ORKNEY ARTIST JANE GLUE
Born in Orkney 1958
Jane Glue studied at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen 1975-76 and Harrow School of Art, London from 1982-85, graduating with an HND in Art and Design/Illustration.
Jane then returned home to Orkney to work as a freelance illustrator and opening her own gallery in 1987 in Kirkwall, later moving to the village of Finstown until 2015.
Since 2019 Jane has worked from her studio at The Creative hub, Hatston, Kirkwall where she paints and run's her own website selling limited edition prints from over a 35 year career in art along with other products produced from her artwork and a selection of original paintings.
Societies/memberships
The Aberdeen Artists Society
Visual Arts Scotland
Creative Orkney
Exhibitions
The Workshop gallery, St Margarets Hope, Orkney Solo exhibition April 2024
The Ship of Fools Gallery, Kirkwall 'Creative Orkney' mixed exhibition November 2023
The Highland Park Shop, Kirkwall, New work- solo exhibition October 2023
Moray Arts centre, Mixed members exhibition July 2022
The Torrance gallery, Edinburgh, Mixed Spring exhibition 2022
Aberdeen Arts Society, members on line summer exhibition 2021
The Glasgow Institute of fine art, ‘Boxed’ members Christmas exhibition 2021
The Pier Arts Centre, Stromness 1987-2023 Annual Christmas mixed exhibition.
The Old Library, Kirkwall, Mixed artists xmas exhibition 2020
Grooves gallery, Kirkwall solo exhibition 2015
Jane Glue Gallery, Kirkwall and Finstown, Orkney. An all year round exhibition of original work. 1987-2015.
The Royal Scottish society of painters in watercolour 3rd Open summer exhibition, The Meffan Institute, Forfar 2014
Breathless Breastless Project , Seventeen, Aberdeen, a travelling exhibition consisting of twelve artists who have experienced breast cancer, July 2014
The Royal Scottish Society of painters in watercolour annual exhibition at The Royal Academy, Edinburgh 2012
The Beauly gallery, Inverness-shire- mixed exhibition, 2008
The Tore gallery, Inverness-shire- mixed exhibition, 2008
Hanover Fine Arts, Edinburgh- mixed exhibition, 1996
The Orkney Gallery, Kirkwall – 1995. Solo exhibition.’ From Orkney to France’.
Glad stones Land, Edinburgh, 1992 joint exhibition.
The McEwan gallery, Aberdeenshire - mixed exhibition 1992.
Tankerness House Museum, Kirkwall , The craftsman at work. Solo Exhibition, 1986
AOI Gallery, London Finalist in the young Illustrators exhibition, 1984
Commissioned work
2019 A set of twelve original paintings commissioned for The Storehouse restaurant & rooms, Kirkwall.
1985-2023 Many private commissions
1987 Two large composite paintings for the Orcadian office in Victoria st, Kirkwall to hang in thier new premises at Hatston, Kirkwall.
!987 Six large composite paintings showing the men from Highland Park at work to hang in The Highland Park Distillery Visitor Centre in Kirkwall.
1987 A set of b/w drawings for Catherine Browns Scottish cookery, a book cover for the writer George Mackay Brown's 'Magnus' and a book cover for the writer Naomi Mitchison's 'Orcadia' all published by Richard Drew publishers.
1986-Twelve full colour Illustrations for the children’s book ‘Sheldra’ by Theresa and John Hedges, based around the neolithic 'Tomb of the eagles' in South Ronaldsay, Orkney.
1 comment
Was just introduced to your work and love it.