A mixed media painting called Dark clouds over Rackwick in Hoy. This picture shows the old cottage of Burnmouth with it's thatched heather roof which sits beside the shoreline.

Orkney Artist Jane Glue biography

ORKNEY ARTIST JANE GLUE 

Born in Orkney 1958

Jane Glue studied at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen 1975-76 and Harrow School of Art, London from 1982-85, graduating with an HND in Art and Design/Illustration.

Jane then returned home to Orkney to work as a freelance illustrator and opening her own gallery in 1987 in Kirkwall, later moving to the village of Finstown until 2015.

Since 2019 Jane has worked from her studio at The Creative hub, Hatston, Kirkwall where she paints and run's her own website selling limited edition prints from over a 35 year career in art along with other products produced from her artwork and a selection of original paintings. 

Societies/memberships

 The Aberdeen Artists Society

 Visual Arts Scotland

 Creative Orkney

 

Exhibitions

The Workshop gallery, St Margarets Hope, Orkney  Solo exhibition April 2024

The Ship of Fools Gallery, Kirkwall 'Creative Orkney'  mixed exhibition November 2023

The Highland Park Shop, Kirkwall, New work- solo  exhibition October 2023

Moray Arts centre, Mixed members exhibition July 2022 

The Torrance gallery, Edinburgh, Mixed Spring exhibition 2022

Aberdeen Arts Society, members on line summer exhibition 2021

The Glasgow Institute of fine art, ‘Boxed’ members Christmas exhibition 2021

The Pier Arts Centre, Stromness 1987-2023 Annual Christmas mixed exhibition.

The Old Library, Kirkwall, Mixed artists xmas exhibition 2020

Grooves gallery, Kirkwall solo exhibition 2015 

Jane Glue Gallery, Kirkwall and Finstown, Orkney. An all year round exhibition of original work. 1987-2015.

The Royal Scottish society of painters in watercolour 3rd Open summer exhibition, The Meffan Institute, Forfar 2014

Breathless Breastless Project , Seventeen, Aberdeen, a travelling exhibition consisting of twelve artists who have experienced breast cancer, July 2014

The Royal Scottish Society of painters in watercolour annual exhibition at The Royal Academy, Edinburgh 2012

The Beauly gallery, Inverness-shire-  mixed exhibition, 2008

The Tore gallery, Inverness-shire- mixed exhibition, 2008

Hanover Fine Arts, Edinburgh-  mixed exhibition, 1996

The Orkney Gallery, Kirkwall – 1995. Solo exhibition.’ From Orkney to France’.

Glad stones Land, Edinburgh, 1992 joint exhibition.

The McEwan gallery, Aberdeenshire - mixed exhibition 1992.

Tankerness House Museum, Kirkwall , The craftsman at work. Solo Exhibition, 1986

AOI Gallery, London  Finalist in the young Illustrators exhibition, 1984

Commissioned work

2019 A set of twelve original paintings commissioned for The Storehouse restaurant & rooms, Kirkwall.

1985-2023 Many private commissions 

1987 Two large composite paintings for the Orcadian office in Victoria st, Kirkwall to hang in thier new premises at Hatston, Kirkwall.

!987 Six large composite paintings showing the men from Highland Park at work to hang in The Highland Park Distillery Visitor Centre in Kirkwall.

1987 A set of b/w drawings for Catherine Browns Scottish cookery, a book cover for the writer George Mackay Brown's 'Magnus' and a book cover for the writer Naomi Mitchison's 'Orcadia' all published by Richard Drew publishers. 

1986-Twelve full colour Illustrations for the children’s book ‘Sheldra’ by Theresa and John Hedges, based around the neolithic 'Tomb of the eagles' in South Ronaldsay, Orkney.

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Was just introduced to your work and love it.

Elisabeth Lord

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