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2002 Crawford received an invitation from the colonsay Art Trust to document the tiny inner Hebridean island during the month of May....more
July and August Crawford received an invitation to exhibit from the Green Gallery, Munich Germany. (more)
Major organisations like BAE Systems (Britian's largest ship building company) and Clyde Port ... (more)

 

BORN
Campbeltown, Argyle

EDUCATION
1980-84 Cara McKinnon Crawford studied at Glasgow School of Art and gained an Honours Degree in Drawing and Painting.
Since then she has exhibited throughout the UK and abroad.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1984 N.B Gallery, Gartocharn, Dumbartonshire
1985 Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow
1986 The Royal Glasgow Institute John D. Kelly Gallery, Glasgow
1990 Scottish Amicable Headquarters, Glasgow
1994 The Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen
2001 Conoco UK Headquarters, Aberdeen
2002 The Royal Glasgow Institute John D. Kelly Gallery, Glasgow
2003 Iona House Gallery, Woodstock, Oxfordshire
2003 Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, for Exxon Mobile U.S.A
2006 The New Grafton Gallery, London
2009 Gallery Le Fort, Bath, Gloucestershire
2010 Gigha Hotel, Island of Gigha

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1993 William Hardie Fine Art, Glasgow (three person show)
2000 The Edinburgh Gallery, Edinburgh (two person show)
2002 The Heinzel Gallery, Aberdeen (three person show)
2003 The New Grafton Gallery, London (two person show)

MIXED EXHIBITIONS
1983-91 The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art, Glasgow, Scotland
1987-91 The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh,Scotland
2001 Strathearn Gallery, Crieff; The Heinzel Gallery, Aberdeen; The Broughton Gallery, Biggar; The Riverside Gallery, Inverness; The New Grafton Gallery, London; Festival Exhibition Edinburgh Gallery, Edinburgh; The Compass Gallery, Glasgow; London and Bath Art Fairs
2002 Chelsea Art Fair, London; Iona Gallery, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
2003 Christies of London, Cancer Research UK, London; The Green Gallery, Munich, Germany
2004 Invited Artist to The Royal Society of British Artist, London; Tulliebardine Distillery, Perthshire (resident artist); The Mackenzie Gallery, St Andrews; The Edinburgh Gallery, Edinburgh
2005 The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright, Dumfrieshire,Scotland
2006 The Festival Exhibition, Edinburgh Gallery, Edinburgh,Scotland
2006 Resipole Gallery, Ardnamurchan, Scotland
2006 The Gallery, House of Bruar, Perthshire, Scotland
2006 Art Fair, The Pavilion, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, Scotland
2007 Invited Artist to the Royal Society of British Artists, The Mall, London
2007 Selected to represent Britain in an Int. Painting Festival; Spain; III encuentro international de pintores De La Alberca
2007 The McEwan Gallery, Ballater, Royal Deeside, Scotland
2007 The Ruthven Gallery, Auchterarder, Perthshire,Scotland
2007 The Iona Gallery, Woodstock, Oxfordshire,England
2007 The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland  
2008 The Ruthven Gallery, Auchterarder, Perthshire,Scotland
2008 The Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld, Perthshire , Scotland
2008 The Ruthven Gallery, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
2008 The Iona Gallery, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
2008 The Resipole Gallery, Ardnamurchan, Scotland
2008 The Marc Di Rollo Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2009 The Royal Commonwealth Club, London, England
2009 Sarah Samuels Fine Art, Chester, England
2009 Gallery Le Fort, Bath, Gloucestershire, England
2009 Ruthven Gallery, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
2009 Riverside Gallery, Inverness,Scotland
2009 Scottish Showcase Gallery, Kirkudbright, Dumfries, Scotland
2010 Ealain Gallery, Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland
2010 Ealain Gallery, Drymen, Stirlingshire,Scotland
2010 Resipole South, Palace House, Newmarket, England
2010 Colonsay Hotel, Island of Colonsay,Scotland
2010 Gigha Hotel, Island of Gigha, , Argyll, Scotland
2010 Gallery Le Fort, Bath,England
2010 Scottish Showcase Gallery, Dumfries, Scotland

MEDIA COVERAGE AND LISTINGS
1983 The Glasgow Herald
1986 The Fringe Magazine, Edinburgh
1986 Scottish Television; “Live at One Thirty” Solo Exhibition Royal Glasgow Institute J.D Kelly Gallery
1992 The Glasgow Herald
2001 The Herald, “Artist aids bid to save village pier” Glasgow; BBC Radio Scotland IAIN ANDERSON SHOW
2002 The Journal Magazine; “Destined to Paint” Scottish Field
2003 The Sunday Post, “The Colour of Life”
2004 The Artist Magazine; Listed in the Scottish Dictionary of Art and Architecture; The Glasgow Herald
2005 The Herald
2006 The Herald, “Artist who put her Country on Canvas” Scottish Field Magazine (June edition) “Inspired Scotland”
2006 Radio Mod
2006 The Herald, “My Weekend Retreat”
2006 Radio Café, BBC Radio Scotland, “Scottish Colourist represents Britain in International Festival of Art”
2006 Listed in “ARTISTS IN BRITAIN SINCE 1945”
2008 “Homes and Interiors Scotland” feature “Bringing The Outside In”
2009 The Herald, “ Painter swaps Glasgow for its twin river city in Russia” PHIL MILLER ARTS CORRESPONDENT
2009 ROSTOV  NEWS, RUSSIAN TELEVISION
2009 ROSTOV EVENING PAPER
2009 Featured  Artist in “Art News Scotland”  Winter 2010
2010 The Artist Magazine
2010 Art Of England Magazine
2010 The Bath Magazine

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2002 Island of Colonsay
2005 Cromarty, Highland, Ross-shire
2009 Rostov-on Don, Russia for Rostov  City Council  twinned City with Glasgow“21st Century Clyde” on-going project painting the River Clyde from source to sea.

SUPPORTED CHARITIES
Cancer Research UK 
Scottish International Relief
Bluefield’s Appeal (Jamaica)
Meningitis Foundation Scotland
Breast Cancer, Belfast 

COLLECTIONS
Represented in private collections: UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany,
Austria, Belgium, Italy and Kenya.