George Devlin ROI, RSW, RGI, RBA, FRSA
George Devlin studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1955 to 1960. At the G.S.A. he was awarded The Robert Hart Post Diploma Bursary and The Haldane Scholarship. He also won The Chalmers Prize, The Carnegie Travelling Scholarship and The Maclaine Watters Medal (RSA). On leaving art school Devlin studied and painted in Greece and Italy and later crossed the Sahara Desert where he established himself in West Africa.Upon his return the UK he was invited to teach in the painting school at The Glasgow School of Art (1962 - 1968) He was elected a member of The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (R.S.W.) in 1964 aged only 27. He was awarded a major Arts Council Award in 1968 and established his own painting school in 1969, first sited in Scotland, but later relocated to France. In 1972 Devlin presented a series of Art for Scottish Television and the following year designed the set and costumes for the ballet "Embers", performed by The Scottish Ballet.In 1972 he was elected Chairman of the Glasgow League of Artists; in 1989 a Member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts; in 1991 Artist in Residence, Dinan; elected President of The Glagsow Art Club in 1997 and elected a Fellow of The Royal Society of the Arts in 1999. In December 2003 Devlin was elected AROI (Associate of The Royal Institute of Oil Painters).His paintings hang in numerous private collections throughout the world. He is a distinguished portrait painter and was commissioned in 2000 by The National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, to paint Nobel Prize Winner Professor Sir James Black. He has been commissioned by Cunard to paint works for their new liner QM2.In recent years Devlin has worked in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, France, Italy, South Africa as well as Ireland and Scotland. He is married to Marie and has a daughter, Nuala.1937 Born Glasgow1955-60 Studied Glasgow School of ArtAwarded Robert Hart Bursary, Post Diplomas and the Haldane ScholarshipStudied and painted in Greece and Italy1969 Established own Painting School after winning major Arts Council Award in 19681972 Presented a series on Art for Scottish Television1973 Designed set and costumes for a new ballet by Walter Gore for Scottish Ballet1974 Worked in Paris and Low Countries1975 Worked in Spain1977 Worked in Italy1979 Study Tour of the Netherlands by invitation of the Culturele Raad Limburg1988 Relocation of Painting School of France1988-89 Organised "Works on Paper from Scotland" Touring Exhibition in Europe1991 New York exhibition with Portland Gallery1991 Artist in Residence, Dinan, France1992 Visited Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Malaysia1994 Exhibition in JapanSELECTED EXHIBITIONS1969 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh1972 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh1984 One Man Show, Paris1984 Galerie Mondragore, PAris1988 One Man Show, The Hague1991 Portland Gallery, London1992 Robinsons, Singapore1992 Macaulay Gallery, Stenton1993 Fosse Gallery, Cheltenham1994 Portland Gallery, London1995 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh1996 Portland Gallery, London1997 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh1997 Portland Gallery, Hong Kong1997 Bilcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow1998 Retrospective, Vrijthof, Maastricht1998 Portland Gallery, London1999 Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg2000 Portland Gallery, London2001 Fosse Gallery, Stowe-on-the-World2002 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh2002 Portland Gallery, London2003 Bilcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow2003 The Henshelwood Gallery, Newcastle 2004 Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg SELECTED GROUP SHOWS1983 Centre d'Arts Contemporaine, Paris1989 Works on Paper, Holland & Belgium1989 Four Scottish Artists, New York1991 Scottish Painting, Hong Kong1994 European Painting, Tokyo & Kawasaki1995 International Watercolour, Bilbao1996 Scottish Painting, Hong Kong1998 Holland Art Fair, The Hague1999 Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg2001 'Devlin & Scouller', Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg2002 Bilcliffe Gallery, GlasgowAWARDS AND PRIZES1964 elected Member of the Royal Scottish Paintersin Watercolour1977 Elected Chairman of the Glasgow League of Artists1982 Prize Winner "Images for Today" exhibition1989 Elected member of The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine ArtsCOLLECTIONSAberdeen Art Gallery Argyll County CouncilArgyll GroupArgyll Group plcArthur Andersen & CoArthur Andersen & CoArthur Anderson & CoCity Collection of Dinan (France) Clan DonaldClydesdale BankDe Beers, South AfricaDumferline Building SocietyDunbartonshire District CouncilDunedin Trust ManagementDunfermline BuildingEdinburgh City CollectionEdrington GroupEssex Country Council Glasgow UniversityHoldings LtdLeicester UniversityLillie Art Gallery Lord MaclayMason Owen & PartnersNational Portrait Gallery, EdinburghRobert Fleming HoldingsRoyal Bank of Scotland Scottish Arts Council Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Scottish TelevisionSir William GrayStrathclyde UniversityTayside Regional CouncilTeachers WhiskyThe Bank of ScotlandThe Dutch Water BoardThe Earl HaigThe London Stock ExchangeThe Scottish Friendly SocietyTrustee Savings BankUnited DistillersUnited Distillers Co