Sue Barclay Art
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​Art Education
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1980–1984 BA (Hons), Drawing & Painting, Edinburgh College of Art
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1986–1987 Postgraduate Studies, Byam Shaw School of Art, London
Awards
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1985 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Scholarship
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1998 Morrison Scott Portrait Award, Commended, Edinburgh
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2005 ASPECT Painting Prize
Residencies
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2009–2010 The Western Baths, Glasgow
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2022 Refresh Residency, Taigh Chearsabhagh, North Uist
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Selected Exhibitions
​Solo Exhibitions​
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1986 Netherbow Arts Centre, Edinburgh
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1986 East West Centre, London
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1989 French Place, Shoreditch, London
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1990 Stephen Bartley Gallery, London
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2001 Todd Building, Glasgow
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2003 Mansfield Park Gallery, Glasgow
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2005 Mansfield Park Gallery, Glasgow
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2006 Broughton Gallery
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2007 Mansfield Park Gallery
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2008 Poolside Gallery, Isle of Colonsay
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2009 WASPS Project Room Residency, Glasgow
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2010 Western Baths Residency Exhibition, Glasgow
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2013 The Lighthouse, Glasgow
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2014 House for an Art Lover, Glasgow
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2021 Nicolls Gallery, Glasgow
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Group Exhibitions (selected highlights)​
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1991–2005 Royal Glasgow Institute
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1993 Royal Society of Portrait Painters, London
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1993–2002 International Art Consultants, London
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1997 Morrison Scott Portrait Award, Edinburgh
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1997–2000 Royal Scottish Academy, Society of Scottish Artists, Compass Gallery
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2002–2005 London Art Fair, Glasgow Art Fair, Battersea Art Fair
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2005 Bohun Gallery, London, Paisley Art Institute
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2006 Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, Adam Gallery, London, New Grafton Gallery
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2008 Lime Tree Gallery, Bristol, Lennox Gallery, London
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2011 Riverside Exhibition, Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
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2012 Group 13, Glasgow Art Club​
Selected Reviews & Articles
​City Limits, 16 Nov 1989
French Place Gallery, London 'Stepping Out'
“Built on a framework of wild expressionism... the late paintings of Turner spring to mind... Barclay’s paintings have the shadows of their expressionist beginnings lurking beneath their cultured surfaces like the figures that drown in Turner’s seas.”
Mark Currah​
Exhibition Catalogue 'Stepping Out'
“From the earlier, tortured visions of the holocaust... to the later images of life, the sun and light become an inspirational force... They flood the retina and touch the soul.”
Molly Parkin
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Galleries Magazine, Oct 1990
Stephen Bartley Gallery, London
“Shimmering, otherworldly abstractions... a meticulous, painstaking application of pigment results in quietly seductive surfaces. Here is a talent to watch.”
David Cohen
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Aspect Prize Catalogue, Oct 2005
“I’ve followed the evolution of Sue Barclay’s work with keen interest since her graduation from Edinburgh College of Art. She moves with subtlety between large, fiery canvases and smaller, quieter pieces. The swimmer series reveals a creative tension between the physical world and the inner realm, the exuberance of the sea and the murmur of something deeper. Her work holds a calm and tranquil presence that resonates long after viewing.”
Gordon Barclay
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The Herald, 2 Aug 2008
Poolside Gallery, Colonsay 'Colonsay Summer'
“Intimate paintings rooted in memory... personal studies of childhood moments on the island. The work feels like a search for meaning in a fast-paced world.”
Jan Patience
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The Herald, 20 Oct 2007
Mansfield Park Gallery, Glasgow
“The word most readily associated with Sue Biazotti’s work is ethereal... She exudes a Zen-like calm. Her underwater bather paintings explore grace, freedom, and stillness.”
Jan Patience
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The Herald, 20 Apr 2013
The Lighthouse, Glasgow 'Hope Street'
“Her new cityscapes conjure a smoggy Glasgow of the 1930s... balanced by a lightness of being, which is her signature touch.”
Jan Patience
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The Herald, 2 Nov 2021
Nicolls, Glasgow 'One World'
“Stripped-back painted collages and wooden bangles, born of lockdown solitude... Her process welcomes chance and intuition. The bangles become circular artworks in their own right.”
Sarah Urwin Jones​
