Fiona Matheson BA (Hons)
Mobile: 07706 991895 Email: tfirgdyke@btinternet.com
Place of Birth Aberdeen
Education & Qualifications
1995 – 1996 De Montfort University Post Graduate Certificate in Education
Art and Design: Distinction
1983 – 1986 Winchester School of Art BA (Hons.) Textiles 2:1
Thesis subject: The Highland Clearances, the people and their way of life.
Hampshire County Travel Bursary.
1982 – 1983 Kingston Polytechnic Foundation Certificate Art and Design: Distinction
Experience
2005 – date Artist and Tutor Home tutoring and portfolio development
2005 – 2009 Art Teacher Moray Firth Middle School
1996 – 1999 Art Teacher Chellaston Technology College Delivering GCSE, A’ Level and GNVQ
1990 - 1995 Senior Menswear Designer
Courtaulds
Major supplier to Marks and Spencer. Elected member of Courtauld’s Design committee. Travel to New York, Italy, Germany, France.
1987 - 1990 Mens Knitwear Designer
Mansfield Knitwear
1986 – 1987 Textile Designer
‘ Young Designer into Industry’ awarded by the Royal Society of Arts
Awards
1984 Hampshire County Travel Bursary
1986 Young Designer into Industry awarded by RSA
2008/9 Creative and professional award sponsored by HIARTS,
The Scottish Arts Council and Highlands and Islands
Enterprise. To assist with costs involved in my inaugural
exhibition at Inchmore Gallery.
2010 Business Gateway provided financial aid towards exhibiting
at the ‘Made in Scotland’ trade fair, Aviemore.
2010 I.C.A. Award for ‘Best Visual Artist’
Artistic Activity
•Member of Highland Open Studios and previous committee member.
•Member and exhibitor in The Art Society of Inverness
•Member of An Talla Solais, Ullapool
•‘ Highland Life Publication’, cover story and editorial December 2009 issue 60
Exhibitions
2012 Atholl Gallery (featured) Inverness Airport (solo) Logie Steading (group)
2011 Atholl Gallery group
Beauly Gallery, Highland Open Studios
Inverness Airport solo
2010 Tore Gallery joint (plus regular gallery Artist)
Beauly Gallery joint (plus regular gallery Artist)
Aviemore Gallery group (plus regular gallery Artist)
2009 Inchmore Gallery joint (plus regular gallery Artist)
Inverness Airport solo
2008 Eden Court group
An Talla Solais group
Cromarty Art Trust group