Born 7th March 1962, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland.
1974-1980 |
Educated at Dingwall Academy |
1980-1984 |
Studied at Glasgow School of Art, BA Honours in Drawing and Painting |
1984-85 |
Studied at Jordanhill College of Education, Teaching Diploma in Art and Design for Primary and Secondary Education. |
1985 |
Teacher of Art and Design, Culloden Academy, Inverness |
1985 |
Teacher of Art and Design, Douglas, Milingavie, Glasgow |
1986 |
Teacher of Art and Design, Hermitage Academy, Helensburgh |
1986-1998 |
Teacher of Art and Design, Dumbarton Academy, Dumbarton |
1990-1998 |
Examiner for the Scottish Qualifications Authority, Dalkeith, Edinburgh |
1998 |
Full time painter |
Solo Exhibitions
1984 |
N.B Gallery, Gartocharn, Dumbartonshire, Scotland |
1985 |
Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow, Scotland |
1986 |
The Royal Glasgow Institute John D. Kelly Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland |
1990 |
Scottish Amicable Headquarters, Glasgow, Scotland |
1994 |
The Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland |
2001 |
Conoco UK Headquarters, Aberdeen, Scotland |
2002 |
The Royal Glasgow Institute John D. Kelly Gallery, Glasgow |
2003 |
Iona House Gallery, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England |
2003 |
Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, for Exxon Mobile U.S.A |
2006 |
The New Grafton Gallery, London, England |
2009 |
Gallery Le Fort, Bath, Somerset, England |
2010 |
Gigha Hotel, Island of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland |
2010 |
Royal Highland Show, Ingliston, Edinburgh, Scotland |
2011 |
The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh, Meningitis Foundation Scotland |
2011 |
The Old Waiting Room, Scalasaig, Island of Colonsay, Scotland |
2011 |
‘The Cities Celebration’ ,Don Plaza, Rostov-on- Don, Russia |
2014 |
‘Patchings Art Festival’, Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England |
2014 |
“Into The West”, Resipole Gallery, Acharacle, Argyll, Scotland |
2015 |
“Images of an Island”,The Gallery, Eilean Iarmain, Isleoronsay, Sleat, Island of Skye, Scotland |
2016 |
Hopetoun House, Edinburgh on 29th July 2016 |
Selected Group Exhibitions
1993 |
William Hardie Fine Art, Glasgow (three person show) |
2000 |
The Edinburgh Gallery, Edinburgh (two person show) |
2002 |
The Heinzel Gallery, Aberdeen (three person show) |
2003 |
The New Grafton Gallery, London (two person show) |
2012 |
The Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland, (window exhibition) |
2013 |
The Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland, ( window exhibition) |
Mixed Exhibitions
1983-91 |
The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art, Glasgow, Scotland |
1987-91 |
The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland |
2001 |
Strathearn Gallery, Crieff, The Heinzel Gallery , Aberdeen, The Broughton Gallery, Biggar, The Riverside Gallery, Inverness, The New Grafton Gallery , London, Festival Exhibition; Edinburgh Gallery, Edinburgh, The Compass Gallery , Glasgow, London and Bath Art Fairs |
2002 |
Chelsea Art Fair, London, Iona Gallery, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England |
2003 |
Christies of London, Cancer Research UK , London , The Green Gallery , Munich, Germany |
2004 |
Invited Artist to The Royal Society of British Artists Exhibition, The Mall, London , Tulliebardine Distillery, Perthshire (resident artist), The Mackenzie Gallery, St Andrews; The Edinburgh Gallery, Edinburgh |
2005 |
The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright |
2006 |
The Festival Exhibition, Edinburgh Gallery, Edinburgh |
2006 |
Resipole Gallery, Ardnamurchan Argyll, The Gallery, House of Bruar,Perthshire, Scotland, Art Fair, The Pavilion, Strathpeffer, Ross -shire, Scotland |
2007 |
Invited Artist to the Royal Society of British Artists, The Mall, London |
2007 |
Selected to represent Britain in an International Painting Festival; Spain; III encuentro international de pintores De La Alberca |
2007 |
The McEwan Gallery, Ballater, Royal Deeside, Scotland, The Ruthven Gallery, Auchterarder, Scotland, The Iona Gallery, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland |
2008 |
The Ruthven Gallery, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, The Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, The Iona Gallery, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, The Resipole Gallery, Ardnamurchan, Argyll, Scotland, The Marc Di Rollo Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland |
2009 |
The Royal Commonwealth Club, London , England, Sarah Samules Fine Art, Chester, England, Gallery Le Fort, Bath, Somerset, England, Ruthven Gallery, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, The Riverside Gallery, Inverness, Scotland, House For An Art Lover, Glasgow, Scotland , Scottish Showcase Gallery, Kirkudbright, Dumfries, Scotland |
2010 |
Ealain Gallery, Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland, Ealain Gallery, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Resipole South, Palace House, Newmarket, England, Gallery Le Fort, Bath, Somerset, England, Scottish Showcase Gallery, Dumfries, Scotland, The Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, The Ruthven Gallery, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, The Riverside Gallery, Inverness, Scotland, Resipole South, Cambridge Art Fair, England, Gallery Le Fort, Bath, Somerset, England, Ealain Gallery, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Resipole Gallery, Acharacle,Argyll, Scotland |
2011 |
The Riverside Gallery, Inverness, Scotland, The Ruthven Gallery, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, The Resipole Gallery, Acharacle, Argyll, Scotland, Ealain Gallery, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Gleneagles, Ealain, Gallery, Perthshire., Scotland, Gallery Le Fort, Bath, Somerset, England, Eton Gallery, Windsor, England |
2012 |
The Riverside Gallery, Inverness, Scotland, Resiploe South, Cambridge, England, The Ruthven Gallery, Perthshire, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, The Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland, Gallery Le Fort, Bath, Somerset, England, Resipole Gallery, Acharacle, Argyll, Scotland, The Iona Gallery, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England |
2013 |
Ascot Studios, Ribchester, Lancashire, England, The Iona Gallery, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, The Harbour Gallery, Tarbet, Argyll, The Ruthven Gallery, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland |
2014 |
Ascot Studios, Ribchester, Lancashire, England, Glaeneagles, Ealain Gallery, Perthshire, Scotland, The Harbour Gallery,Tarbet, Argyll, Scotland, Resipole Gallery, Acharacle, Argyll, Scotland, The Riverside Gallery, Inverness, Scotland |
2015 |
Resipole Studios, Acharacle. The Riverside Gallery, Inverness. |
2016 |
Resipole Studios, Acharacle. Ascott Studios, Ribchester, Lancashire. |
2017 |
Greengate Gallery, Culross. Resipole Studios, Acharacle. The Riverside Gallery, Inverness. |
2018 |
Larks Gallery, Ballater, Royal Deeside, Bute Gallery, Island of Bute. Riverside Gallery, Inverness. Resipole Gallery, Achacaracle. |
2019 |
The Tallentyre Gallery, Morpeth, Northumberland. Knock Gallery, Royal Deeside. |
Media Coverage
1983 |
The Glasgow Herald, The Royal Glasgow Institute Clare Henry |
1986 |
The Fringe Magazine, Edinburgh |
1986 |
Scottish Television; “Live at One Thirty” Solo Exhibition Royal Glasgow Institute J.D Kelly Gallery |
1992 |
The Glasgow Herald |
2001 |
The Herald, “Artist Aids Bid To Save Village Pier” Glasgow; BBC Radio Scotland |
2002 |
Scottish Field Magazine “ Stepping Out On Colonsay”, Bridget McGrouther |
2002 |
BBC Radio Scotland, The Iain Anderson Show, “Mostly Scotland”, solo exhibition, Conoco Uk, Aberdeen |
2002 |
The Journal Magazine “ Destined to Paint” John Ward |
2003 |
Scottish Field Magazine “Cara Mckinnon Crawford presents a painting to mark 100 years of publication” |
2004 |
The Artist Magazine, The Paintings of Cara Mckinnon Crawford, by Julian Halsby, Listed in the Scottish Dictionary of Art and Architecture Peter J M McEwan; The Glasgow Herald |
2005 |
The Herald |
2006 |
The Herald, “Artist who put her Country on Canvas,” Scottish Field Magazine “Inspired Scotland,” Radio Mod interview, Murdo Mackenzie,The Herald, “My Weekend Retreat,” Radio Café, BBC Scotland, “Scottish Colourist represents Britain in International Festival of Art” La Alberca, Spain, Listed in the national dictionary “ARTISTS IN BRITAIN SINCE 1945” David Buckman |
2008 |
“Homes and Interiors Scotland”, feature “ Bringing The Outside In” |
2009 |
The Herald, “Painter Swaps Glasgow for its twin River city in Russia”, Phil Miller Arts Correspondent |
2010 |
Rostov News, Russian Television,” Glasgow Artists Paints The Don”, Rostov Evening paper, Russia |
2011 |
Evening Times (Glasgow) "Artist puts twin city in the picture" |
Artist in Residence
2002 |
Island of Colonsay |
2005 |
Cromarty, Highland, Ross-shire |
2009 |
Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
Projects
“Twenty First Century Clyde” The River Clyde from Source to Sea (on going).
Collections
Represented in private collections: U.K, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Kenya and Russia.