Glasgow School of Art
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Glasgow School of Art is one of only two independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill
area of Glasgow
.
. In 1897, work started on a new building to house the school on Renfrew Street. The building was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
, chosen for the commission by the school's director, Francis Newbery
, who oversaw a period of expansion and fast-growing reputation. The first half of the building was completed in 1899 and the second in 1909. The School's campus has grown since that time and in 2009, an international architectural competition was held to find an architect-led design team who would develop the Campus Masterplan and design the Phase 1 building. The Phase 1 building is opposite the Mackintosh Building on a site now occupied by the Foulis, Assembly and Newbery Tower Buildings. The competition was won by New York based Steven Holl
Architects working with Glasgow based JM Architects.
The school has produced most of Scotland's leading contemporary artists including, since 2005, 30% of Turner Prize
nominees and two recent Turner Prize
winners: Simon Starling
in 2005 and Richard Wright
in 2009.
Departments include Fine Art Photography, founded by Thomas Joshua Cooper
in 1982, Painting and Printmaking, Sculpture and Environmental Art, Product Design, Product Design Engineering, Textiles, Silversmithing and Jewellery, Interior Design, Visual Communication and Architecture. The School of Architecture is named after GSA's most famous alumnus, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
, and is highly rated by the architecture profession.
The school currently has two separate campuses, with Fine Art, MFA, Sculpture and Environmental Art being located in the vicinity of the Mackintosh building, and Textiles, Jewellery & Silversmithing, Product Design Engineering, Product Design, Visual Communications departments,the Centre for Advanced Textiles and the Refectory cafeteria, a second branch of Where the Monkey Sleeps, a city centre cafe and restaurant run by three ex-graduates are located in a new, temporary, campus
the Sky Park, in Finnieston
whilst the developing the current Garnethill
campus is on going.
The school's digital design studio is situated at Pacific Quay
.
The Mackintosh Building is the heart of the campus and continues to be a functioning part of the school. It primarily houses the Fine Art
Painting department, the Interior Design department, first year studios and administrative staff. It also houses the Mackintosh gallery which holds many different exhibitions throughout the year. The gallery is the only part of the Mackintosh building open to the general public; all other areas are of the school are only viewable by guided tour. An exception to this rule is the Degree Show where all the studios within the Mackintosh building are opened to allow people to view the graduating year's final artworks.
The Richmond Building is home to the Fine Art photography department. Connected to the Richmond Building is the John D. Kelly Building which houses the printmaking department, as well as the first year design programme.
The Mackintosh School of Architecture
and the school's library are situated in The Bourdon Building.
The Barnes Building on West Graham Street is the base for the MFA and Sculpture and environmental art studios.
After the regeneration The Mackintosh building will still be centrepiece of the campus, though there are plans to sell off some of the more peripheral buildings and to redevelop the Newbery site. The building which houses the Assembly Building adjacent to the Mackintosh Building will be redeveloped and retain its existing facade. As part of the planned expansion, the art school has taken control of Glasgow City Council's McLellan Galleries
.
An international architectural competition was launched in March 2009 to find the design team to prepare a campus masterplan and detailed design of the first new building phase.
GSA has a research and postgraduate Digital Design Studio
(DDS) based on the southside of Glasgow in a new facility at Pacific Quay
by the River Clyde
in a building called The Hub.
HESA statistics show GSA to have one of the lowest student drop-out rates in the UK.
The GSA has been ranked eleventh of 32 specialist educational institutions in terms of teaching quality.
The Assembly Building houses the Glasgow School of Art Student Association's (GSASA) administrative offices. These are known by many of the staff and students as "The Vic" due to the remains of a Victorian cafe, called The Victoria cafe, saved from beneath a condemned building in the 1960s.
The GSASA also has different societies including the Mural society, LGBT society, Cinema Society and the Real Ale Appreciation Society.
The Vic is also a venue which hosts many popular club nights. 'R-P-Z' (formerly known as 'Record Playerz') host their nightclub every Thursday.
The SRC is a body of students elected by fellow students. meet once a month with different sections of the school to discuss issues affecting the students.
, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
, and the Economic and Social Research Council
, although other UK research councils have funded projects in the past. Current projects involve research into sustainability and domestic laundry, new dynamics of ageing, and ethical consumption at Christmas.
Garnethill
Garnethill is a predominantly residential area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.-Geography:Located in the city centre, the area borders Cowcaddens to its north, Sauchiehall Street to its south, Cambridge Street to its east and the M8 motorway to its west....
area of Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
.
History
It was founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design. In 1853, it changed its name to The Glasgow School of Art. Initially it was located at 12 Ingram Street, but in 1869 it moved to the McLellan GalleriesMcLellan Galleries
The McLellan Galleries are an exhibition space in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Built in 1856, the Galleries are named after their founder, Archibald McLellan , a coach builder, councillor and patron of the arts...
. In 1897, work started on a new building to house the school on Renfrew Street. The building was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design...
, chosen for the commission by the school's director, Francis Newbery
Francis Henry Newbery
Francis Henry Newbery or Fra Newbery was a painter and art educationist, best known as director of the Glasgow School of Art between 1885 and 1917. Under his leadership the School developed an international reputation and was associated with the flourishing of Glasgow Style and the work of Charles...
, who oversaw a period of expansion and fast-growing reputation. The first half of the building was completed in 1899 and the second in 1909. The School's campus has grown since that time and in 2009, an international architectural competition was held to find an architect-led design team who would develop the Campus Masterplan and design the Phase 1 building. The Phase 1 building is opposite the Mackintosh Building on a site now occupied by the Foulis, Assembly and Newbery Tower Buildings. The competition was won by New York based Steven Holl
Steven Holl
Steven Holl is an American architect and watercolorist, perhaps best known for the 1998 Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum in Helsinki, Finland, the 2003 Simmons Hall at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the celebrated 2007 Bloch Building addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City,...
Architects working with Glasgow based JM Architects.
The school has produced most of Scotland's leading contemporary artists including, since 2005, 30% of Turner Prize
Turner Prize
The Turner Prize, named after the painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50. Awarding the prize is organised by the Tate gallery and staged at Tate Britain. Since its beginnings in 1984 it has become the United Kingdom's most publicised...
nominees and two recent Turner Prize
Turner Prize
The Turner Prize, named after the painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50. Awarding the prize is organised by the Tate gallery and staged at Tate Britain. Since its beginnings in 1984 it has become the United Kingdom's most publicised...
winners: Simon Starling
Simon Starling
Simon Starling is an English conceptual artist and was the winner of the 2005 Turner Prize. He lives and works in Copenhagen and Berlin, and is a professor of art at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main.-Biography:...
in 2005 and Richard Wright
Richard Wright (artist)
Richard Wright is a British artist and musician.Wright was born in London. His family moved to Scotland when he was young. He attended Edinburgh College of Art from 1978 to 1982 and studied at Glasgow School of Art between 1993 and 1995 studying for a Master of Fine Art...
in 2009.
Departments include Fine Art Photography, founded by Thomas Joshua Cooper
Thomas Joshua Cooper
Thomas Joshua Cooper is an American photographer of Cherokee descent. He is considered amongst the premier contemporary landscape photographers....
in 1982, Painting and Printmaking, Sculpture and Environmental Art, Product Design, Product Design Engineering, Textiles, Silversmithing and Jewellery, Interior Design, Visual Communication and Architecture. The School of Architecture is named after GSA's most famous alumnus, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design...
, and is highly rated by the architecture profession.
Campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
the Sky Park, in Finnieston
Finnieston
Finnieston is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, situated on the North bank of the River Clyde and between the city's West End and the city centre. It is home to the SECC, where many musical concerts and important conferences are held...
whilst the developing the current Garnethill
Garnethill
Garnethill is a predominantly residential area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.-Geography:Located in the city centre, the area borders Cowcaddens to its north, Sauchiehall Street to its south, Cambridge Street to its east and the M8 motorway to its west....
campus is on going.
The school's digital design studio is situated at Pacific Quay
Pacific Quay
Pacific Quay is an area south of the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located at the former Plantation Quay and Princes' Dock Basin. The Princes' Dock Basin was the largest on the River Clyde when it was opened in 1900. It ceased to be used in the 1970s as the volume of Shipping using the...
.
The Mackintosh Building is the heart of the campus and continues to be a functioning part of the school. It primarily houses the Fine Art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
Painting department, the Interior Design department, first year studios and administrative staff. It also houses the Mackintosh gallery which holds many different exhibitions throughout the year. The gallery is the only part of the Mackintosh building open to the general public; all other areas are of the school are only viewable by guided tour. An exception to this rule is the Degree Show where all the studios within the Mackintosh building are opened to allow people to view the graduating year's final artworks.
The Richmond Building is home to the Fine Art photography department. Connected to the Richmond Building is the John D. Kelly Building which houses the printmaking department, as well as the first year design programme.
The Mackintosh School of Architecture
Mackintosh School of Architecture
The Mackintosh School of Architecture of the University of Glasgow/Glasgow School of Art is one of the three schools which makes up the Glasgow School of Art, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow, Scotland. The Mackintosh School of Architecture is the GSA's only academic school concerned...
and the school's library are situated in The Bourdon Building.
The Barnes Building on West Graham Street is the base for the MFA and Sculpture and environmental art studios.
After the regeneration The Mackintosh building will still be centrepiece of the campus, though there are plans to sell off some of the more peripheral buildings and to redevelop the Newbery site. The building which houses the Assembly Building adjacent to the Mackintosh Building will be redeveloped and retain its existing facade. As part of the planned expansion, the art school has taken control of Glasgow City Council's McLellan Galleries
McLellan Galleries
The McLellan Galleries are an exhibition space in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Built in 1856, the Galleries are named after their founder, Archibald McLellan , a coach builder, councillor and patron of the arts...
.
An international architectural competition was launched in March 2009 to find the design team to prepare a campus masterplan and detailed design of the first new building phase.
GSA has a research and postgraduate Digital Design Studio
Digital Design Studio
The Digital Design Studio is a research and postgraduate centre of Glasgow School of Art, specialising in 3D digital visualisation and interaction technologies.-History:...
(DDS) based on the southside of Glasgow in a new facility at Pacific Quay
Pacific Quay
Pacific Quay is an area south of the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located at the former Plantation Quay and Princes' Dock Basin. The Princes' Dock Basin was the largest on the River Clyde when it was opened in 1900. It ceased to be used in the 1970s as the volume of Shipping using the...
by the River Clyde
River Clyde
The River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....
in a building called The Hub.
Students and teaching
Of its 1,900 students, almost 20 per cent are from outside the UK and approximately 20% are postgraduate.HESA statistics show GSA to have one of the lowest student drop-out rates in the UK.
The GSA has been ranked eleventh of 32 specialist educational institutions in terms of teaching quality.
Student Unions and representation
The GSASA also has different societies including the Mural society, LGBT society, Cinema Society and the Real Ale Appreciation Society.
The Vic is also a venue which hosts many popular club nights. 'R-P-Z' (formerly known as 'Record Playerz') host their nightclub every Thursday.
The SRC is a body of students elected by fellow students. meet once a month with different sections of the school to discuss issues affecting the students.
Research and development projects
The Glasgow School of Art is host to a number of high profile research projects, funded primarily through the Arts and Humanities Research CouncilArts and Humanities Research Council
Established in April 2005 as successor to the Arts and Humanities Research Board, the Arts and Humanities Research Council is a British Research Council and non-departmental public body that provides approximately £102 million from the Government to support research and postgraduate study in the...
, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is a British Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences , mainly to universities in the United Kingdom...
, and the Economic and Social Research Council
Economic and Social Research Council
The Economic and Social Research Council is one of the seven Research Councils in the United Kingdom. It receives most of its funding from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and provides funding and support for research and training work in social and economic issues, such as...
, although other UK research councils have funded projects in the past. Current projects involve research into sustainability and domestic laundry, new dynamics of ageing, and ethical consumption at Christmas.
Notable alumni
- Harry BensonHarry BensonHarry James Benson, CBE, born in Glasgow, Scotland, is a photographer whose pictures have appeared in publications including Life, Vanity Fair, People and The New Yorker....
- Photographer - Christine BerrieChristine BerrieChristine Berrie is a Scottish illustrator and artist based in Glasgow. She is known for her industrial-themed illustrations, including such objects as wall plates, gas meters, dials, buttons and switches, control boxes, electrical objects, machinery, and appliances.Berrie, who has been active...
- Illustrator - Christine BorlandChristine BorlandChristine Borland is a British artist and one of the Young British Artists . Borland attended the University of Ulster, and the Glasgow School of Art....
- Artist - 1997 Turner Prize Nominee - Roderick BuchananRoderick BuchananRoderick Buchanan is a Scottish artist working in the fields of installation, film and photography.After attending Thomas Muir High School, Buchanan studied at the Glasgow School of Art in the 1980s, where he was part of a group later described as "The Irascibles", which included fellow students...
- Artist, 2000 Beck's Futures Winner - John Byrne - Playwright, Artist
- Ian CallumIan CallumIan Callum is a British car designer who currently serves as Design Director for Jaguar and is older brother to fellow car designer Moray Callum. He is married, has two sons and currently resides in Oxfordshire, England.-Early years:...
- Automotive designer - Steven CampbellSteven Campbell (artist)Steven Campbell was a painter from Scotland. He died in 2007.-Biography:Campbell was born in Glasgow and worked as an engineer before studying at Glasgow School of Art as a mature student, from 1978 to 1982...
- Artist - Peter CapaldiPeter CapaldiPeter Dougan Capaldi is an Academy Award and BAFTA award winning Scottish actor and film director. In 1995, his short film Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film...
- Actor - 1995 Oscar winner - Nathan ColeyNathan ColeyNathan Coley is a contemporary British installation artist, who was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2007....
- Artist - 2007 Turner Prize nominee - Joni Kilmurry - Celebrity Stylist
- Robbie ColtraneRobbie ColtraneRobbie Coltrane, OBE is a Scottish actor, comedian and author. He is known both for his role as Dr...
- Actor - Starred in James Bond and Harry Potter movies - Stephen ConroyStephen Conroy (artist)Stephen Conroy is a contemporary Scottish figurative painter. He was born in Helensburgh, in 1964. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art between 1982 and 1987. By 1989 Conroy's work had already gained much recognition and praise in the United Kingdom and internationally...
- Award-winning painter - Ken CurrieKen CurrieKen Currie is a Scottish painter, one of the most influential living artists in Scotland. His paintings are displayed in public and museum collections worldwide....
- Artist - David DonaldsonDavid DonaldsonDavid Donaldson was Painter and Limner to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland.Born David Abercrombie Donaldson at Chryston, Lanarkshire in 1916. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1932–37 and won the Director’s Prize in 1936...
- Painter and LimnerPainter and LimnerThe Painter and Limner is a member of the Royal Household in Scotland. Appointments of Court Painters are recorded from 1581 onwards, and the post of Painter and Limner was created in 1702 for George Ogilvie. The duties included "drawing pictures of our [the Monarch's] person or of our successors...
to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland - Ian Hamilton FinlayIan Hamilton FinlayIan Hamilton Finlay, CBE, was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener.-Biography:Finlay was born in Nassau, Bahamas of Scottish parents. He was educated in Scotland at Dollar Academy. At the age of 13, with the outbreak of World War II, he was evacuated to family in the countryside...
- Artist, Poet, Turner Prize nominee 1984 - Hannah FrankHannah FrankHannah Frank was an artist and sculptor from Glasgow, Scotland.Hannah was the daughter of a Jewish Russian refugee, Charles Frank, a notable camera maker, and grew up in the Laurieston district of the Gorbals. She studied art at the University of Glasgow...
- Artist and sculptor - Douglas GordonDouglas GordonDouglas Gordon is a Scottish artist; he won the Turner Prize in 1996 and the following year he represented Britain at the Venice Biennale...
- Artist, 1996 Turner Prize winner - Doris GrantDoris GrantDoris Margaret Louise Grant - née Cruikshank was a British nutritionist and the inventor of the wartime Grant loaf...
- nutritionist - Alasdair GrayAlasdair GrayAlasdair Gray is a Scottish writer and artist. His most acclaimed work is his first novel Lanark, published in 1981 and written over a period of almost 30 years...
- Novelist and muralist; Author of Lanark: A Life in Four Books - Norah Neilson GrayNorah Neilson GrayNorah Neilson Gray was a British artist of the Glasgow School. She was a member of The Glasgow Girls whose paintings were exhibited in Kirkcudbright in July and August 2010.-Biography:...
- also taught here - Cliff G Hanley - Artist and novelist
- Bob Hardy - Bassist with Franz Ferdinand (band)Franz Ferdinand (band)Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in...
- Pam HoggPam Hogg-Early career:Hogg had a meteoric rise to fame after her studies of Fine Art and Printed Textiles at the Glasgow School of Art, where she won the Newbury Medal of Distinction, the Frank Warner Memorial Medal, the Leverhulme Scholarship and the Royal Society of Arts Bursary, which subsequently took...
- Fashion designer - Peter HowsonPeter HowsonPeter Howson OBE is a Scottish painter. He was an official war artist in the 1993 Bosnian Civil War.Peter Howson was born in London and moved with his family to Prestwick, Ayrshire, when Howson was aged four...
- Artist - Cathy JamiesonCathy JamiesonCatherine Mary "Cathy" Jamieson is a UK Labour party politician and the Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock & Loudoun. She has previously been Deputy Leader and Acting Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, former Minister for Justice in the Scottish Executive, and Labour Co-operative Member of the...
- Politician - Chantal JoffeChantal JoffeChantal Joffe is an English artist based in London. Her often large-scale paintings generally depict women and children. In 2006 she received the prestigious Charles Wollaston Award from the Royal Academy.-Life and education:...
- Artist - Jessie Marion KingJessie Marion KingJessie Marion King was a Scottish painter and illustrator mostly of children's books. She was married to E. A. Taylor....
- Illustrator - Jim LambieJim LambieJames "Jim" Lambie is a contemporary visual artist, and was shortlisted for the 2005 Turner Prize with an installation called Mental Oyster....
- Artist - 2005 Turner Prize nominee - Liz LochheadLiz LochheadLiz Lochhead is a Scottish poet and dramatist, originally from Newarthill in North Lanarkshire.-Background:After attending Glasgow School of Art, Lochhead lectured in fine art for eight years before becoming a professional writer....
- Playwright and poet - Rory MacdonaldRory MacDonaldRoderick Macdonald is the bassist of the Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig, as well as their primary songwriter with his younger brother, Calum Macdonald. Rory tends to write the melody, and Calum the lyrics...
- Musician, songwriter, founding member of RunrigRunrigRunrig are a Scottish Celtic rock group formed in Skye, in 1973 under the name 'The Run Rig Dance Band'. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included songwriters Rory Macdonald and Calum Macdonald. The current line-up also includes longtime members Malcolm Jones, Iain Bayne, and more... - Jimmie Macgregor MBEJimmie MacGregorJimmie Macgregor is a Scottish folksinger and broadcaster.He was born in Glasgow and studied at Glasgow School of Art, becoming a potter and teacher....
- Folksinger and broadcaster - Alexander MackendrickAlexander MackendrickAlexander Mackendrick was a Scottish American director and teacher. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and later moved to Scotland...
- Film director - Gillies MacKinnonGillies MacKinnonGillies MacKinnon is a Scottish film director and writer.His film credits include Hideous Kinky, Small Faces and Regeneration.-Personal life:...
- Film director - Charles Rennie MackintoshCharles Rennie MackintoshCharles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design...
- Artist, designer and architect - Oscar MarzaroliOscar MarzaroliOscar Marzaroli was an Italian-born Scottish photographer of post-World War II urban Scotland. He was born in Castiglione in northwest Italy and came to Scotland with his family at the age of two....
- Photographer - Iain McCaigIain McCaigIain McCaig is an illustrator and conceptual designer. He was involved in the Star Wars and Harry Potter film projects as well as John Carter of Mars.-Biography:...
– Illustrator, designer and Hollywood storyboard artist - Norman McLarenNorman McLarenNorman McLaren, CC, CQ was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada...
- Oscar-winning animation and filmmaker - James MeechanJames MeechanJames Meechan is a Scottish-Canadian artist best known for his stained glass work.- Biography :Born in Glasgow, Scotland, during the Great Depression, Meechan attended Holyrood Secondary School before moving on to the Glasgow School of Art where he specialised in stained glass. He received...
- Canadian artist in stained glass - Thomas Corsan MortonThomas Corsan MortonThomas Corsan Morton was a Scottish artist, known as one of the Glasgow Boys.Born in Glasgow, he worked briefly in a lawyer's office, and went to the city's School of Art. After a period at the Slade School in London, he studied in Paris under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Joseph Lefebvre...
- Artist - Sheila MullenSheila Mullen (artist)Sheila Mullen is a Scottish painter who lives and works in Scotland. She was born on 24 January 1942 in Glasgow, Scotland. She grew up near Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. She attended the Glasgow School of Art and started painting professionally in 1978. Her works are in the permanent collections...
- Artist - Jessie NewberyJessie NewberyJessie Newbery was a Scottish artist and embroiderer. Born Jessie Wylie Rowat in Paisley, she was the daughter of Margaret Downie Hill and William Rowat, a shawl manufacturer....
- Textile artist, embroiderer - Monro S. Orr - Edwardian illustrator
- Xavier PickXavier PickXavier Pick was born in York, England in 1972. He was brought up in Yorkshire and attended Pocklington School. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art and The Royal College of Art.He has won critical acclaim for his visual story telling...
- Official War Artist, Iraq 2008/9 - Johnathan RiceJohnathan RiceJohnathan Rice is a Scottish-American singer-songwriter. His first album, Trouble is Real, was released on Reprise Records on April 26, 2005. His follow up, Further North, was released by Reprise on September 11, 2007...
- Singer Songwriter, other half of Jenny and Johnny - Charles SandisonCharles SandisonCharles Sandison is a Scottish visual artist who lives and works in Tampere, Finland.-Biography:Sandison was born in Haltwhistle and grew up in Wick, Caithness. He studied art from 1987–1993 and briefly taught there after graduating...
- Media Artist - Jenny SavilleJenny SavilleJenny Saville is a contemporary British painter; best known as one of the Young British Artists. She is known for her large-scale painted depictions of naked women.-Life and career:Saville works and lives in Oxford, England...
- Artist - Benno SchotzBenno SchotzBenno Schotz was a Scottish artist.-Early life:Schotz was the youngest of six children of Jewish parents, Jacob Schotz, a watchmaker, and Cherna Tischa Abramovitch...
- Sculptor - David ShrigleyDavid Shrigley-Life and career:Shrigley was born in Macclesfield on 17 September 1968, the younger of two children born to Rita and Joseph Shrigley. Shrigley grew up in Oadby, Leicestershire, England...
- Artist and cartoonist - Lucy SkaerLucy SkaerLucy Skaer is a British artist.Skaer was born in Cambridge and studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1993 to 1997, graduating with a BA Hons in Fine Art. She currently lives and works in Glasgow and London....
- Artist - 2009 Turner Prize nominee - Simon StarlingSimon StarlingSimon Starling is an English conceptual artist and was the winner of the 2005 Turner Prize. He lives and works in Copenhagen and Berlin, and is a professor of art at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main.-Biography:...
- Turner Prize winning artist 2005 - Alexander StoddartAlexander StoddartAlexander Stoddart is a Scottish sculptor, who, since 2008, has been Her Majesty's Sculptor in Ordinary in Scotland. He works primarily on figurative sculpture in clay within the neoclassical tradition...
, B.A. Hons 1980, Her Majesty's Sculptor in Ordinary for ScotlandSculptor in Ordinary for ScotlandThe Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland is a member of the Royal household in Scotland. The first appointment was made by Queen Victoria around 1838, although it was not listed as a member of the Royal household until the 1870s. The office was made permanent in 1921.-Office holders:Holders of the... - TravisTravis (band)Travis are a post-Britpop band from Glasgow, Scotland, comprising Fran Healy , Dougie Payne , Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose...
- Glasgow-based band comprising GSA alumni Francis HealyFrancis HealyFrancis "Fran" Healy is a Scottish musician. He is currently the lead singer and main songwriter of the Scottish band Travis, having written nearly all of the songs on their six studio albums. He is based in Berlin, Germany...
and Dougie PayneDougie PayneDougie Payne is the bassist and backing vocalist of the Scottish band, Travis.-Career:... - Alison Watt - Artist, painted portrait of Queen Mother with a teapot on her head
- Cathy WilkesCathy WilkesCathy Wilkes is an artist from Northern Ireland, who creates video installations. She is a 2008 Turner Prize nominee.-Life and work:...
- Artist - 2008 Turner Prize nominee - Adrian Wiszniewski - Artist
- Richard WrightRichard Wright (artist)Richard Wright is a British artist and musician.Wright was born in London. His family moved to Scotland when he was young. He attended Edinburgh College of Art from 1978 to 1982 and studied at Glasgow School of Art between 1993 and 1995 studying for a Master of Fine Art...
- Turner Prize-winning artist 2009