James Lumsden

James Lumsden

REFLECTION 6th - 30th May 2017

& gallery

James Lumsden

REFLECTION 6th - 30th May 2017

&Gallery, 17 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG andgallery.co.uk info@andgallery.co.uk

&Gallery is delighted to be hosting Reflection by James Lumsden. After relocating to Edinburgh it is only fitting for the first solo exhibition to be held at &Gallery to be from one of Edinburgh’s finest contemporary artists.

James Lumsden My work is primarily concerned with process – building translucent glazes of paint until an illusion of light and depth are achieved. The process involves the application of multiple (up to 40 or more) thin glazes of acrylic paint and gloss medium. Each layer is dragged, pulled or squeegeed with various implements – the process being repeated layer upon layer until the final painting begins to emerge. Arrived at by both chance and deliberation, the final painting reveals varying chromatic strata, which can be seen through the translucence, pentimenti and depth of the work.

These are paintings which draw the viewer beneath the surface to give some experience of their making – both revealing and concealing the history of the painting process. The paintings are set within a distinct formal compositional framework. Although the horizontal division creates allusions to landscape, this is primarily a device to heighten the dynamic, contrasts, tension and intensity of the painting.

I aim to make paintings which are luminous, seductive, sensual and atmospheric. I am fascinated in how the raw materials innate to the medium can be turned into something poetic – an object filled with light, feeling, atmosphere and emotion.

2

Contrapuntal (9/13) 2013

Acrylic on Canvas, 40cm x 40cm

Echoes (16/14) 2014

4

Acrylic on Canvas, 120cm x 100cm

Echoes (17/14) 2014

Acrylic on Canvas, 120cm x 100cm

Echoes (2/13) 2013

Acrylic on Canvas, 60cm x 50cm

6

Echoes (1/13) 2013

Acrylic on Canvas, 60cm x 50cm

8

Echoes (9/13) 2013

Acrylic on Canvas, 90cm x 75cm

Reflex (4/16) 2016

10

Acrylic on Canvas , 60cm x 60cm

Reflex (6/16) 2016

Acrylic on Canvas , 60cm x 60cm

Contrapuntal Landscape (1/14) 2014 Acrylic on Canvas, 60cm x 85cm

Contrapuntal (1/16) 2016

14

Acrylic on Canvas, 30.5cm x 30.5cm

Fugue (21/11) 2011

Acrylic on Canvas, 30.5cm x 30.5cm

Contrapuntal (4/14) 2014

Acrylic on Canvas , 140cm x 140cm

16

Reflex (10/14) 2014

18

Acrylic on Canvas , 120cm x 120cm

Untitled Study (2/16) 2016

Acrylic on Canvas , 24cm x 18cm

Untitled Study (1/16) 2016

Acrylic on Canvas , 24cm x 18cm

Pulse (5/16) 2016

20

Acrylic on Canvas , 75cm x 60cm

Pulse (4/16) 2016

Acrylic on Canvas , 75cm x 60cm

Contrapuntal (2/13) 2013

22

Acrylic on Canvas, 120cm x 120cm

James Lumsden Born Inverness, Scotland 1964. Lives and works in Edinburgh and The Isle of Lewis.

Solo Exhibitions

Selected Group Exhibitions (since 2000)

2017 Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London (with

Andrew Mackenzie)

&Gallery, Edinburgh 2016 MS Gallery, Morges, Switzerland 2015 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada

Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London 2013 &Collective, Bridge of Allan

Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London

Edinburgh Art Festival / Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh 2012 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada

Rhue Art, Ullapool 2011 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London

An Talla Solais, Ullapool 2010 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada 2009 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London 2007 Amber Roome Contemporary Art, Edinburgh 2006 Atticsalt, Edinburgh

MAC, Birmingham 2005 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London (with

Andrew Mackenzie)

An Tuireann Arts Centre, Isle of Skye 2004 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London 2003 Oriel Capsule, Cardiff (with Eoghann MacColl) 2002 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London 2001 Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland 2000 The Loft Gallery, Glasgow

Aalborg Trienalle, Aalborg, Denmark 1999 Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries

Pump House Gallery, London 1997 Collective Gallery, Edinburgh

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery 1996 Compass Gallery, Glasgow 1993 Collective Gallery, Edinburgh 1992 Merz Contemporary Art, London

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

Inception, &Gallery, Edinburgh Collective, MS Gallery, Morges, Switzerland Society of Scottish Artists Annual (Invited Artist), Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Focus 16, The Design Centre, London Collective, MS Gallery, Morges, Switzerland Manmade, Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas, USA The Room, An Talla Solais, Ullapool RSA Open, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Society of Scottish Artists Annual, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh The seed of it’s opposite, Kelvin College, Glasgow (curated by Jai Llewelyn) Summershow, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris (with Sarah Myerscough Gallery) London Art Fair (with Sarah Myerscough Gallery) Society of Scottish Artists Annual, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Re-Define, Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, USA Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris (with Sarah Myerscough Gallery) London Art Fair (with Sarah Myerscough Gallery) Paper Planes, Stow Arts Festival, Scottish Borders (curated by Andrew Mackenzie) Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) Society of Scottish Artists Annual, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh London Art Fair (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) RSA Open, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Cabinet Paintings, Compass Gallery, Glasgow S.O.F.A, Chicago, USA (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) Toronto International Art Fair, Canada (with Paul Kuhn Gallery)

Selected Group Exhibitions (continued)

Selected Awards and Residencies

2012

2016

2011 2010 2009 2008

2007

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

24

Sense of Place, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Ireland Black & White, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Perception, Rhue Art at The Dovecot, Edinburgh RSA Residencies for Scotland Award – New Work, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Abstract Matters, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh Strata, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London Toronto International Art Fair, Canada (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) Shared Ground, Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine Preview, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall Toronto International Art Fair, Canada (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) Equinox, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London Society of Scottish Artists Annual, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 20:20, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada Damaged Collateral, Context Gallery, Derry Images from North Mayo, Ballinglen Arts Foundtion, Co. Mayo, Ireland Illusions – Pip Dickens, James Lumsden, Tomoya Matsuzaki, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London Aphelion, Art.tm, Inverness ARTfutures, Contemporary Art Society, London Beneath The Surface II, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London ARTfutures, Contemporary Art Society, London Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark Primed, Bellevue Gallery, Edinburgh

2015 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2003

2002 2001 2000

Edinburgh Printmakers Prize, Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition Invited Artist, Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition Elected Professional Member, Society of Scottish Artists B.A.I.R Residency, Banff Arts Centre, Banff, Canada The Scottish Arts Club Award, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Visual Arts Award, Edinburgh Royal Scottish Academy Residencies for Scotland Award Visual Arts Award, Edinburgh Scottish Arts Council Creative Development Award Ballinglen Arts Foundation Residency, County Mayo, Ireland Hope Scott Trust Award EVAC Award, Edinburgh Scottish Arts Council Professional Development Award Ballinglen Arts Foundation Fellowship, County Mayo, Ireland Scottish Arts Council Professional Development Award British Council Grant Artist in Residence, Aalborg Trienalle, Aalborg, Denmark EVAC Award, Edinburgh The Arts Trust of Scotland Award

For Seonaid McDonald, Seamus and Rory Lumsden, my family and friends.

Thanks to Avril at &Gallery, Edinburgh; Sarah, Freya, Julia and Andy at Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London; Paul, Esther and Kevin at Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada; Holly at Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas, USA; Carol Rubenstein Associates, Philadelphia, USA and Cindy Wyss at Midnight Sun Gallery in Morges.

Photography by Michael Wolchover.

&Gallery, 17 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG andgallery.co.uk info@andgallery.co.uk