James D Robertson

James D Robertson
Born 2 November 1931 (1931-11-02)
Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Died 7 January 2010 (2010-01-08) (aged 78)
Nationality Scottish
Education Glasgow School of Art
Known for Painting
Awards MBE, D.Litt, RSA, RSW, RGI, PAI

James D Robertson MBE (2 November 1931 – 7 January 2010) was a Scottish painter and senior lecturer at the Glasgow School of Art. He played an influential role in the Scottish visual arts scene for nearly five decades.

James Downie Robertson (Jimmy to his friends and students) was born in Cowdenbeath in 1931. He knew from an early age that he wanted to be a painter and entered the Glasgow School of Art in 1949 on a non-diploma course. In 1955, he was awarded a post-diploma and spent the summer of that year at Hospitalfield. After leaving the Glasgow School of Art he spent 18 months as a non-certified teacher at Keith Grammar school. In 1959 he joined the staff of the Glasgow School of Art initially on a part-time basis, ultimately becoming a Senior Lecturer and temporary Head of Drawing and Painting before his retirement in 1996. From 1996 to 1998, he held the post of Resident Painter at the Glasgow School of Art.

His work is held many public and private collections including HRH Prince Phillip and The Queen Mother.

He died on 7 January 2010 after a short illness [1][2] [3]

In October 2010 a memorial exhibition was held at the Glasgow Art Club[4]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Obituary: James D Robertson, The Scotsman, 13 January 2010
  2. ↑ Obituary: James D Robertson; Artist, The Herald, 11 January 2010
  3. ↑ Appreciation: James D Robertson; an appreciation, The Herald, 11 January 2010
  4. ↑ James D Robertson Memorial Exhibition, Jan Patience, 26 September 2010

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