About the Artist
1956 Born Glasgow, Scotland
1973-77 Glasgow School of Art Graduated DA in Drawing and Painting
One man Shows
1987 Inn on the Green, Glasgow
1989 Inn on the Green, Glasgow
1991 Inn on the Green, Glasgow
1993 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
1994 Macauley Gallery, Stenton
1995 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
1998 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
2000 Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
2000 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
2003 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
2004 Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
2004 The John Davies Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold
2005 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
2006 Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
2007 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
2007 Edinburgh Festival, English Speaking Union, Edinburgh
2008 Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
2010 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
2010 Fraser East, Fraser Gallery, St. Andrews
2010 John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh
2011 Fraser Gallery, St. Andrews
2012 The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
2013 Duncan R. Miller Fine Art, London
2016 Fraser Gallery, St Andrews
2017 Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
Two Man Exhibitions
1995 John Kingsley / Anne Gordon
1995 Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
1998 John Kingsley / Clive McCartney
1998 Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
2014 John Kingsley / Nael Hanna
2014 Coucoux and Courcoux, Stockbridge, Hampshire
2018 John Kingsley / Charles Jamieson
2018 Red Rag Gallery, Bath
2018 John Kingsley / Scott Drysedale
2018 Lemond Gallery, Glasgow
Selected Exhibitions
1985 3 Viewpoints, Strathclyde University, Glasgow
1987 Metro Gallery, Glasgow
1988 McLellan Gallery, Glasgow
1988 Christmas exhibition, Kingfisher Gallery, Edinburgh
1989 Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie
1990 Group Exhibition, Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow
1990 Solstice Gallery, Edinburgh
1992 A Colourful TraditionRGI artsists,
1992 Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London
1992 Mixed Exhibition, Macauley Gallery, Stenton
1992 Group Exhibition, Edinburgh gallery, Edinburgh
1993 Hung Expo, Budapest International Contemporary Art Fair with Richard Demarco Foundation
1994 Art 94, Business Design Centre, London
1994. Art Expo, Jacob Javits Centre, New York
2006 Three Scottish Painters, The John Davies Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold
2009 Not the Chelsea Flower Show, Gullane Gallery
2009 Cowal Open Studios, Argyll
2010 Gullane Masters, Gullane Gallery
2012 John Kingsley and Michael Clark, Lime Tree Gallery, Bristol
2013 New Scottish Colourists, Courcoux and Courcoux, Stockbridge, Hampshire
2014 Cartman, Jamieson and Kingsley, Lime Tree Gallery, Bristol
2016 Artist in Residence, Fraser East, St Andrews
John E. Kingsley also exhibits with the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Royal Scottish Society for Painters in Watercolour, Paisley Art Institute and at Art Fairs in London, Bristol, Edinburgh and Glasgow (through galleries).
Currently serving on the Council of the RSW.
Awards and Prizes
1991 William Bowie Landscape Prize, Paisley art Institute
1992 Mary Armour Award, Paisley Art Institute
1998 Arnold Clark Prize, Paisley Art Institute
2003 Paisley Art Institute Award
2006 Reid Kerr College Award for Painting
2008 Contemporary Fine Art gallery Eton Award, Paisley Art Institute
2011 Plein Air Prize, Paisley Art Institute
2011 Glasgow Art Club Award, Paisley Art Institute
2013 Watermark Award, Royal Scottish Society for Painters in Watercolour
2016 Charles Jamieson Award, Paisley Art Institute
2017 May Marshall Brown Award, RSW
Finalist Hunting art Prizes, London: 1989, 1993, 1999 and 2000
Highly Commended in 1996
1999 Awarded the Diploma of Paisley Art Institute
2015 Elected member of Royal Scottish Society for Painters in Watercolour
Teaching (1978 – 97)
Full-time and latterly part-time teacher of art at North Kelvinside Secondary School, Glasgow and King’s Park Secondary School, Glasgow
Works in Collections
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Bedford, Tommy Hilfiger, Paisley Museum and Art Gallery, Argyll and Bute District Council, Ricoh, Ota, Tokyo, CMS (formerly Dundas and Wilson), Mactaggart & Mickel, Albert Fisher PLC, Sara Lee UK, Glenisla Group, and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club
Works in Private Collections
Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Luxemburg, Lebanon, Australia, Canada, Malaysia and USA.
Publications
CD Album cover Oil Painting: ‘On the Wire’ Ardentjohn 2009 www.slowtrainrecords.co.uk
Bibliography
Dictionary of Scottish Scottish Painters, 1600 to the present, by Paul Harris and Julian Halsby, pp117