Emma S Davis RSW
EMMA S DAVIS RSW
Born Paisley August 1975
Studied Fine Art Drawing & Painting for 4 years at The Glasgow School of Art
Graduated in 1998 with BA Honours
Exhibited in galleries throughout Scotland during time as a student which concluded
with a sell out degree show
Since leaving art school I have set up studio and gallery in Quarriers Village
Selected group exhibitions include :
Wilson Davis Fine Art, Renfrewshire
Thomsons Gallery, London
Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow
Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
Compass Gallery, Glasgow
Richmond Hill Gallery, Surrey
Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow
Eton Gallery, London
Baillie Gallery, London
Wren Gallery, Oxfordshire
Ainscough Fine Art, London
Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh
Red Barn Gallery, Cumbria
Lillie Art Gallery, Glasgow
Lime Tree Gallery, Suffolk
Richard Hagen Gallery, Worcestershire
Walker Gallery, Harrogate
McAuley Fine Art
Red Rag Gallery, Stow on the Wold
Arteries Gallery, Glasgow
Hanna Gallery, Dundee
Jerdan Gallery, Crail
Solo exhibitions :
Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow - September 2004
Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow - June 2005
Other exhibitions include :
Royal Academy
Royal Scottish Academy
Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours
Royal Glasgow Institute
Paisley Art Institute
London Affordable Art Fair
Glasgow Art Fair
Chelsea Art Fair
Perth Art Fair
Cannes Art Fair
Awards :
Alexander Graham Munro Travel Award at RSW Annual Exhibition 1999
Sir William Gillies Award at RSW Annual Exhibition 2001
City of Glasgow Award at RGI Annual Exhibition 2006
House for an Art Lover award at PAI Annual Exhibition 2008
Elected member of RSW November 2001
Charities supported include :
MacMillan Cancer Research
Princes Royal Trust for Carers
Accord Hospice
NCH
The Yard
The Maggie Centre
Motor Neuron Disease
Neil's Wheels
St Vincent's Hospice
Ninewells Cancer Support
Quarriers
Hansel Village
Work included in many private and corporate collections
Work selected for print by Ecosse Fine Art
Work selected for print by MacDonald Fine Art
Work selected for print by Robertson's "Scotland's Artists"
Artist's Statement :
My paintings are often personal. My moods and emotions about particular areas I am painting, the strength of light and most importantly the colour influence the way that I work each day. I aim to evoke a feeling of a place rather than reproduce a direct likeness.