Details

First Name

Esther

Last Name

Donaldson Nyandwi

Username

estherdonaldson

Website

http://www.estherdonaldson.com

Region

Edinburgh & The Lothians

Disciplines

Painting

Themes

Abstract, Botanical

Statement

Statement

My work is based on gardens, woodlands and Country Estates.

‘ The garden for me is a place of quiet, a place to stop, an almost religious ‘building’.  It has witnessed the brevity of life, the joy and transience of beauty, the daily toil, death and re-birth, the seasons of life.

I want my art to reflect these seasons.  My work is becoming increasingly more referential and not entirely realistic, inviting the viewer’s participation and hopefully giving a glimpse into the life, toil, death and re-birth of the creative journey.

Working quickly building up layers, the work takes on its own life and often ends up in a way I could never have predicted or planned.  I enjoy these surprises!’

Biography

Biography

1989-1993  BA (Hons) – Edinburgh College of Art

1996-1997  MDes  – Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee

1998-1999  PGCE in  Primary Education at Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh

Esther Donaldson is a Scottish artist who, since graduating from Edinburgh College of art in 1993, has exhibited and sold work regularly in galleries across Britain, including the RSA, SSA the RSW, the RBA, Mall Galleries and the Royal Academy summer exhibition. She was elected as a professional member of the Society of Scottish Artists in 2019.  Her work was selected for the Discerning Eye exhibition in London, 2020.