Alexander Moffat

This article is about the Scottish artist. For the American footballer, see Alex Moffat. For the British communist trade unionist, see Alex Moffat (trade unionist).

Alexander Moffat, OBE, RSA, (born 1943)[1] known as Sandy Moffat, is a Scottish portrait painter.[2]

Biography

Alexander Moffat studied at Edinburgh Art College, where he was taught by William Gillies, Robin Philipson and James Cumming.[3] He was Head of Painting and Printmaking at the Glasgow School of Art, where he worked for 25 years until 2005.[2][3] He concentrated on portraiture, described as "Scottish realism", and was among the leading Scottish intellectuals of the 1960s.[4]

Collections

Examples of Moffat's work are held in the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland,[5] the Russell-Cotes art gallery, the University of Edinburgh, Fife Council, the University of St Andrews, the Museum of the Isles, the Orkney Islands Council, the North Ayrshire Council, and the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture.[6]

Exhibitions

Books

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ALEXANDER SANDY MOFFAT RSA, OBE (BRITISH, BORN 1943), 'THE CONTEST', contemporary Scottish school,". Chiswick Auctions. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Alexander Moffat OBE RSA Biography". The Essential School of Painting. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Painted into a corner FACE TO FACE: Sandy Moffat". The Herald Scotland. 7 February 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Richardson, Craig (2011). Scottish Art Since 1960: Historical Reflections and Contemporary Overviews. Ashgate. p. 58. ISBN 0-7546-6124-5.
  5. ↑ "Alexander Moffat". National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Alexander Moffat paintings". BBC. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
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