GEORGE DEVLIN - The Scottish Gallery

GEORGE DEVLINRSW, RWS, RGI, FRSA, RBA, ROIGeorge Devlin studied at Glasgow School of Art 1955-60where he won the Robert Hart Bursary, Post Diploma, andthe Haldane Scholarship. Also won the Chalmers Prize,the Carnegie Travelling Scholarship and Maclaine WattersMedal (R.S.A.). Studied and painted in Greece and Italy, latercrossing the Sahara and lived and worked in Wes t Africa.He won a major Arts Council award in 1968 and establishedhis own painting school in 1969, which later relocated toFrance. In 1972 presented a series of arts programmes forScottish television and the following year designed set andcostumes for the ballet Embers presented by Scottish Ballet.In 1992 he worked in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong andJapan leading to later exhibitions in Hong Kong and in Japan.Recent awards include the Gold Medal of the Royal Instituteof Oil Painters (2004); Scott Moore Prize (RWS 2007);Solsgirth Prize, Lauder Award, Sir Arnold Clark Award andfinalist Lynn Painter Stainers 2012. He works regularly inFrance and Italy and in recent years has worked in NorthAfrica, India and South Africa.George Devlin painting in St Abbs, 19791964 Elected member of Royal Scottish Society ofPainters in Watercolour1972 Presented series on Art for Scottish Television1973 Designed set and costumes for Embers, presentedby Scottish Ballet1977 Elected Chairman of Glasgow League of Artists1989 Elected member of Royal Glasgow Institute of theFine Arts1991 Artist in Residence, Dinan, France1997 Elected President of Glasgow Art Club1999 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society ofthe Arts2004 Elected member of the Royal Society ofBritish Artists (RBA)2004 Elected full member of Royal Instituteof Oil Painters (ROI)2010 Elected member of Royal WatercolourSociety (RWS)