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Crawfurd Adamson

 

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Brief Biography
1953  Born in Edinburgh
1971 - 76

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee

1974

Travelling Scholarship, Scottish Education Dept.

1976

Post Graduate Commendation

1977

Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Canada. Scholarship to work in France

1978

Taught in unit for disruptive adolescents, Dundee

1979

Dundee College of Education, Certificate of Education (Merit)

1979

Moved to Kent. Part time teacher of Drawing and Painting

  1987 Moved to Hastings as artist.
 

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Solo Exhibitions

 

1984/85

Cylinder gallery, London

1985

Trinity Arts Centre, Kent

1987/88 /89

The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

1988

Thumb gallery, London

1989

The Scottish Gallery, London

1991

Parnham House, Dorset

1991 /93 /95 /97

Jill George Gallery, London

1999

Art First, London

2000

Art First, London (Front Room)

2001

Schoeni Gallery, Hong Kong

2001/ 2002

Broderick Gallery, Portland, Oregon, US

2002 

Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames, UK

2003

Broderick Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA

2004 Broderick Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA
2005 Broderick Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA 
2007 Broderick Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA 
 

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Group Exhibitions

 

1979

Royal Scottish Academy  -  Edinburgh
Robert Colquhoun Memorial Exhibition  - Kilmarnock

1984

XVIII Prix International d`Art Contemporain de Monte Carlo  - Monaco
International Contemporary Art fair, Barbican  -  London (as invited non-aligned artist)
Royal Institute of Oil Painters  -  London

1985/ 86/ 87

Bath Contemporary Art Fair  -  with The Scottish Gallery

1987

John Player Portrait Exhibition  - National Portrait Gallery, London 
Two by Eight  -  Thumb gallery,  London
38 Lexington Street  - Jill George gallery, London

1987/ 88

International Contemporary Art Fair  - Los Angeles, with The Scottish Gallery

1989

Chicago Art fair  -  with The Scottish gallery
For A That  -  McLaurin Gallery, Ayr

1990

Scottish Art 1900-1990  -  The Scottish Gallery, London
The Easton Rooms  - Rye, Sussex  
Contemporary Scottish Art Exhibition  - touring Japan

The Drawing Show II  - Thumb gallery, London 1991 

1991

Directors Choice  -  The Scottish gallery, London
Art London `91  - Olympia, London, with Jill George Gallery
BP Contemporary Portrait Exhibition  - National Portrait Gallery, London
Scottish Art in the 20th Century  -   Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
International Contemporary Art fair  - Los Angeles, with Jill George Gallery

1992

Drawings  - Jill George Gallery, London
ARCO  -  Art fair, Madrid, with Jill George Gallery

1992/ 93

Decouvertes  - Art fair, Paris, with Jill George Gallery

1993

LA Invitational  - Los Angeles
Art Chicago  - with Jill George Gallery
27th Prix International d`Art Contemporain de Monte Carlo
, Monaco 
Salon d`Automne  - Grand Palais, Paris
London to LA  -  Venice, California, with Jill George Gallery

1993/ 94/ 95/ 96/ 97/ 99

Art London  - Art Fair, with Jill George Gallery

1996

Figurative Drawing  - Mall galleries, London  

1997/ 98

Glasgow Art Fair  -  with Jill George Gallery  

1997

20th Century British Art Fair  -  London, with Jill George Gallery

1998

2 Person Show  -  Jill George Gallery, London,  with Tony Jones
Corymella Scott Gallery  -  Newcastle upon Tyne 1999

1999

Art London  - Art fair, with Art First
Drawings  -  Gallery Artists, Art First, London
3 Person Show  - Broderick Gallery, Portland, Or, USA
, with Mick Rooney RA and Gus Cummins RA.

2000

The Music Show  -  Bruton Gallery, Leeds
2 Person Show  - Broderick Gallery, Portland, Or, USA
with KS Mak

2001

Sextet  -  Finelot Gallery,  London. Show of 6 artists working in different media, curated by John Makepeace.

2002/ 03

December Show  - Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames

2003 30th Anniversary Exhibition  - Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames
Summer Show  - Gallery Oscar, Sun Valley, USA
2004

Summer Show - Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames
Christmas Show - Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames

2006

Figure Show - Jill George Gallery, London
Summer Show
- Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames

2007
Figure Show - Jill George Gallery,London
Embodiment, Signal gallery, London
2008
Figure Show - Jill George Gallery,London
   
 

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Collections include:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Standard Chartered Bank

CSO Valuation

Gartmore Investment Co. Ltd.

Robert Fleming & Co. Ltd.

Prudential Insurance

Sainsbury plc.

Wiltshire Education Department

Numerous private collections around the world.

 

 

 

 

Galleries that currently represent Crawfurd Adamson

USA

Broderick Gallery
814 SW First Avenue
Portland
Oregon 97204
USA

telephone:
(503) 224 4020
e-mail: 

george@broderickgallery.com

 

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UK

Bohun Gallery
15 Reading Road
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire RG9 1AB
England

telephone:
01491 576228
email:
pje@bohungallery.demon.co.uk

 

 

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