About

    ‘I use mixed media techniques and water based paints to evoke a memory of time and place in my work. I am primarily interested in and influenced by architectural structures and in creating a sense of atmosphere with which to surround them. Fragments from handwritten letters, poetry and vintage wallpaper are incorporated into the background of my paintings, creating surface textures which suggest the patina of age and which hint at the ethereal. I take inspiration from the ornate architectural details found in Venetian Gothic and Byzantine inspired buildings. Quatrefoil windows and ogee arches feature heavily in my work. These decorative elements possibly stem from my roots in jewellery and silversmithing, as they are reminiscent of the filigree and cloisonne techniques I employed in my design work. I also have a fascination for Victorian structures, from buildings found in Scottish cities to botanical glasshouses and ironwork seaside piers.’

    Clare Rennie
     
    C.V.

    Clare graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in 1996 with an honours degree in Silversmithing and Jewellery Design, with a Support Study in Printmaking. She worked as a designer and maker for a number of years, both freelance and for larger design companies. Her jewellery has been exhibited across the UK at venues including the Business Design Centre in Islington, the Barbican Centre London and the National Museum of Scotland.

    Throughout this time, she continued to exhibit the prints and collages she began as part of her degree and over the last fifteen years, she has combined a career in art education with the development of her own paintings. Clare has exhibited throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK, both in smaller galleries and in larger exhibitions including the Paisley Art Institute, the Royal Glasgow Institute and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, as well as in Italy as part of the Fabriano in Acquarello International Watercolour Convention. She has been awarded the Strathearn Gallery Prize, the Art Hire award at the Scottish Drawing Competition, the Willa Revie Award and the Patron’s Award at the MacLaurin Gallery. Clare is an artist member of the Paisley Art Institute and the Royal Glasgow Institute and is based in South Ayrshire.

    SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

    2025
    Winter Exhibition, Arteries Gallery, Glasgow.
    Winter Exhibition, Atelier Gallery, Edinburgh.
    Winter Exhibition, Velvet Easel Gallery, Portobello.
    Edinburgh MacMillan Art Show.
    The Importance of Being Small, Atelier Gallery, Edinburgh.
    The Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition, Glasgow Art Club.
    Spring Exhibition, Velvet Easel Gallery, Portobello.
    RSW 144th Annual Exhibition, RSA Building, Edinburgh.

    2024
    Winter Exhibition, Atelier Gallery, Edinburgh
    Winter Exhibition, Arteries Gallery, Glasgow
    Velvet Easel Winter Exhibition, Portobello
    Edinburgh Art Fair, O2 Arena, Edinburgh
    The Importance of Being Small, New Town Art Month, Atelier Gallery, Edinburgh
    Velvet Easel Summer Exhibition. Portobello
    Artay, Perth Festival of the Arts
    Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition, Glasgow Art Club
    Velvet Easel Spring Exhibition, Portobello
    RSW Annual Exhibition, RSA Galleries, Edinburgh

    2023
    Christmas Exhibition, Atelier Gallery
    Save the Children Annual Exhibition, MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr
    Velvet Easel 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Portobello
    Featured Artist at Zenwalls Gallery, Peebles during the month of October
    Frames Gallery Summer Exhibition, Perth
    Atholl Gallery Summer Exhibition, Dunkeld
    'Stories', New Town Art Month, The Atelier Gallery, Edinburgh
    Velvet Easel Summer Exhibition
    Artay, Perth Festival of the Arts
    Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition, MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr
    FabrianoinAcquarello 2023 Watercolour Convention, Bologna and Fabriano, Italy
    Velvet Easel Spring Exhibition, Portobello, Edinburgh
    Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour 142nd Annual Exhibition, RSA Building, Edinburgh

    2022
    Frames Gallery Winter Show, Perth
    Atelier Gallery Christmas Show, Edinburgh
    Paisley Art Institute Member's Exhibition, Glasgow Art Club
    Velvet Easel Winter Exhibition, Portobello, Edinburgh
    Save the Children Annual Exhibition, MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr
    The Artist @ Burford Antiques Autumn Exhibition, Castle Douglas
    Zenwalls Gallery Late Summer Exhibition, Peebles
    Velvet Easel Summer Exhibition, Portobello, Edinburgh
    ArTay Exhibition, Perth Festival of the Arts, Perth
    Fabriano in Acquarello International Watercolour Exhibition, Bologna, Italy / Union Gallery, Edinburgh
    The Velvet Easel Spring Exhibition, Portobello, Edinburgh
    The Atholl Gallery Spring Exhibition, Dunkeld, Perthshire

    2021
    Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour Annual Exhibition, RSA Building, Edinburgh
    RGI Christmas 'Unboxed' Exhibition, the RGI Kelly Gallery, Glasgow
    Atelier Gallery Winter Exhibition, Edinburgh
    Velvet Easel Winter Exhibition, Portobello, Edinburgh
    Save The Children Annual Exhibition, MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr
    Aberdeen Artists Society Summer Exhibition, Aberdeen
    Scottish Drawing Competition, Paisley Art Institute, Artspace, Paisley
    ArTay Exhibition, Perth Festival of the Arts, Perth
    Royal Glasgow Institute, RGI Online Shop
    The Atelier Gallery, Edinburgh
    The Frames Gallery Spring Exhibition, Perth.

    2020
    Winter Exhibition, The Velvet Easel Gallery, Portobello, Edinburgh
    Into the Light, Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr
    Paisley Art Institute 132nd Annual Exhibition, online at www.paisleyartinstitute.org
    'Coming Home', Aberdeen Artists Society, online at www.aberdeenartistssociety.co.uk
    Artay online, Frames Gallery, Perth, online at www.framesgallery.co.uk
    Where The Shadows Come To Play, The Velvet Easel, Portobello, Edinburgh
    Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour Annual Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

    2019
    Of Night and Light, Velvet Easel Gallery, Portobello, Edinburgh
    Save The Children Centenary Exhibition, MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr
    Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition, The Piazza, Paisley
    The Stars Go Waltzing, Velvet Easel Gallery, Portobello, Edinburgh
    Summer Exhibition, Frames Gallery, Perth
    Artay, Perth Arts Festival

    2018
    Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour Winter Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy
    Save the Children Exhibition, MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr
    Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition, Paisley Art Galleries and Museum

    2017
    Scottish Drawing Competition, Paisley Art Galleries and Museum
    Save the Children Exhibition, MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr
    Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour Summer Exhibition, Lillie Art Gallery
    Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition, Paisley Art Galleries and Museum
    Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour Winter Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy

    2016
    Save the Children Art Exhibition, MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr
    Burns Squared, Burns Birthplace Museum, Ayr
    Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition, Paisley Art Galleries and Museum

    2015
    Royal Scottish Exhibition of Painters in Watercolour Winter Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy
    Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition, Paisley Art Galleries and Museum

    2014
    Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition, Paisley Art Galleries and Museum
    MacArt exhibition, MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr

    2013
    The MacLaurin Open Fine Art Exhibition, MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr

    2012
    Frameworks Gallery, Troon
    'Homework', Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine
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