Statement

My current practice involves on-site drawings within a variety of settings: industrial areas, urban town spaces, mountains and seascapes.

My creative process involves developing on-site small scale work into large scale paintings using a variety of materials – inks, washes, varnishes, text and occasional monoprinting to describe a multi-layered surface – animal figuration often features in much of my work.

I am currently working on images collected from the North East coastline – I propose to superimpose these images onto contrasting setting of the sealine – this co-incides with a solo exhibition of mine currently touring the North East of Scotland.

Contact:

Phone: 0131 332 9535
Mobile: 0770 866 7252

Email: jacquihiggs@yahoo.co.uk

Background:

Born Dublin, Eire

Education:

1990 - 1994 Edinburgh College of Art, BA (Hons)
1994 - 1996 Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Post Graduate degree in Art Therapy

Solo Exhibitions:

Tramway, Glasgow 2005
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh 2005
Peter Potter Gallery, Haddington 2006
Yeo’s Gallery, Cumbria 2006
Meffan Museum and Gallery 2009
Montrose Museum and Arbroath Library 2009 Touring of the North East Exhibition

Art Fairs:

Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London 2005
London Art Fair, Islington 2006
Glasgow Art Fair
Open Exhibitions includes:
Paisley Drawing Exhibition 1995
Dundee Printmakers Workshop 1996
Society of Scottish Artists 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Visual Art Scotland 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
Royal Scottish Academy 2005
Save the Children Fund, Aberdeen (sponsored by Ernst & Young) 2005

Group Exhibitions includes:

Wasps Patriothall, Edinburgh 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005.
Cairns Gallery, Peebles 2004
Broughton Gallery, (Borders) 2006
Imagination Art Gallery, 2006
Edinburgh Central Youth Hostel, Edinburgh 2007
Just Scottish, Edinburgh 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Compass Gallery, Glasgow 2001
Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld 2004
Flying Colours, London 2006
Marie Curie Fundraising Exhibition 2005
Leith Gallery, Edinburgh 2006, 2007
Plumed Horse Restaurant, Edinburgh (Delicartessen.co.uk) 2008
Red Door Gallery, Edinburgh 2004, 2006
Nexus Gallery, Edinburgh (2 person shows) 2000
Royal Scottish Academy, 2006, 2007
Exhibiting Society of Scottish Artists 2007
Bonhams Auction Rooms, Edinburgh 2007
McMillan Cancer Support (Lyon & Turnbull) 2007, 2008
Sick Children Foundation, (Lyon and Turnbull) 2008
SSA Professional Artists Exhibition, Eastwood Park Gallery, Giffnock, Glasgow 2008

Residencies:

Artist in Residence, Theatre Workshop, Edinburgh 2006
Forthcoming Exhibitions:
Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow 2009
The Jazz Café, Edinburgh 2009

Awards:

Peter Potter Gallery Trust Award 2006 (VAS)

Private Collections:

University of Edinburgh