About
Scottish Landscape Painter
I am a Scottish landscape artist, I grew up in Orkney where I am currently living and working. The sky here is all encompassing and the weather affects every aspect of daily life, and I like to be outdoors walking among it, collecting ideas and drawings and photographs and clouds. What I hope to capture as an artist is a sense of how it feels to be surrounded by all of the colours and patterns and beautiful forces of the natural world.
​EDUCATION
Leith School of Art, The Painting course 2010-2012
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Edinburgh College of Art. BA(hons) design and applied arts 1996-2001
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AWARDS
The painting course prize. Leith School of art. 2012.​
Creative Scotland individual fund award. 2025.
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RESIDENCY
Links house, Birsay, Orkney.
28 days walking project, funded by Creative Scotland
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EXHIBITIONS
2026. Small Paintings Exhibition, The Morningside Galley, Edinburgh.
2025. Christmas Exhibition, The Pier Arts Centre, Orkney.
2025. Christmas Exhibition, The Ship of Fools Gallery, Orkney.
2025. Summer show, The Ship of Fools gallery, Orkney
2025. Small Paintings Exhibition, The Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh.
2024. Christmas exhibition, The Ship of Fools Galley, Orkney
2024. Then & Now, Visual Arts Scotland Centenary Exhibition part 2, Dalkeith Palace. Selected open show.
2024. Summer Show, The Ship of Fools Gallery, Orkney. Group show.
2024. Then & Now, Visual Arts Scotland Centenary Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Selected open show.
2024. Small Paintings Exhibition, The Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh.
2024. The RSW 143rd Open Annual Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, selected open show.
2023.Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show, St John's church, charity exhibition
2023. The RSW 142nd Open Annual Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, selected open show.
2022. Lockdown walks. The Orchard Bar and Restaurant, Edinburgh, solo show.
2022. The Aberdeen Artists Society Exhibition, Aberdeen Museum and Art Galleries, selected group show.
2021. The Scottish Drawing Competition, Artspace 37, Paisley, selected group show.
2021. Jacksons Painting Prize longlist, (online exhibition), selected group show.
2020. Coming home. The Aberdeen Artists Society annual show, (virtual exhibition), selected group show.
2020. The Paisley Art institute 132nd Annual open exhibition. (virtual exhibition), selected group show.
2014. The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize. The Mall galleries, London, selected group show.
2012. Leith School of Art end of year exhibition, Edinburgh, group show.
2011. Society of Scottish Artists, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, selected group show.

2011. Leith School of Art end of year exhibition, Edinburgh, group show.
2010. The Aspect Prize exhibition, Paisley, selected group show.
2010. Karen Laird paintings, The ​Espanade, Edinburgh, solo show.
2009. Art Liberating Lives, The Mall Galleries, London, selected group show.
2006. Portobello Paintings, The place by the sea, Edinburgh, solo
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2001. Degree show, Edinburgh college of art.
1999. Glassworks, Edinburgh college of Art, group show.
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