2020 Museo della Carta e della Filigrana, Fabriano, Italy, 2-person show with Angus McEwan RWS RGI RSW: March
UNIONgallery, Edinburgh, solo exhibition: dates tbc
2019 FabrianoinAcquarello 2018, Fabriano, Italy. (Leader of 15 artists representing Scotland): 24-29 April
- Thompson’s Aldeburgh, Summer exhibition: dates tbc
- Tolquhon Gallery, Aberdeenshire: 16 March - 30 April
- Ballater Gallery, Aberdeenshire: group exhibition, May onwards
- Smithy Gallery, Blanefield, Glasgow, 2-person show with Angus McEwan RWS RGI RSW: 8 September-6 October
2018 Watercolour Workshop, The Secret Herb Garden, Edinburgh: 28-29 April
- FabrianoinAcquarello 2018, Fabriano, Italy. (16 artists representing Scotland): 3-6 May
- Thompson's Aldeburgh, Summer exhibition: 9 June – 1 July
- UNIONgallery, Edinburgh, solo exhibition: 9 August – 3 September
- Thompson’s Aldeburgh ‘Art Concept’ weekend event, (watercolour demonstration): 5 -7 October
2017 ‘Flowers in Watercolour Masterclass’, Off the Rails Arthouse, Ladybank: June
- FabrianoinAcquarello 2017, Fabriano, Italy. (16 artists representing Scotland): April
- Artist in Residence, Museo della Carta e della Filigrana, Fabriano, Italy: 25 June – 9 July
- Thompson's Aldeburgh, 2-person show: August
- Smithy Gallery, Blanefield, Glasgow, 2-person show with Angus McEwan RWS RGI RSW: August – September
- Watercolour Workshop, The Secret Herb Garden, Edinburgh: September
- ‘Flowers in Watercolour Masterclass’, Off the Rails Arthouse, Ladybank: September
- Mixed exhibitions at Gallery Heinzel, Tolquhon Gallery, Red Rag Gallery Bath, Riverside Art and Glass.
2016 RWS Annual Contemporary Watercolour Competition, London: March
- RI 204th exhibition, Mall Galleries, London: April
- FabrianoinAcquarello 2016, Fabriano, Italy. Exhibiting with IWS England: April
- Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay, 3 person show: June
- UNIONgallery, Edinburgh, solo exhibition: Edinburgh Festival
- Sick Kids ‘Postcards 2016’, Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh: November
- 5 group exhibitions
BBC Radio 4 ‘Woman’s Hour’ interview 24 August
International Watercolour Prize 'Marche d'Acqua', Fabriano, Italy: June – August
Salon international de l’Aquarelle, St Yrieix la Perche, France (exhibited 5 paintings + demonstration):July-August
Founded Scottish branch of International Watercolor Society (IWS Scotland)
2015
- RWS, London: March.
- Smithy Gallery, Glasgow, solo exhibition: May-June
- 13 group exhibitions
RWS, London: Winner of Exhibitions Award 2015
2014
- UNIONgallery, Edinburgh, solo exhibition: May – June
- Edinburgh Art Fair (Art in Healthcare), painting demonstration and exhibition: November
- 5 group exhibitions
Scottish Art Scene online magazine: interviewBBC Radio Scotland interview: 'Out of Doors'
2013
- RWS, London: Feb
- VAS, Edinburgh: March
- RSW, Edinburgh: March
- Thompson’s Aldeburgh, 2 person show with James Harrigan: August
- 2 group exhibitions
2012
- VAS, Edinburgh: January
- UNIONgallery, Edinburgh, 2 person show with Janet Melrose RSW: May
- 4 group exhibitions
Artists and Illustrators magazine: interviewed as part of feature on watercolour’s relevance in the 21st Century
2011
- VAS, Edinburgh (1 painting): January
- RWS Annual Open Competition, London (2 paintings): March
- 5 group exhibitions
2010
- UNIONgallery, Edinburgh, May, solo exhibition
- Frames Gallery, Perth, October, solo exhibition
- Thompson’s Aldeburgh, 2 person show: August
- 2 group exhibitions
3 greetings cards published by Phoenix Trading Charity Auction, (Sick Kids Hospital, Edinburgh), Lyon and Turnbull,painting donated to value of £1000
2009 8 group exhibitions
The Artist Magazine, article about Jenny’s working techniques, August issue 1 greetings card published by Canns Down Press
2008
- Colours Gallery, Edinburgh, March – solo exhibition
- RWS 21st Century Watercolour Competition, London
- Thompson’s, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, 2 person show
- SOC Waterston House, Aberlady, East Lothian, 2 person show, ‘Really Wild Flowers’
- 2 group exhibitions
Charity Auction, (Sick Kids Hospital, Edinburgh), Lyon and Turnbull, painting donated to value of £1000
5 Best for Scottish Watercolours, The Scotsman ‘My Seven Secrets of Survival: Jenny Matthews’, feature in The Scotsman 1 greetings card published by Canns Down Press
2007
- 5 exhibitions including RWS, London
Winner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Purchase Prize,
Royal Watercolour Society, 21st Century
Watercolour Competition, London
3 mug designs for Dunoon Ceramics: June
5 greetings cards published by The Art Group
Christmas card published by Canns Down Press
2006
- Colours Gallery, Edinburgh – solo exhibition
- 6 exhibitions including RSA and RSW Annual exhibitions
5 greetings cards published by Canns Down Press
2005
- Colours Gallery, Edinburgh – solo exhibition
- 4 exhibitions
Main Artist Feature, Homes and Interiors Scotland magazine, Jan-Feb issue
Celebrity Tableware Auction, Glasgow NECC
2004
- 4 exhibitions
The Scotsman S2, 26 October ‘Top 20 of Scottish Art’
2003
- 8 exhibitions including RSW Annual exhibition
Painting sold at Samaritans 50th Anniversary Ball to Ian Rankin
1995 -2002
- 26 exhibitions in total, including RSW and RSA Annual exhibitions
1994
- RSA and RSW Annual exhibitions
Tutor in watercolour for the Royal Horticultural Society Botanical Art Clinic
1993
- 2 solo exhibitions, 2 exhibitions including RSA Annual exhibition
Painting reproduced by Medici Society, London as greetings card
1991-1992
- 8 exhibitions
1990
- 4 exhibitions including RSW Annual exhibition
Painting published in ‘The Encyclopedia of Watercolour Techniques’,Headline Book Publishing Ltd., London
1989
- 1 solo exhibition, 13 exhibitions
Commissioned to produce painting by Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, Edinburgh
1988 2 solo exhibitions, 9 exhibitions including RSA Annual exhibition
1987 7 exhibitions including RSA Annual exhibition
1986 1 solo exhibition, 6 exhibitions
Won Edinburgh College of Art Prize for Watercolour
Collection of
Adam and Co, Edinburgh Lister Hospital, Chelsea Bridge Road, London
Brodies, Edinburgh Paintings in Hospitals
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London Queen Margaret Hospital, Edinburgh
Hewlett Packard, South Queensferry, Edinburgh Spire Murrayfield Hospital, Edinburgh
Ian Rankin, author Walter Scott and Partners, Edinburgh
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland