Peter Thomson
Born Glasgow 1962
Studied Drawing & Painting BA Hons Degree at Glasgow School of Art 1980 - 84
Solo Exhibitions
1990 - Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
1995 - Compass Gallery, Glasgow
1997 - Compass Gallery, Glasgow
2000 - Piccadilly Gallery, London
2002 - Cricket Hill Gallery New York
2002 - Compass Gallery, Gallery
2004 - Piccadilly Gallery, London
2005 - Compass Gallery, Glasgow
2005 - Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
2006 - Lemon Street Gallery, Truro
2007 - Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
2008 - Portal Gallery, London
2009 - Portal Gallery, London
2010 - Lemon Street Gallery, Truro
2013 - Compass Gallery, Glasgow
2014 - Compass Gallery, Glasgow
2016 - Lemon Street Gallery
2017 - Compass Gallery
Selected Group Exhibitions
1985 - Iconoclasm, Transmission Glasgow
1986 - War of Images, Glasgow School of Art
1992 - Figure in the City, Mia Joosten Gallery, Amsterdam
" Y'Art Galleries Utrecht
" Music, Cultural Theatre, Maastricht
" BP Gallerie, Brussels
1993 " Oriel City Gallery, Cardiff
1992 - Maastricht Arts Fair, Mia Joosten Gallerie
1994 - BP National Portrait Gallery Competition.
1996 - "Pride & Predudice", The National Burns Exhibition, The Royal Museum of Scotland Edinburgh
1998 - The Singer Freidlander Watercolour Comp', The Mall Galleries London
1998 - RGI, Glasgow
1999 - RSA, Edinburgh
- The Singer Freidlander Watercolour Comp'
2000 - Mary Stuart, Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh
2001 - RGI, Glasgow
2002 - RSA, Edinburgh
2003 - RSA. Edinburgh
2009 - Selected Artist RSA, Edinburgh
2012 - Mott St in July, Rebecca Hossack Gallery New York
2012 - Londinium, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London
2016 - The Scottish Endarkenment The Dovecote Gallery Edinburgh (Festival Exhibition)
Awards & Prizes
1990 - Scottish Arts Council assistance Grant
1995 - Paper Boat Award, Mayfest Glasgow
1996 - Purchase Prize, "Brave Art" Smith Art Gallery & Museum Stirling
1996 - Noble Grossart ,2nd Prize
1997 - John Murray Thomson Award, RSA
2001 - Fellowship of Glasgow Art Club
2002 - Personal Developement Award, Scottish Arts Council
2003 - Fellowship of Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh
2008 - Discerning Eye, Scottish Prize, London
2015 - Elected RGI.
2016 - Elected RSW
2016 - Distinction Award PAI
Collections
Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow
Scottish Arts Council
Dundee College of Art
Smith Art Gallery & Museum, Stirling
Collins Collection, Strathclyde University
Huntarian Collection, Glasgow University
Flemings Collection London
Professional Footballers Association
Aberdeen Assets Management
Publications: Contemporary Painting in Scotland, Bill Hare, craftsman house 1992.
Scottish Art in the 20th Century, Duncan MacMillan, mainstream pub', 1994.
Singular Vision (50yrs of painting at the Portal Gallery) Jess Wilder, prestel, 2009.
Inspired the Fleming collection. Wyfold Art Foundation, 2010
Londinium, RHG, 2012
