Jennifer McRae
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EDUCATION

1992-1993 Grays School of Art, Robert Gordon’s University, Aberdeen, Post Graduate Studies and Higher Diplomas
   
1987 - 92 Grays School of Art, Robert Gordon’s University, Aberdeen, BA (First Class Hons)
   
 1986- 87 Stevenson College, Edinburgh

 

AWARDS

2003 Scholarship for 'The Drawing Year, Prince's Foundation, London, patron the Prince of Wales 
   
2002 Singer & Friedlander Award, 2nd Prize 
RSW Glasgow Art Club Fellowship Award  
   
2001 Hunting Regional award
   
2000 Visual Arts Scotland, Scottish Arts Club Award 
Artists Residency in Tuscany at Verrocchio Art Centre awarded and funded by the Juliet Gomperts and Janet Konstam Trust 
 
1999  First Prize, Morrison Scottish Portrait Award  
BP Travel Scholarship Award
   
1998  First Prize, The Hunting Art Prize 
   
1992 Second Prize, Hunting/Observer Art Prize
   
1991  Special Commendation, Morrison Scottish Portrait Award
Awarded John Kinross Travelling Scholarship, Florence
   
1990  Summer Placement, Cite Des Artes Internationale, Paris
Cornwall Steele Painting Award
   
1989  Cornwall Steele Painting Award

 

EXHIBITIONS

   2003 'Mirror Mirror' Touring Exhibition from National Portrait Gallery, London
National Print Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London 

   2002 Beaux Arts Bath 
Art 2002, London 
NEAC Langham Fine Art
NEAC Mall Galleries, London
Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London 
National Print Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London 
Scottish Art Club Edinburgh, solo Exhibition 
Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames, solo Exhibition

   2001 Beaux Arts Bath, solo exhibition 
National Portrait Gallery, London, Mirror Mirror; Womens’ Self Portraits
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Narcissus; Self Portraits  
Hunting Art Prize, RCA, London 
RSW Water Colour Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh 
Art’01, London Contemporary Art Fair, Islington  

   2000 2000 RSA Painting in Scotland, Glasgow
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Art and Business 
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Writers of Our Time  
BP Travel Award Show, National Portrait Gallery, London  
Adam Gallery, London
Scottish Gallery, Solo Exhibition  



   1999 Artists of Fame and Promise, Beaux Arts Bath
Morrison Scottish Portrait Exhibition, RSA Edinburgh 
BP Portrait Award Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London 
Scottish Gallery Festival Show, Edinburgh 
The Brewery Gallery, Kendal 
Curwen Gallery, London, Solo Exhibition 

   1998 Summer Exhibition, Beaux Arts Bath
BP Portrait Award Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London 
Summer Exhibition, Scottish Gallery 
Singer and Friedlander, Sunday Times, Watercolour Competition Art’98, London  
Nobel Grossart RSA 
Contemporary Art Fair, Islington 
Glasgow Art Fair 

   1997 Beaux Arts Bath, Solo Exhibition
Art’97, London Contemporary Art Fair, Islington
Ernst & Young, Cambridge, Heritage Group Project 

   1996 Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Solo Exhibition
BP Portrait Award Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London
Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, USA, Solo Exhibition  

   1995 BP Portrait Award Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London
Art’95, Solo Exhibition, London Contemporary Art Fair, Islington
Berkeley Square Gallery, London, Solo Exhibition

   1994 Art’94, London Contemporary Art Fair, Islington
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Solo Exhibition  
Anthony Hepworth Gallery, Bath, Solo Exhibition  

   1993 Morrison Scottish Portrait Exhibition, RSA Edinburgh
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Solo Exhibition

   1992 Mall Gallery, London, Hunting / Observer Exhibition
Anthony Hepworth Gallery, Bath, Solo Exhibition

   1991 Morrison Scottish Portrait Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh
RSA Student Exhibition, Edinburgh
National Fine Art Degree Fair, London, Fresh Art
Allan Park Gallery, Stirling, Summer and Christmas Show  
The Shore Gallery, Edinburgh, Summer Show  
Compass Gallery, Glasgow, Christmas Show  

   1990 Aberdeen Artists Exhibition
RSA Student Exhibition, Edinburgh
Grays Summer Exhibition, (Commendation) 

   1989 Sketch Club Exhibition, Aberdeen Art Gallery

   1988 Paisley Art Institute, Drawing Exhibition
Aberdeen Artists Exhibition

 

PORTRAIT COMMISSIONS

Michael Frayn, Author
Leonard Manasseh RA, Architect  
Dame Professor Gillian Beer, President, Clare Hall Cambridge
Kathleen Soriano, Head of Exhibitions, National Portrait Gallery
Lord Provost Margaret Smith, Aberdeen City Council 
Thelma Holt CBE, West End Producer, commission for National Portrait Gallery 
Stephen Thomas, Author 
Viscount Weir, Industrialist
Kay Bourne, Poet 
Julie Volk, Television and Media Co-ordinator 
Robin Jenkins, Author, Commission from Scottish Portrait Gallery 
Colin Ross, Edinburgh Fund Managers 
Dr and Mrs Meijer, Pembrokeshire  
Jane Ridley, Historian  

 

COLECTIONS

Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Singer/Friedlander, National Portrait Gallery, Reading Museum, Aberdeen Art Gallery  
Private Collections in Scotland, England, Canada, USA, Holland, Belgium Portugal and Spain 



 

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