C.V.
Education
Masters Degree in Fine Art (Painting/Drawing). Southern Illinois University. Carbondale, Illinois. 2002 – 2005
Bachelors Fine art Degree, Honors (Painting/Drawing). Grays School of Art. Aberdeen, Scotland. 1997 – 2001
Portfolio Course. Glasgow School of Building and Printing. Glasgow, Scotland. 1996 – 1997
Teaching Experience
Associate Professor. University of Louisiana Lafayette. Coordinator of the Painting Department. 2006 – Present
Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri. Columbia, Missouri. 2005 – 2006
Instructor of Records. Southern Illinois University. Carbondale, Illinois. 2002 – 2005
Classes Taught
Head of painting concentration at University of Louisiana Lafayette
Advanced painting/intermediate painting
Drawing III (figure)
Drawing II
Drawing I
University of Louisiana Lafayette Paris France Study Abroad Program
Solo Exhibitions
“Specere” Solo Exhibition at the Good Children Gallery. New Orleans. Louisiana 2023 .
“Clear” Solo Exhibition at the Acadian Center for the Arts. Lafayette. Louisiana. 2011
“Rhythmed”, Solo Painting Exhibition at the Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana. 2008
“Pigmentnation”, Solo Painting Exhibition at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri. 2006
“Chromatherapy”, MFA Thesis Exhibition at the SIUC University Museum. 2005
“Silverscreem”, an Exhibition of New Paintings at the Surplus Gallery. Carbondale, Illinois. 2004
Juried Exhibitions
“This is the Future of Non-Objective Art!”. Atlantic Gallery. Chelsea, New York. 2024
“On Edge”. The Painting Center. New York. 2018
First Street Gallery’s 2017 National Juried Exhibition. First Street Gallery. Chelsea. New York, 2017
“Invisible Like Gravity”. Acadian Center for the Arts. Lafayette. Louisiana. 2017
“2016 ART MORA Open Call for Artists”, Art Mora Gallery. Chelsea, New York. 2016
“On/Off The Wall”, The Acadiana Center For The Arts. Lafayette, Louisiana. 2013
“Chroma”, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts. Grand Rapids, Michigan. 2013
“The Rated G Exhibition”, Buckham Gallery, Flint, Michigan. 2010
“Fuzzy Logic – Contemporary Painting After a Century of Abstract Art” at the Thompson Gallery, The Cambridge School of Weston. Massachusetts. 2010
2nd Annual Paint Snob Invitational in May 2010 at 500X gallery, Dallas. 2010
Shortlisted for Aspect Prize Winners Exhibition, to be held at The Fleming Collection in January 2010. London. 2010
The Aspect Prize 2009. Paisley Museum. Paisley. Scotland. 2009
Acadiana Center for the Arts Southern Open 2009. Lafayette. Louisiana. 2009
The University of Texas at Tyler 23rd Annual International Exhibition. Texas. 2008
“Painting Process” International Exhibition at the Walsh Gallery. Seton Hall University. South Orange, NJ, 2008
The Alexandria Museum of Art 19th September National Juried Exhibition. Alexandria. Louisiana. 2007
Rawls Museum Arts 2007 National Juried Exhibition. Courtland, Virginia. 2007
Harplet Biennial ’07 National Juried Exhibition. Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Appalachian State University. Boone, North Carolina. 2007
Girardot National Juried Exhibition. Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. Cape Girardeau, Missouri. 2004
“Kalaphobia”. A Juried Exhibition for Arthur C. Donto. H.Q. Gallery. Carbondale, Illinois. 2004
Phillips International Auctioneers “Young Scottish Painters” Exhibition. Edinburgh, Scotland. 2001
Aberdeen Artists Society Annual Juried Exhibition. Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum. Aberdeen, Scotland. 2001
Aberdeen Artists Society Annual Juried Exhibition. Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum. Aberdeen, Scotland. 2000
Group Exhibitions
Twenty Years of Marais Press: Imprinting a Campus and a Collection. 2022 Hilliard Art Museum University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Louisiana. 2022
Selections from the University of Louisiana Lafayette College Art Faculty. Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum. Lafayette. 2015
Paint Snob 2010 Invitational Exhibition. 500X Gallery. Dallas, Texas.
SFA Art Faculty Collections at the The Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches Texas. 2009
“Bombo”. Two-person exhibition with John Gargano at Gallery Lafayette. Jefferson Street Market. Lafayette. Louisiana. 2009
“Branding, An American Tradition” at Gallery Lafayette. Jefferson Street Market. Lafayette. Louisiana. 2009
The Annual 12 x 12 Christmas Show at Gallery Lafayette. Jefferson Street Market. Lafayette. Louisiana. 2008
Faculty showing at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum. Lafayette, Louisiana. 2008
Paint Snob Invitational Exhibition. McLennan Community College. Waco, Texas. 2008
Spring Exhibition at the Poppy Fine Art Gallery. Columbia, Missouri. 2006
MFA & Faculty Combined Exhibition. SIUC University Museum. Carbondale, Illinois. 2004
Graduate Association of Painters & Printmakers Mini-Print Exhibition. Vergette Gallery. Carbondale, Illinois. 2004
“Scopioholic” Exhibition. The Surplus Gallery. Carbondale, Illinois. 2004
Graduate Association of Painters & Printmakers Mini-print Exhibition. Vergette Gallery. Carbondale, Illinois. 2003
“Cosmopolitan” Exhibition. The Surplus Gallery. Carbondale, Illinois. 2003
“One Night Only” Exhibition. The Surplus Gallery. Carbondale, Illinois. 2003
“Outside The Margin”. Des Lee Gallery. St. Louis, Missouri. 2003
Graduate Association of Painters & Printmakers Mini-print Exhibition. Vergette Gallery. Carbondale, Illinois. 2002
Gray’s School of Art Honors Degree Exhibition. Aberdeen, Scotland. 2001
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Student Exhibition 2001. Royal Scottish Academy. Edinburgh, Scotland. 2001
Commissions
Commissioned by British Petroleum. Aberdeen, Scotland. 1999
Professional Development
Attended the Art Symposium “Modernity & Contemoranity: Anatomies of Art & Culture After the 20th Century.” Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2004.
Attended Art Symposium “German Art Now.’ St.Louis, Missouri. 2003
Attended Cultural Theory Symposium “Scottish Identity.” Aberdeen, Scotland. 2001
Professional Experience
Curator, “Scopioholic” Exhibition. The Surplus Gallery. Carbondale, Illinois. 2004
Curator, “Cosmopolitan” Exhibition. The Surplus Gallery. Carbondale, Illinois. 2003
Bibliography
“Party of Four”. Homes and Interiors Scotland Magazine. Scotland. September. 2009
“Talented Scot was always interested in art, but felt he needed a ‘proper job’.” Paisley Daily Express. Paisley, Scotland. August 14. 2009
“Scott’s hoping to double his money”. Paisley Daily Express. Paisley, Scotland. July 17. 2009
“Local artist running in running for country’s top award”. Paisley People. Paisley, Scotland. June 26. 2009
“N-east artist in running for award”. Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland June 25. 2009
“Artist in running for top award”. Aberdeen Citizen. Aberdeen, Scotland. July. 2009
Paint Snob Annual Publication. 2008
“Focus on Faculty” The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette. Louisiana. November 18. 2008
The University of Texas at Tyler 24th Annual International Exhibition application flyer. 2008
Phillips International Auctioneers “Young Scottish Painters”. Catalogue front cover & page eight. 2001
Residences
Selected for the Santa Fay Art Institute Residency 2010