
Aug 2020 ‘Homeworks’
Spilt Milk Annual Exhibition
Sep 2019 ‘Seven’ Mixed Autumn exhibition
Eion Stewart Fine Art, Stonehaven
Jun 2019 ‘embodyment’, solo exhibition of life drawings
Hy, Stonehaven
Nov 2014 Clinical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
Nov 2014 MSc Past Masters.
Roseangle Art Gallery, Dundee.
Aug 2012 Belmont Cinema. Photography showreel.
Dec 2006 Peacock A5 Christmas exhibition.
Nov 2004 ‘Nexus’ Joint exhibition with Adrienne McStay
Meffan gallery, Forfar.
Mar 2004 National Review of Live Art –
The Arches, Glasgow
Performance with video - ‘Direction of Journey’
Nov 2003 PARIP Forum –
The Arches, Glasgow
Performance - ‘Vestige’
May 2003 Collaborative Exhibition with MFA and Mlitt students
St. Andrews University
Apr 2003 Street Performance - ‘Connections’
St. Andrews
Mar 2003 Performance with video - ‘Direction of Journey’
Drouthy Neebors, Dundee
Dec 2002 Art Walk and Reading Performance from ‘Sunset Song’
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven