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'The thing that motivates me to draw and paint is a desire to make pictures (as opposed to making art). It is also desirable for me that the pictures should stimulate emotionally, inform the viewer about a state of mind and give pleasure in their application and handling. I don't think that it is necessary to make narrative paintings in order to do these things and in my pictures, quite often the narrative element is no more than an afterthought.' Robbie Bushe 2014
Born 1964, Liverpool. (moved to Aberdeen in 1969).
Further Education
1989- 1990: Postgraduate Diploma. Painting, Edinburgh College of Art
1985-89, Drawing and Painting, BA (Hons) 2,1, Edinburgh College of Art
1984-85, HNC Graphic Design, Aberdeen College of Commerce (Now Aberdeen College)
Selected Exhibtions
2016
3 Person exhibition with Kate Downie and Ronald Plowman, Tatha Gallery, Newport on Tay, Fifie
W Gordon Smith Prize exhibition, Dovecot Gallery, Edinburgh
Converge, Visual Arts Scotland, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
2015
National Open Art exhibtion, Royal College of Art, London and Pallant House Gallery Chichester
Society of Scottish Artists, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
VAS:T, Visual Arts Scotland, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
Royal Scottish Society of Artists In Watercolour, National Galleries of Scotland
2015, 2014, 2011, 2008, 1999, 97, 96, 93, 92, 91 - Royal Scottish Academy, Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh.
2012 - Solo Show, St Margaret House, Edinburgh
2011 - Solo Show, Foyer Gallery, Aberdeen
2008 - Solo Show, Otter Gallery, University of Chichester
2006
Sarah Wiseman Gallery Oxford.
Affordable Art Fair, Bristol
2005
Group Show, John Martin Gallery, London
National Open Art, Chichester Festival Theatre
2004
Directors Choice, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
AAF Contemporary Art Fair New York, USA
1999
Hinterland, curated touring print exhibition, Pier Arts Centre, Orkney, Peacock Visual Arts , Aberdeen and Musee des Beaux-Arts, Clermont Ferrand, France
1998
Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen
3 Scottish Artists, John Martin Gallery, London
1997 - Morrison Portrait Award, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
1996 - Contemporary Scottish Art. 47 Gallery, London
1995 - Bruton Gallery , Bath
1994
Solo Show, Peacock Printmakers, Aberdeen
Solo Show, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
1994, 93, 91, 89
Contemporary Arts Society, Art Market, Smith Galleries London.
1992
Solo Show, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
150 years at the Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh.
16 Artistes Francois et Ecossais, Espace Languedoc-Rousillon, Montpellier, France.
Barbara Rae's Artist's Choice, William Jackson Gallery, London
1991 - Solo Show, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
1990
Solo Show, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
Selkirk Arts Centre, Selkirk, Scottish Borders.
1994
Summer Show, Thackeray Gallery. London.
1993
June Redfern's Artist's Choice, Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames.
Eight Scottish Artists, Thompson's Gallery, London.
Morrison Portrait Competition Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy
Awards, Prizes and Publications
1991
John Kinross Scholarship exhibition, Royal Scottish Adademy
Society of Scottish Artists, Centenary Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy.
2016: W Gordon Smith Award (Inaugural) – Ist Prize £10,000. Dovecot Gallery, Infirmary Street Edinburgh
2015: The Turtleton Trust Scottish Art Prize, National Open Art Competition, Royal College of Art and Pallant House Gallery
2015: Featured Artist in ‘The Drawing Paper 8’ (https://issuu.com/mikecarney/docs/dp8_singles_issuu) editied collaboratively by Amanda Ravetz, (Senior Research Fellow in Practice-as-Research, MIRIAD), Kate Genever and Anne Douglas. Drawing Paper is a not for profit newspaper based publication concerned solely with drawing, curated, designed and published in Liverpool UK by Mike Carney and Jon Barraclough. (www.drawing-paper.tumblr.com)
1997, Morrison Portrait Award, Runner up, Royal Scottish Academy
1996, The Guthrie Award, Royal Scottish Academy, Annual Exhibition
1993, The Latimar Award, Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition
1992, The Saltire Society Purchase Prize, Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition.
1991, The Elizabeth Greenshields Award, (Canada)
1990, John Kinross Travelling Scholarship to Florence
1989, Chambers Bursary, Royal Scottish Academy, Student Competition
Professional Experience
2013- present:
President Visual Arts Scotland (www.visualartsscotland.org). Devised and co-curated VAS:T (2015), Converge (2016) and FLY (Dec 2016) including invited artists Alice Kettle, Rachel Mclean and Steven McIver, the International Cordis Award for Tapestry and a collaboration with Craft Scotland.
2011 – present: Short Courses Organiser, Art and Design, University of Edinburgh
2007 – 2011: Lifelong Learning Coordinator, Edinburgh College of Art
2008, 2005: 2004, 2002 (summers), Invited Artist, Cyprus College of Art
2005 – 2006: Fine Art Lecturer, Oxford Brookes University
2004: Fine Art Lecturer, Kent Institute of Art and Design (Now UCA)
1999 – 2003: Head of Fine Art, University of Chichester
1991 – 1999: Fine Art Lecturer, Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen
1990-1991: Drawing tutor, Edinburgh College of Art.
