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Ken Bushe D.A.(edin)
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Visual artist, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland.
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Current Work
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Land and sky based contemporary art, commissions, outdoor oil painting.
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Art Training
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Edinburgh College of Art, Diploma in Art and Design (Drawing and Painting) - 1971-75
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Education
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Bellshill Academy 1965-71
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Exhibitions
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Solo
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Trinity Gallery, Arundel, 1996.
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Century Gallery, Henley on Thames, 1994.
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Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, 1988.
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The Lillie Gallery, Milngavie, 1988.
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The Gracefield Art Centre, Dumfries, 1987.
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The Howarth Gallery, Accrington, 1987.
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Durness Visitor Centre, Durness, 1986
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Joint
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The Merchant Gate Gallery, Glasgow (with Andrew Stewart), 2007
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The Harbour Gallery, Broughty Ferry, Tayside (with Rikki Craig), 2002
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The Howgate Gallery, Penicuik, Midlothian (with Tom Watt), 1990
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Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Inverness (with Rob Fairley), 1989
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The Saltire Society, Edinburgh, (with Rob Fairley), 1976
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Group (Includes)
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The Sun Gallery, Newburgh, Fife. 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
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The Harbour Gallery, Broughty Ferry, Tayside 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
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Queens Gallery, Dundee, 2000, 2001, 2002
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Wills Art Warehouse, London, 1998 - 2002
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Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 1997
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Peter Hedley Gallery, Wareham, Dorset, 1995- 1997
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The Howgate Gallery, Penicuik, Midlothian 1989, 1990
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The Rooksmoor Gallery, Bath, 1995
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Beatrice Royal Gallery, Eastleigh, Hampshire, 1993
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The Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey, 1994
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The Macaulay Gallery, Stenton, 1988, 1989
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The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, 1988, 1989
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The Hanover Gallery, Edinburgh, 1987
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The Royal Academy, London, 1974
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Table palette and ammunition
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The Sun Gallery, Newburgh, Fife
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This Website -
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www.kenbushe.co.uk 2002- present
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For the past few years, I’ve represented my own work and sold it from this website.
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This started in 2002, partly as an exercise to see if it could be done, but also because I saw potential of the internet for dramatically changing the relationship between artist and the art buyer.
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For the first time in history, artists can represent themselves and their work to a large audience and be sure that the story behind their work is factual and meaningful. Each work can have its own commentary directly from the artist as well as accurate details of techniques and materials used. As the artist (living!) can be contacted through e-mail, provenance of each work is securely established.
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Artists have the satisfaction of conversing with viewers from all over the globe and this direct feedback is an invaluable input into the creative process. The reverse may also be true and the extended dialogue that can result from images or commentary within a website can only help to promote understanding between artist and those interested in their work.
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The internet greatly facilitates the commissioning of work and a large proportion of my work is now directly commissioned in this way.
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What started as an experiment is now established and I intend to continue representing myself in this way as the internet becomes increasingly accepted as a gateway to viewing and purchasing art.
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Projects
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Thomson Mural. - Research and execution of a 30x6ft Mural in the Queens Hotel, Dundee to show the Dundee waterfront c.1910 as it might have looked if a plan by the visionary City Engineer James Thomson had been carried out.
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Eight Bells. - A collaboration with American composer Sora Shopeck combining music and projected imagery using digital images of my paintings during performance of her music “Eight Bells” based on the poem of the same name by John Lee Payton.
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Commission, Swede McBroom - 6x5ft canvas to express the essence of Scotland by way of its sky and land for one who lived in it, and who now lives in Virginia USA.
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Current Websites
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www.kenbushe.co.uk - This one.
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www.mvstay.org - Website for the Tay unit of the Maritime Volunteer Service
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www.northcarr-lightship.org - Website for the historic vessel North Carr Lightship - home of MVS Tay
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Future - Currently working on a new internet gallery for photographic images.
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