- Alison Kinnaird MBE
- Work
| Alison has been engraving glass for more than 30 years. Her artistic life runs parallel to a career in music; she is equally accomplished as a player of the Scottish Harp. Alison was awarded an MBE in 1997 for her services to art and music. She is also the recipient of many accolades including the Creative Scotland Award and two prestigious Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers awards.
Her work has appeared in numerous articles and books and periodicals and she has taught extensively in the UK, Europe and the USA. Her most recent work uses dichroic coloured light inside engraved glass panels, and marks a turning point in her artistic development. Alison’s engraving is detailed and intricate and the human figure features as the focal subject. This is achieved by the painstaking copper wheel engraving technique, combined with other methods. Alison’s work has been acquired by numerous eminent collections including the Royal Museum of Scotland, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Corning Museum of Glass, Ulster Museum, Belfast, and Dundee Art Gallery, Scotland. Selected Exhibitions 2007 Solo Exhibition, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh The Cutting Edge, Royal Museums Of Scotland 2006 Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark Coburg Glaspreis Exhibition, Germany 2005 21st Century British Glass, London 2004 Psalmsong, V&A London Museum, London Edinburgh Festival, Scottish Gallery British Glass Biennale, Stourbridge 2002 Nine by Nine, Glass Art Gallery, London Clearly Inspired, Cork St, London Art for Europe, Brussels 2001 National Trust for Scotland, Hill House, Helensburgh Cowdy Gallery, Gloucestershire Art Glass Gallery, Santa Fe 2000 Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh Scottish Glass, Dundee & Edinburgh 1999 Kaminesky Senov, Czech Republic 1998 Contemporary Applied Arts, London 1997 Crawford Arts Centre, St. Andrews, Scotland Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh 1996 British Glass, Prague, Czech Republic Contemporary Arts Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands 1995 Glass, Cecilia Coleman Gallery, London 1992 Group Exhibition, Gallery Downstairs, Burnley 1991 Light Forms, Syon House, London, organised by Guild of Glass Engravers Human Interest, Gainsborough House, Sudbury European Glass Exhibition, European Centre for Traditional & Regional Cultures, Llangollen 1990 European Glass Exhibition, European Centre for Traditional & Regional Cultures, Llangollen Festival of Contemporary Glass, Opus #1, London 1988 Solo exhibition, Coleridge, London 1987 Group exhibition, Galerie de Vier Linden, Asperen, The Netherlands 1986 Group exhibition, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh British Artists in Glass, Libertys, London 1985 Scottish Crafts Collection, organised by Scottish Development Agency 1984 Guild of Glass Engravers Annual Exhibition, Leighton House, London Group exhibition, Habatat Gallery, Detroit, USA 1983 Timepieces, Rufford Crafts Centre, Newark 1983 British Studio Glass, Ceolfrith Gallery, Sunderland (catalogue, tour) 1981 Edinburgh Festival Exhibition, 369 Gallery, Edinburgh 1980 Engraved Crystal by Alison Kinnaird, Corran Hall, Oban 1979 The Bowl, British Crafts Centre, London, World Crafts Council 1977 Engraved Crystal by Alison Kinnaird, 369 Gallery, Edinburgh Salzburg Festival, Art Gallery, Salzburg, Austria 1976 Guild of Glass Engravers, Glaziers Hall, London 1975 Contemporary Scottish Artists, Exhibitions Centre, Edinburgh Selected Commissions 2008 - Installation for Hotel Murano, Tacoma, USA 2006 - Butterfly Panels, Marchmont St. Giles Church, Edinburgh 2003 - Portrait for National Portrait Gallery of Scotland 2000 - Millenium Commission, Broadfield House Glass Museum 1998 - Alumnus of the Year Award, commissioned by Edinburgh University 1993 - British Film Institute Awards 1992 - Door panels, commissioned by Lord Bute of Mount Stuart 1990 - Gift for his Imperial Highness, the Crown Prince of Japan, commissioned by Royal Bank of Scotland 1989 - Screen of 10 panels, commissioned by Lord Bute of Mount Stuart 1985 - 25th anniversary piece for the Scottish Symphony Orchestra SDA/RIAS Architects Awards 1983 - Duke of Edinburgh Design Award, commissioned by Westland Helicopters 1978 - Decanter presented to HRH The Prince of Wales, commissioned by Glasgow Museum 1976 - Goblet presented to HM The Queen Mother, commissioned by Stockbridge House |