ema651@yahoo.co.uk

Born in Glasgow
Now lives in Edinburgh

Worked in a variety of occupations in Glasgow, London and Amsterdam to support painting and travels in Europe, Middle East. India, Japan, China, Swaziland & USA (California)

Selected Annual & Group exhibitions:

Glasgow:
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts
The RGI Kelly Gallery, Postcards Exhibition 2003
Art Exposure Gallery; regular mixed exhibitions and a 2-person show 1994
Compass Gallery Christmas Exhibition
Strathclyde University Staff Club, 2-person show 1993

Edinburgh:
Society of Scottish Artists
Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour
Visual Arts Scotland. See www.visualartsscotland.org
City Trees, Bellevue Gallery and World Heritage Trust, Charlotte Square, 2002
Laing Art Competition, Talbot Rice Gallery
Art in Action. Edinburgh Academy, 1996, 1997
Leith Open Exhibition, 1993
The Edinburgh Scene, City Art Centre 1986

Miscellaneous:
Broughton Gallery, by Biggar, Lanarkshire
Amnesty International exhibition, Duff House, Banff 2003
France: contract with Appianet, licencing agents, Paris 2000—2002
Art Fair: Europ’Art, Espace Auteuil, Paris 2002
Beltane Studios, Peebles 2007
Paisley Art Institute, Paisley, Renfrewshire 2007

Various solo exhibitions around Scotland including MacLaurin Art Gallery, Ayr, 1984 and 1994

CD of electronic music “Closely”, inspired by images from the exhibition “Looking More Closely” in the MacLaurin Gallery, composed, engineered and produced by Peri Urban during 1994 and performed live at private view of exhibition. Recorded on CD 1998, hear it on www.periurban.com/page4.html

Other websites: www.scotlandsartists.com

Awards: Anne Wishart Purchase Award, Society of Scottish Artists 1996

Collections:
Art in Healthcare, Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Dr. Helen Cargill Thompson collection, Strathclyde University, Glasgow
Motherwell District Library, Lanarkshire
Strathclyde Regional Council, Dept. of Education, Hamilton
Private collections in Britain, France, Sardinia and California

My work is influenced by gardens and landscape, in particular the various styles, surface textures and meditative atmosphere of Japanese temple gardens. I tend to favour simplified forms and muted colours which induce contemplation.

My recent work is concerned mainly with the play of light and texture on the earth’s surface. While the images may be considered landscape-based, there is also an element of exploration or discovery in the process of painting, as perspective and details are altered by the effects of light. Some take on the appearance of views from space, while others involve close scrutiny of the ground as in geological study or archaeological excavation.