Ian Elliot


Ian Elliot was a modern Scottish artist known for abstract expressionist painting.

Early life

Ian Scott Elliot was born on August 12, 1946, in Glasgow, Scotland. He attended the Glasgow School of Art from 1964 to 1968. After graduating from GSA he attended Jordanhill College for teacher training 1969-1969. He worked as the Head of Art & Design in King's Park Secondary School for 16 years. He left teaching 1997 to focus on the development of his artistic career.

Artistic career

Inspired by travel throughout his homeland of Scotland, Italy, France, and the island of Mallorca, Ian Elliot’s expressive oil on canvas artwork is known for incorporating the strong and vibrant colors of the Mediterranean with modern impressionist movement, rhythm and pattern.
In 2002 A Place in the Sun (British TV series) followed Ian Elliot as he travelled from Scotland to Calvià Mallorca and broadcast him painting "Calvia" - oil on canvass in January 2003. A long-standing artist member of the Paisley Art Insitiute, he was a finalist in the 2003 International Artist magazine global landscape competition. From 2012, Ian Elliot’s name was listed in the Morven Press’s ‘Who’s Who In Art. In 2013, International Artist magazine featured Ian Elliot in a ten page in-depth article illustrating his working process on the painting Rendezvous, Mallorca. And in 2016 was featured in Pratique des Arts n° 135. He exhibited at solo and joint exhibitions throughout his career.

Exhibitions

Solo

  • 2008, 2012, 2014: Ian Elliot, The Gatehouse gallery
  • 2016: Ian Elliot,
  • 2021: Ian Elliot, Scotland Art
  • Framework gallery, Troon
  • Rowan gallery, Helensburgh
  • Torquhoun gallery, Tarves

Group

  • 2013:
  • 2016: Tis the Season!, Scotland Art
  • 2017: Summer Breeze, Thistle Gallery: Contemporary Scottish Art
  • 2017: Elliot, McWhinnie,
  • 2018: Turning over a New Leaf, Thistle Gallery: Contemporary Scottish Art
  • 2018: Elliot, McWhinnie,
  • 2019: Winter exhibition, Thistle Gallery: Contemporary Scottish Art
  • 2020, 2021: Winter exhibition, Scotland Art

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