Allison Weightman Resume
Self taught Artist – Commenced experimental firing in 1988.
Exhibitions
1996/98 VAS at RSA
1999 Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh
2001 Scottish Trade Fair (Scottish Select)
2002 Leith Gallery Edinburgh
2002/2005 Full time study at Edinburgh Art College
2006 Glasgow Art Fair (HRC)
Just Art Fochabers
Heinzel Gallery Aberdeen
Kilmorack Gallery Beauly
An Talla Solais Ullapool
Blind Art London (selection show)
Ingelby Gallery London
2007 Glasgow Art Fair
Tor Gallery Ross-shire Just Art Fochabers
Leith Gallery Edinburgh, Festival Exhibition
Inchmore Gallery Inverness
Scottish Parliament (selection show – Analach)
2008 Public Art commission – Re-development of area outside Community Centre in Inverness, with large stone and glass sculpture, seating and planting system.
Installation show ‘De-Struction’ with Ehren Tool, Taigh Chearsabhagh, Uist.
2009 De-Struction show. An Lanntair Isle of Lewis
De-Struction show – An talla solais Ullapool
Queens Gallery Dundee
Strathearn Gallery Perth-shire
Selection show Falkirk ‘Winter Warmth’
2010 Leith Gallery Edinburgh
Showcase Artist Timespan, Helmsdale
Aviemore Gallery,
Heinzel Gallery Aberdeen,
Kilmorack Gallery Inverness,
An talla solais, Ullapool.
Queens Gallery Dundee
Gallery at Bevere
2011 Leeds Centre of Design and Craft
Royal College of Art ‘Show me the Monet’ exhibition.
Commissions and Awards
1998 Award: Mercer Co Award, (VAS) RSA Edinburgh
2002 Piece commissioned for Aberdeen City Art Gallery permanent collection.
2007 Community piece commissioned for bus shelter in Avoch.
2008 Commissioned to produce Visual firing effect for film ‘ Sea of Glass’.
Workshops
2000/2005 Workshops for HRC
2006 Workshops: Applecross ,Shieldaig,Torridon and Lochcarron Primary Schools
2006 Scoraig Community: Production of seat outside the lighthouse heritage centre.
2006 East meets West Raku workshop Ullapool
2007Through the Looking Glass – workshops with the community of Ullapool and surrounding areas using recycled glass and other materials.
2007 Project with Applecross Primary School to produce a worded, ceramic, stepping stone path in play area and recycled glass solar water feature.
2008 Geo-Art project with Durness,Lochinver,Achfary,Stoer and Kinlochbervie Primary School.
2010 Performance firing at Timespan, Helmsdale. Raku Tea Ceremony and Primitive Pit firing.
Invited Artist to create performance kiln and workshops at Fire and Ice Festival (Perthshire Scotland).
2011 Tutor for mental health class (6 weeks)
Tutor ‘Pear Tree’ project Ullapool Community
Publications
2007 Article in Ceramic Review (Jul/Aug) Shotgun Ceramics.
2010 Article in Ceramic Review (July/Aug).
Forthcoming shows and events
April 2011 Selection show (Unite) Collins Gallery Glasgow
Performance paper kiln firing at Timespan Helmsdale
May 2011 Frames Gallery Perth
Summer show Heinzel Gallery Aberdeen
June/July Tranform project sponsored by HIE John O’Groats.
Sculpture commission for Johnson & Johnson Inverness 2011
George Bain teaching project Nov/Dec 2011
March 2012 Solo installation show 20/21 Gallery Scunthorpe.