Art House 12
Address: 36/2 Marlborough Street
Open: 7/8 and 14/15 September
A selection of colourful, new linocut prints of birds that Caroline has spotted both in East Lothian and during a recent residency in Shetland.
Since last year’s Art Walk Caroline has been exploring the local coastline finding new species to make into linocut prints. She is also constantly working to improve her technique. This year she has been very fortunate in being accepted for a residency at Wasps Studio’s ‘The Booth’ in Shetland. It is a purpose built facility for visiting artists to give them a base and studio facilities in Shetland. Much of the work that she will have on show at the Art Walk will be the result of two weeks of exploring the islands looking for interesting wildlife and scenery.
Caroline has a BA(Hons) in Fine Art Printmaking from Glasgow School of Art and an MLitt in Museum and Gallery Studies from St Andrews University.
In March 2022 she was awarded a Creative Scotland Grant to make art about the Seabirds in East Lothian. In 2022 she was asked to make prints as gifts for both King Charles and Princess Anne to mark visits they made to Dunfermline Abbey. In November 2022 her print of oyster catchers on Musselburgh beach was chosen to be the key image for the Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show and was used for all of their advertising. The exhibition was held at The Tattoo Office in Edinburgh. In 2023 her print of a black-headed gull was awarded the Roy Wood prize for printmaking at the RSA annual exhibition. In May 2024 she undertook a 2 week residency in Wasps Studios ‘The Booth’ in Shetland.
Website: www.carolineconvey.com
Instagram: @carolinebirdartist
Contact: enquiries@carolineconvey.com
