Caroline McNairn

Caroline McNairn (16 May 1955–29 September 2010) was a Scottish figurative painter.

Biography

Caroline McNairn was born in Selkirk in 1955. Her father and grandfather were also skilled painters. She studied art at Edinburgh University and then Edinburgh College of Art.[1]

McNairn was part of a movement focused around the 369 Gallery in Edinburgh, alongside Fionna Carlisle, June Redfern, Ian Hughes, Robert MacLaurin and Gwen Hardie.[2][1][3]

Exhibitions

Museums and galleries

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Masters, Christopher (29 November 2010). "Caroline McNairn obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. MacDonald, M., Scottish Art (Thames and Hudson, 2000), ISBN 0-500-20333-4. p. 212.
  3. 1 2 3 Herd, Colin (30 August 2014). "Review of Caroline McNairn: Dreaming of Heroic Days, Summerhall, Edinburgh". Aesthetica Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2015.


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