Applause!An Exhibition of New Ceramics and Paintings by

Ian

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Ian McWhinnie is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art. He taught ceramics in schools for many years before taking early retirement in 2002 to concentrate on his own artistic development. Initially he drew figurative designs on hand thrown vessels before turning his painterly skills to oil on board. His distinctive and slightly unnerving paintings have met with great critical acclaim since his first solo exhibition at the Castle Gallery in 2005. In 2006 he won the Millers Prize and in 2011 The Joe Haargan Award and the Art Framing Award, all at the Paisley Art Institute. Collectors of his work will appreciate this exhibition of paintings and new ceramics. He says:

“This show at the Castle Gallery marks a return to ceramics after a fair number of years. It hastaken a while to get comfortable with the new kiln and having worked with an old kick wheel the new electric one took a bit of getting used to. It has been something of a challenge at times but one which I have found worthwhile and rewarding.”

His ceramics are made from a slightly grogged white earthenware clay which is decorated with underglaze colours and various oxides and then finished with a transparent, low-solubility glaze. All the work is fired to 1060 degrees centigrade. He creates hand-built and wheel thrown pots, vessels and plates which are transformed with the addition of hand-painted figures depicted in various scenarios. His subject matter is taken from a range of ideas including performers, the circus, musicians and images from his travels in France, the U.S. and Italy.

Prices for ceramics and paintings £165 to £500.

The entire exhibition can be viewed on the Castle Gallery’s website at: www.castlegallery.co.uk

The Black Jug PlateMedium Plate25(l) X 21(w) X 3(d) cm

Cover:The Applause DishLarge Dipped Dish26(l) X 6(d) cm

The Juggler PlateLarge Plate

37.5(l) X 4(d) cm

Small Footed DishesFrom left to right

Portrait Dish IVSmall Footed Dish16(l) X 6(d) cm

Portrait Dish ISmall Footed Dish17(l) X 8(d) cm

Portrait Dish IISmall Footed Dish15(l) X 7(d) cm

The Red Dress PlateMedium Plate25(l) X 18.5(w) X 3(d) cm

Siennese PortraitOil on gesso board20(h) X 23(w) cm

Window PlateMedium Plate23(l) X 22(w) X 4(d) cm

The Face PlateMedium Plate22(l) X 22(w) X 3(d) cm

The Gambling Man BowlMedium flared bowl from two different viewpoints9.5(h) X 20.5(w) cm

Six BowlsClockwise from top left

The Seagull BowlLarge Flared Bowl11(h) X 24.5(w) cm

The Players BowlBowl in Black & White6(h) X 19.5(w) cm

Girl with Gull BowlLarge Flared Bowl10.5(h) X 23(w) cm

The Voyage BowlLarge Flared Bowl10(h) X 23.5(w) cm

Faces & Flowers BowlBowl6(h) X 20.5(w) cm

Flower Girls BowlBowl7(h) X 22(w) cm

Bowls

Sisters BowlSmall bowl from twodifferent viewpoints8(h) X 13.5(w) cm

The Circus Rider BowlStraight sided bowl from two different viewpoints

14(h) X 15.5(w) cm

The Musician DishLarge Dipped Dish 29(l) X 28(w) X 5.5(d) cm

The Piano ManOil on gesso board28(h) X 20(w) cm

Jars

The Blue Hills JarSmall Jar

14(h) X 10(w) cm

Three JarsFrom left to right showingtwo different viewpoints

The Audience JarSmall Jar13(h) X 11.5(w) cm

Spectators JarSmall Jar15(h) X 10.5(w) cm

The Castle Wall JarSmall Jar12.5(h) X 11(w) cm

Carcassonne PotLarge Pot from two

different viewpoints19(h) X 17.5(w) cm

Three JarsFrom left to right showingtwo different viewpoints

Edge of Town JarSmall Jar15.5(h) X 9.5(w) cm

Sunlit Hill JarMedium Jar14(h) X 9.5(w) cm

Winter Woods JarsSmall Jar14(h) X 10(w) cm

The MinstrelOil on gesso board23(h) X 20(w) cm

The Dark ColleenOil on gesso board28(h) X 20(w) cm

The Green Dress PlateMedium Plate26(l) X 21.5(w) X 3.5(d) cm

The Farewell DishLarge Dipped Dish 28(l) X 26.5(w) X 5(d) cm

The GardenOil on gesso board23(h) X 20(w) cm

White FlowersOil on gesso board23(h) X 20(w) cm

City Wall Portrait DishLarge Dipped Dish28(l) X 5(d) cm

Back Page:Yellow Flower DishTriangular Dipped Dish23(l) X 5.5(d) cm

IAN MCWHINNIE

1952 Born Glasgow1970-1974 Studied Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art1975-2002 Taught in Glasgow secondary schools, specialising in ceramics2002 Set up his own studio workshop and began work as a full-time, professional artist

EXHIBITIONSSince 2002 Ian has exhibited throughout the UK in galleries and at art fairs. The Castle Gallery in Inverness was the first gallery to realise his potential, to offer him an exhibition and to take his paintings to art fairs. He has also shown with Cambridge Contemporary Art, the Leith Gallery in Edinburgh, Eton Applied Arts, the Gatehouse Gallery in Glasgow, the Red Rag Gallery in Stow-on-the-Wold and Wilson Davis Fine Art at Bridge of Weir.

AWARDS2004 The Morton Fraser Award, Visual Art Scotland 2006 Millers Prize, Paisley Art Institute2011 The Joe Haargan Award and the Art Framing Award, Paisley Art Institute

PRIVATE COLLECTIONSIan’s paintings and ceramics are in collections worldwide including the U.K., U.S.A., Italy, Argentina, France, Spain, Switzerland and Australia.

Applause! Ian McWhinnie 15th Mar - 5th Apr 2014Castle Gallery, 43 Castle St, Inverness, IV2 3DUwww.castlegallery.co.uk 01463 729512