About the Artist

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