Alasdair Gray: CV

Born: 1934, Glasgow

Based: Glasgow

Represented by: Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow

Education
1952–1957	Diploma in Design and Mural Painting, Glasgow School of Art

Current & Forthcoming Exhibitions
2009	Curtain Up: 40 years of Scottish Theatre, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh 19th Dec–3rd May
2010	Solo Show, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh (with the launch of ‘A Life in Pictures’ a visual biography of Gray’s life and work, published by Canongate.) 23rd Sep–11th Dec

Solo Exhibitions
2009	Old Negatives/The Scots Hippo, The Changing Room, Stirling
2008	Printed Works, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow
	Now and Then, Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow (a Glasgow International Commission)
2007	Solo, Cafe Cossachok, Glasgow
2006	Solo, Smith Gallery, Stirling
2003	Solo, Oran Mor, Glasgow (commissioned murals, ongoing)
1995	Solo, Abbot’s House Local History Museum, Dunfermline, Scotland (commissioned mural on Dunfermline’s history)
1980	Arcadia, The Ubiquitous Chip, Glasgow (commissioned mural)
1978	The Continuous Glasgow Show, People’s Palace, Glasgow
1974	Solo, Collins Gallery, Glasgow (retrospective)
	Solo, Palacerigg Nature Reserve, Glasgow (commissioned mural around an oak tree on the ecological cycle)
	The Book of Ruth, Greenbank Church, Glasgow (commissioned mural)
1972	Solo, Kelly Gallery, Glasgow
1968	Solo, Cuthbertson’s Music Shop, Glasgow
1964	Solo, Duffy’s Gallery, Glasgow
1962	The Days of Creation, Greenhead Church, Glasgow (commissioned mural)
1959	Solo, Belleisle Street Synagogue, Glasgow (commission for ceiling painting of firmament)

Group Exhibitions
2009	Curtain Up: 40 years of Scottish Theatre, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
	Rank: picturing the social order, Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool (touring, curated by Alistair Robinson)
	Poor. Old. Tired. Horse., Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
	Rank : picturing the social order, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland (touring, curated by Alistair Robinson)
	Printmakers’ Exhibition, McGill Duncan Gallery, Castle Douglas
	Rank: picturing the social order, Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds (touring, curated by Alistair Robinson)
2008	‘To bring forth and give’ Sorcha Dallas Artist’s Print Project, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow (curated by Sorcha Dallas)
	Alasdair Gray/Alasdair Taylor, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow (two person show)
	Frieze Art Fair, London
2006	Group Exhibition, The Embassy, Edinburgh (with Stuart Murray)
1995	The Two Alasdairs Show, Nancy Smillie Gallery, Glasgow
1986	The Five Artists Show, McLellan Gallery, Glasgow (with Alan Fletcher, Carole Gibbons, John Connelly and Alasdair Taylor. Touring : 369, Edinburgh, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh and Aberdeen Municipal Gallery)
1961	KOK Group, Paisley Art Gallery and Museum, Paisley (with Charlie and Sheila Anderson, Ian Fleming, Bob Methven, Ian Noble, Alan Auld and Malcolm Hood)
1960	Group Exhibition, Blythswood Square Gallery, Glasgow (with Malcolm Wood)
	Scottish Artists Against the Bomb, Various Venues, Scotland

Publications
2008	Now and Then (Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow)
1983	Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Canongate, Edinburgh)

Press
2009	‘Back to Mack’, The List 644, 19th November 2009
	Charlene Sweeney, ‘The writing’s on the wall for Alasdair Gray’, The Times, 23rd October 2009
	Andrew Davies-Cole, ‘Gray’s anatomy of the bigger picture’, The Herald, 22nd October 2009
	Ari Messer, ‘The Rumpus Interview with Alasdair Gray’, The Rumpus, 19th October 2009
	‘Lost behind a pub’s walls, Gray’s mural is brought back to life’, The Metro, 14th April 2009
	‘Colours of Gray’, The Herald, 14th April 2009
	‘Artist restores forgotten mural’, BBC Scotland News (Online, 13th April 2009
	Mike Wade, ‘Alasdair Gray begins restoration of ‘lost’ mural’, The Times, 13th April 2009
	‘Uncovered mural to be restored by its creator’, The Herald, 13th April 2009
	Edd McCracken, ‘Priceless Forgotten Mural to be Restored by Gray’, Sunday Herald, 12th April 2009
	Jonathan Jones, ‘On the wall’, The Observer, 5th April 2009
	Laura Allsop, ‘Review’, Art Review 30, March 2009
	Charlene Sweeney, ‘At 74, Alasdair Gray changes the script with his film debut’, The Times, 27th February 2009
	Ron Harris, ‘Mural is a Major Draw’, The Carluke Gazette, 12th February 2009
2008	Susan Mansfield, ‘Emerging Talent To Get Excited About’, The Scotsman, 26th December 2008
	Duncan Macmillan, ‘Beyond Reality’, The Scotsman, 19th December 2008
	Suzanne Neilson, ‘Two Alasdairs Retrospective’, The Skinny, 16th December 2008
	Jack Mottram, ‘When Exhibitions Hang Together’, The Herald, 12th December 2008
	Kirstin Innes, ‘Best in Show’, The List, 11th December 2008
	Liz Shannon, ‘Review’, The List, 11th December 2008
	Chitra Ramaswamy, ‘Arts and Minds’, Scotland on Sunday, 7th December 2008
	Susan Mansfield, ‘Works in Progress’, The Scotsman, 5th December 2008
	Barry Didcock, ‘Review’, Sunday Herald, 30th November 2008
	Jasper Hamill, ‘A Generous Double Act’, The List, 27th November 2008
	Jan Patience, ‘Double Vision’, The Herald, 22nd November 2008
	Charlene Sweeney, ‘Review: Two-man exhibition inspired by a friendship that transcends death’, The Times, 22nd November 2008
	Louise Brown, ‘Review: A tale of two Alasdairs: Exhibition sheds light on pair’s lifetime of Scottish Art’, The Herald, 22nd November 2008
	‘On Making Pictures’, frieze 119, November 2008
	Moira Jeffrey, ‘Spice of Life in a Cosmic Casserole’, Scotland on Sunday, 26th October 2008
	Tim Cornwell, ‘Our Alasdair’s HOT at FRIEZE’, The Scotsman, 6th October 2008
	Ian Sansom, ”It didn’t seem like much fun at the time”, The Guardian, 20th September 2008
	Alasdair Gray, ”Be my Boswell”, The Guardian, 20th September 2008
	‘Artist, author … actor. Surprise new role for Alasdair Gray’, Sunday Herald, 1st June 2008
	MartinVincent, ‘Alasdair Gray’, frieze June/July/Aug, June 2008
	Jack Mottram, ‘Review’, The Herald, 7th May 2008
	Alexander Kennedy, ‘Shades of Gray’, The List, 24th April 2008
	Laura Cumming, ‘Glasgow makes a show of itself’, The Observer, 20th April 2008
	Duncan MacMillan, ‘Floored by the Festival’, The Scotsman, 11th April 2008
	Kirstin Innes, ‘Local Heroes’, The List, April 2008
	Paul Dalgarno, ‘Making Up For Lost Time’, Sunday Herald, 23rd March 2008
	Phil Miller, ‘Now a home is where the art is’, The Herald, 12th February 2008
	Rodge Glass, ‘A Life of Loose Ends’, Scottish Review of Books Vol. 4 No.3, 2008
2007	Jennifer Higgie, ‘Alasdair Gray and Hans Ulrich Obrist in Conversation’, frieze 111, November 2007
	Julia Stuart, ‘Francesca Lowe and Alasdair Gray’, The Independent, 26th October 2007
	James Campbell, ‘Clydeside Michaelangelo’, The Guardian, 20th October 2007
	Peter John Meiklem, ‘Pearls of Gray’, The Big Issue Scotland 652, 11th October 2007
	Alexander Kennedy, ‘Gray’s Anatomy’, The List, 4th October 2007
	Alasdair Gray, ‘Picture Making - Infancy To Art School, 1937 - 1954’, Free Association, October 2007