Alan Kay Artist
paintings and drawings
Born in Kirkcaldy in Fife, Alan was brought up in Aberdeen where he also went to university. After leaving full-time study he worked abroad for many years in community development and with social and community enterprises. Alan has always been interested in painting, drawing and sculpture and has followed various courses with the Open College of the Arts, the continuing education programme at Edinburgh College of Art, part-time study at Leith School of Art and with other art tutors. He is based in Edinburgh and shares a studio at St Margaret's House.
Email: ​alan.kay20@gmail.com
​Instagram: alan.kay20
Alan has exhibited widely over the years, mainly in Scotland but also internationally. Here is a selection of some of those exhibitions:
​2002 Open College of the Arts (OCA) Changing Lives Exhibition, Netherbow, Edinburgh
2003 Summer Exhibition, University of Northumberland, Newcastle
2004 Red.Art Exhibition, Peter Potter Gallery, Haddington
2005 Scottish Drawing Competition, Paisley Art Institute, Paisley
2007 Open College of the Arts (OCA) Exhibition, Barnsley
2007 Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts Annual Exhibition, Mitchell Library
2012 Open Glass Doors Exhibition, Edinburgh
2013 At Home Exhibition, St Margaret's House, Edinburgh
2013 Annual Exhibition, Paisley Art Institute, Paisley Art Gallery
2014 (con.) Regular Velvet Easel Exhibitions, Velvet Easel, Portobello, Edinburgh (and on calendar)
2015 Shenzhen Showcase, F518 Creative Industry Park, Shenzhen, China
2016 Bridging between…, solo exhibition, St Margaret's House, Edinburgh
2017 Included in 'Myth/Reality: Contemporary Artists of Scotland'; ImagoMundi; Fabrica
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