Kirstie Cohen Biography

Kirstie Cohen's landscapes are suffused with the mysterious atmosphere of the Scottish hills and coast. Born in Edinburgh(1963) and raised in North Berwick, Kirstie's work has been influenced by the sweeping panoramas of the east coast as well as the Highlands where she now lives.

Kirstie Cohen CV

Biography

1963. Born Edinburgh, Scotland

1983- 87 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Glasgow School of Art

1987- 88 Post Graduate Studies, GSA

Selected Exhibitions

1986 Scottish Society of Women Artists, Edinburgh

1988 Compass Gallery, �New Generation Scottish Artist

1989 Olympia London, BA Artists award

1990- 92 Andrew Usiskin Gallery, Hampstead London, Solo Shows 'High-lands'

1997- 08 Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly, Inverness-shire.

1999- 08 The Heinzel Gallery, Aberdeen.

1999 The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh.

2002 - 08 Highland Artists Open-Touring Exhibition

2002 Castlegate Gallery, Solo show , 'Horizon and Reflection'

2003 Peter Potter Gallery, Haddington, solo show

2003- 08 Greens and Blues Gallery, North Berwick

2003- 06 Campden Gallery, Chipping Campden - 'The Contemporary Landscape' 04

2003- 08 The Heinzel Gallery, Aberdeen, 'In the Blood' mixed show 05'

2004- 08 Old Court House Gallery, Ambleside, Cumbria.

2003- 08 Tolquhon Gallery. Solo show, 'Northern Light' 04

2004- 08 Hayloft Gallery. Art Fairs Nationwide.

2005 The Gallery, Cork St. London, Highland Artists. Kilmorack . Beaux Arts, Bath. Summer Show.

2005- 08 Green Gallery, Aberfoyle, Group Show.

2006 The Wykham Gallery, 'Scottish Show' The Stenton Gallery, Solo Show, Edinburgh festival show Lloyds TSB, The Greens and Blues Gallery North Berwick, Solo Show - 'The Elemental Landscape.

2007 Highland Artists, Inverness Year of Culture, Midmills and the Vaults, The Scottish Showcase Gallery, Kirkcudbright, Mansfield Park Gallery, Glasgow

2008 Park Gallery Falkirk, Landscape ( Mod 08 ) Kilmorack Gallery, �The Word in Art�, Greens and Blues Gallery, North Berwick, Solo, � Between Earth and Sky�

Awards

1986 Nancy Graham Memorial Prize (SSWA), Hospital Field Scholarship

1988 Chalmers Jarvise Prize (RSA Student Competition)

1989 Finalist, British Airways Artists Award Olympia

2000 Art TM Open Prize

2008 Canon ABT Award Prize Winner

Artist's statement

"My painting lies within the context of the northern romantic landscape tradition.

I try and convey the essence of land, sea and sky and express a sense of space light or mood of the moment rather than depict a specific location as this creates a boundary that restricts the process of developing the work.

It is overall a more emotional cathartic response. It is a process that is continual and vital in all its hidden frustrations.

The elemental ideas of diffusion, suspension and reflection are key concerns, contributing to the final dynamic of the painting."