ALLAN J ROBERTSON
SCOTTISH PAINTER + PRINTMAKER
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland -
Following a period working in the Engineering industry Allan J Robertson completed the Art Foundation Course at Leith School of Art before studying at Edinburgh College of Art from 2005-2009 gaining a BA (Hons) Painting & Drawing. Since then he has worked full time from his Edinburgh based studio. Robertson regularly contributes to group shows across the country most recently at the Paisley Art Institute's 131st Annual Open Exhibition in September - October, 2019. His work is held in private collections in Scotland, Ireland, Germany, USA and Canada.
Robertson's work channels the experience of architectural space through the medium of painting. This interest centres specifically upon ambiguous spaces at the edges of the built environment where boundaries between civilization and nature, order and disorder, past and present have become blurred and indistinct. These ambiguous sites become subject matter for a painting practice which mines equally marginal territories, flitting between abstract/representational, accidental/intentional and constructive/destructive approaches to image making.
Recent work has focused upon the phenomena of the Modern ruin, taking particular interest in sites whose usage has undergone a form of transformation over the passage of time. Reflecting notions of appropriation and misuse that typically occur within these spaces following abandonment, disparate approaches from the history of painting are sampled and layered, creating paintings rich in texture, colour and a strong sense of place.
PORTFOLIO
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EXHIBITIONS
MIXED WINTER EXHIBITION
SATURDAY 7th DECEMBER - 2019 - SUNDAY 19th JANUARY - 2020
PREVIEW FRIDAY 6th DECEMBER 6 - 8pm
Opening times can be found on https://www.fidrafineart.co.uk/contact
Fidra Fine Art
7-8 Stanley Road (Main Street),
Gullane, East Lothian,
Scotland, EH31 2AD
WINTER EXHIBITION
FRIDAY 15th NOVEMBER - TUESDAY 24th DECEMBER - 2019
Opening times can be found on http://galleryten.co.uk/
Gallery Ten
5 William Street, West End,
Edinburgh, EH3 7NG
OF NIGHT AND LIGHT -
A NEW MIXED EXHIBITION AT THE VELVET EASEL GALLERY
SATURDAY 2nd NOVEMBER - 2019 - SUNDAY 1st MARCH - 2020
Opening times can be found on http://velveteasel.co.uk/
298 Portobello High Street,
Portobello,
Scotland, EH15 2AS
131st ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION
SATURDAY 7th SEPTEMBER - SUNDAY 20th OCTOBER - 2019
PAISLEY ART INSTITUTE
Exhibition Opening Times Saturday 7 Sep, 11.30am - 5.30pm.
Then runs Tue - Sat 11.30am - 5.30pm & Sun 12noon - 5pm
THE PIAZZA
Unit 43A & 54
Central Way,
Paisley, PA1 1EL
OPEN STUDIO
SATURDAY 10th AUGUST - 2019
12.30pm - 4.00pm
My studio will be open to the public at this time only.
WASPS Studios
Albion Business Centre
Unit 7a
Albion Business Centre, 78 Albion Road,
Edinburgh,
Scotland, EH7 5QZ
THE STARS GO WALTZING....
SATURDAY 6th JULY - SUNDAY 27th OCTOBER - 2019
Opening times can be found on http://velveteasel.co.uk/
The Velvet Easel Gallery
298 Portobello High Street,
Portobello,
Scotland, EH15 2AS
EDINBURGH BIG SUMMER SHOW 2019
OPENING THURSDAY 13th JUNE
FRIDAY 14th - SATURDAY 15th - SUNDAY 16th JUNE - 2019
The Best in Scottish Contemporary Fine Art at
The Lemond Gallery
venue - 20 Murrayfield Drive,
Edinburgh, EH12 6EB
BIG SUMMER SHOW 2019
OPENING FRIDAY 7th JUNE
SATURDAY 8th - SUNDAY 9th JUNE - 2019
Contemporary Scottish Fine Art at
The Lemond Gallery
4 Thorn Road,
Bearsden Glasgow, G61 4PP
OFF THE WALL....
SATURDAY 9th MARCH - SUNDAY 30th JUNE - 2019
The Velvet Easel Gallery
298 Portobello High Street,
Portobello, Scotland, EH15 2AS
ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE
SIX ARTISTS INSPIRED BY ARCHITECTURE
SATURDAY 26th JANUARY- SUNDAY 24th FEBRUARY - 2019
Fidra Fine Art
7-8 Stanley Road (Main Street),
Gullane, East Lothian,
Scotland, EH31 2AD
WINTER EXHIBITION
SATURDAY 8th DECEMBER - 2018 - SUNDAY 20th JANUARY - 2019
Fidra Fine Art
7-8 Stanley Road (Main Street),
Gullane, East Lothian,
Scotland, EH31 2AD
138th ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION
MONDAY 26th NOVEMBER -THURSDAY 13th DECEMBER - 2018
THE ROYAL SCOTTISH SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATERCOLOUR
Opening times can be found on https://www.rsw.org.uk/
Upper Galleries
Royal Scottish Academy
The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL
FIVE YEARS....
SATURDAY 3rd NOVEMBER - 2018 - SUNDAY 3rd MARCH - 2019
Opening times can be found on http://velveteasel.co.uk/
The Velvet Easel Gallery
298 Portobello High Street,
Portobello, Scotland, EH15 2AS
OPEN STUDIOS
17th - 18th AUGUST - 2018
Albion Business Centre, 78 Albion Road,
Edinburgh, Scotland, EH7 5QZ
WASPS 40/40 VISION EXHIBITION
JUNE -JULY - 2018
Kirkcudbright Galleries,
Kirkcudbright, Scotland
NEW BEGINNINGS
MAY - JUNE - 2018
Fidra Fine Art
Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
SPRING MIXED EXHIBITION
MARCH - APRIL - 2018
Fidra Fine Art Gallery
North Berwick, Scotland
MIXED SHOW - SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER - 2017
Fidra Fine Art Gallery
Cherry Trees, 45 Dirleton Avenue,
North Berwick, Scotland
THE ROYAL SCOTTISH SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATERCOLOUR - 2017
6th Summer Open Annual Exhibition - AUG – SEPT
Lillie Art Gallery
Station Road, Milngavie, Glasgow, G62 8BZ
RSA OPEN EXHIBITION - JULY - OCT - 2017
The Royal Scottish Academy
The Mound, Edinburgh
LAND AND SEA - AN EXHIBITION OF SIX ARTISTS - JUNE - SEPT - 2017
Craigard Gallery
13 North Main Street, Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway
SUMMER EXHIBITION - JUNE - JULY - 2017
Gallery Ten
5 William Street, Edinburgh
MIXED SHOW - APRIL - MAY - 2017
Fidra Fine Art Gallery
North Berwick, Scotland
CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION - DECEMBER - 2016 - JANUARY - 2017
Fidra Fine Art Gallery
North Berwick, Scotland
WINTER EXHIBITION - DECEMBER - 2016
The Meffan Art Gallery
20 West High St, Forfar, Angus
WINTER EXHIBITION - NOVEMBER - DECEMBER - 2016
Gallery Ten
10 Stafford Street, Edinburgh
FEATURED ARTIST
WINTER EXHIBITION - NOVEMBER - 2016 - JANUARY - 2017
Edinburgh Drawing School
13a Great King Street, Edinburgh
YA BASS!
BASS ROCK - A TIMELESS MUSE - AUGUST - SEPTEMBER - 2016
Fidra Fine Art Gallery
North Berwick, Scotland
THE ROYAL SCOTTISH SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATERCOLOUR - 2016
5th Summer Open Annual Exhibition- APRIL – MAY
The Meffan Art Gallery
West High St, Forfar, Angus
WINTER MIXED EXHIBITION - JAN - FEBRUARY - 2016
Fidra Fine Art Gallery
North Berwick, Scotland
RSA OPEN EXHIBITION - NOV - FEBRUARY - 2016
The Royal Scottish Academy
The Mound, Edinburgh
WINTER EXHIBITION - DEC - JANUARY - 2016
Gallery Ten
Stafford Street, Edinburgh
WINTER EXHIBITION - DEC - JANUARY - 2016
The Meffan Art Gallery
West High St, Forfar, Angus
6 MONTH RESIDENCY & RESEARCH - DEC - MAY - 2015
Warburton Gallery
1 India Buildings, Victoria Street, Edinburgh
OPEN STUDIOS - DEC - 2014
Warburton Studios
1 India Buildings, Victoria Street, Edinburgh
3 HARBOURS ARTS FESTIVAL - JUNE - 2014
Chalmers Memorial Church Hall
Gosford Road, Port Seton
TRANSLATIONS - MAY - 2014
Moray Art Centre
The Park, Findhorn, Moray
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE BACK ROOM
[By The New Obscurists] - JUNE - 2013
Patriothall Gallery
Off Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh
ASPECTS OF LEITH II - FEB - MARCH - 2013
Leith School of Art
25 North Junction Street, Edinburgh
ART FAIR - 2012
Chelsea Town Hall
Kings Road, London
EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY SCOTTISH PAINTING - 2012
The Vine Trust Barge
Leith, Edinburgh
NORTH LIGHT - 2012
Town House Museum
Dunbar, East Lothian
THE MAKING OF IT - 2012
[Part of Embassy Annuale and LeithLate Festival]
The Old Ambulance Depot
Edinburgh
THE ROYAL SCOTTISH SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATERCOLOUR - 2012
132nd Annual Open Exhibition
Royal Scottish Academy
The Mound, Edinburgh
ASPECTS OF LEITH - 2011
Whitespace
Gayfield Square, Edinburgh
JOLOMO FINALISTS - 2011
Hannah McClure Centre
Abertay Dundee University, Dundee
JOLOMO FINALISTS - 2011
Bryce Hall, The Bank of Scotland
The Mound, Edinburgh
EDGELANDS - 2011
Leith School of Art
25 North Junction Street, Edinburgh
SCRATCHING THE SURFACE II - 2011
Arts Complex
London Road, Edinburgh
SCRATCHING THE SURFACE I - 2011
Patriothall Gallery
WASPS, Edinburgh
EDINBURGH WORLD HERITAGE - 2010
EWH Headquarters
Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
SUB LIME STUCTURES - 2010
MWB, Business Exchange
St Andrews Square, Edinburgh
SALON SANS TITRE - JUNE 2010
The Henderson Gallery
Thistle Street Lane NW, Edinburgh
THE ASPECT PRIZE - 2010
Paisley Museum & Art Galleries
Paisley, Scotland
ARTSPACE2LET - 2010
Spottiswoode Street, Marchmont, Edinburgh
RSA 183rd ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION - 2009
Royal Scottish Academy
The Mound, Edinburgh
VENN - 2009
Gladstone’s Land
Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
INPRINT - 2009
The Maltings Art Centre
Berwick Upon Tweed, Borders
COLONEL MUSTARD’S TEA-PARTY - 2009
Scottish Art’s Club
Rutland Square, Edinburgh
FILM STRIPS EXHIBITION - 2009
The Filmhouse
Lothian Road, Edinburgh
UP THE STAIRS - 2008
Gladstone’s Land
Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
GLASS CEILING - 2008
The Drill Hall
Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh
PULP EXHIBITION - 2007
Works on Paper
The Chessel Gallery, Edinburgh
NEW WORKS - 2007
Scottish Art’s Club
Rutland Square, Edinburgh
DRAW/SKATERAW - 2007
Richard Demarco’s Archive
East Barns, East Lothian
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Allan J Robertson
WASPS Studios
Albion Business Centre
Unit 7a
78 Albion Rd
Edinburgh
EH7 5QZ
TEL: +44 (0)131 332 2087
M: 0774 819 5953