Celia Garbutt Resume
Celia Garbutt Lārach an t-Seann Talla - Ardindrean - LOCHBROOM by Garve - Wester Ross IV23 2SE Lārach an t-Seann Talla - Āird an Dreaghainn - LOCHBHRAOIN - Ros an Iar IV23 2SE
I began my art education in my late teens with a Foundation Course at Trent Polytechnic. I then completed a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Newport Art College, followed by a post-graduate year at Glasgow School of Art. After a year at Yorkshire Art Space I moved to the north-west Highlands where I have lived since 1981. My art practice has been varied, from early sculpture and performance to, most recently, painting in watercolour and acrylic. As well as other sources, my current work draws on early memories of the Derbyshire countryside where I grew up, and the landscape of my immediate environment in Lochbroom.
ART EDUCATION/FOGHLAM EALAIN Post-Graduate Diploma in Sculpture & Performance Glasgow School of Art 1978-1979 BA (Honours) in Fine Art Newport College of Art 1975-1978 Foundation Studies Trent Polytechnic 1974-1975
EXHIBITIONS/TAISBEANAIDHEAN 2009 West Coast Open, An Talla Solais, Ullapool 2008 West Coast Open, An Talla Solais, Ullapool 2007 Inverness Airport West Coast Open, An Talla Solais, Ullapool 2006 Ceilidh Place, Ullapool West Coast Open, An Talla Solais, Ullapool UHI Headquaters, Inverness 1996 Art Fair, Glasgow 1994 Ceilidh Place, Ullapool 1989 West Coast Art, Inverewe Gardens 1987 Working Pairs, Rufford Park, Nottingham 1986 Eden Court, Inverness 1985 Pastel Drawings, Ceilidh Place, Ullapool Scottish Sculpture Open, Kildrummy & Edinburgh Highland Council Touring Exhibition 1983 Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham 1981 Open Art, Sheffield Museum & Art Gallery 1980 Sculpture Show, Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham 1977 Young Contemporaries, Royal Academy, London
PERFORMANCES/CLEASAN-EALAIN 1981 'Supermarket' in About Time ICA, London & Arnofini, Bristol 1979 'Exercising for Childbirth' in New Contemporaries ICA, London 1979 'Hiawtha's Photographing' at the New Lanark Festival 1978 Performance Artist-in-Resident, North Gwent Arts Festival 1977 'Waterless Method of Swimming Instruction', in New Contemporaries, ICA, London
AWARDS/DUAISEAN 1986 Exhibition grant from Scottish Arts Council 1983 Studio Grant from Workshop & Artists Studion Provision Scotland 1979 Travel Scholarship to Poland from Glasgow School of Art 1979 Performance Prize, New Contemporaries, ICA 1977 Performance Prize, New Contemporaries, ICA
COLLECTIONS/TIONALAN City of Sheffield Highland Council Various private collections
"Garbutts 'The Angel' and 'The Beacon' (both acrylic) are beautifully balanced and composed with complimentary abstract geometric and organic forms coupled with figurative elements. Her style is a fine combination of drawn, scraped and painted textures well balanced by colour and form". [Georgina Coburn in 'Northings' (Hi-Arts) 18/9/07]