Fiona Matheson BA(Hons)

                                                                     Red Cuillins, Skye
                                                                     Eden Court Theatre
        

1964 Born in Aberdeen                                                                                                                          

1983 Art & Design Foundation Course: Kingston Polytechnic                                      

1986 BA(Hons) Textiles, Winchester School of Art

1985 Awarded the 'Hampshire County Council Travel Bursary'

This was spent traveling the Highlands and Islands in order to assist in the research of my thesis subject, The Highland Clearances. This opportunity also allowed me to build a portfolio of work based on the dramatic landscape to support my specialist area of constructed textiles.

1987 'Young Designer into Industry', awarded by the Royal Society of Art

Having specialised in Knitwear I worked for five years as a senior Knitwear Designer for Marks and Spencer. This involved travel to New York, France, Italy and Germany.

1992                    Appointed member of the Courtaulds' Design Committee

1994                    PGCE (Art and Design), De Montford University, Leicester

1995 - 1998         Art teacher, Derbyshire. Delivered GNVQ, A Level and GCSE

2000                    Returned to Scotland and settled in Inverness

Living in the heart of beautiful scenery, which was my inspiration from the early years has allowed me to refocus on my own painting which is both diverse and experimental. Mixed media, a variety of scale and layers of colour form the main ingredients of each piece.

2005 to date       Art teacher at Moray Firth Middle School

2007 to date       Portfolio development and home tutoring

2008 - 2011        Participating in Highlands Open Studios 

2008 to date       Member of 'An Talla Solais', Ullapool Visual Arts Centre

Currently Exhibiting at Inchmore Gallery, Tore Gallery, Beauly Gallery and The Aviemore Gallery as a gallery Artist

Awarded funding from The Scottish Arts Council and Highlands and Islands Enterprise to enable further research and preparation for my first major exhibition held in April 2009 at Inchmore Gallery.

April 2009              Joint exhibition with Iain Carby, Inchmore gallery

Nov - Feb 2010      Inverness Airport

August 2010         Joint exhibition with Clare Blois, Tore Gallery