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Craigie Aitchison (Scottish, 1926-2009)
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Craigie Aitchison
Holy Island, Isle of Arran 1993
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Biography |
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1926 |
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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland |
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1936 - 1941 |
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Loretto School, Musselburgh |
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1941 |
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Basil Paterson & Ainslie, Tutors, Edinburgh |
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1952 |
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Slade School of Art, London |
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1970 |
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Awarded Edwin Austin Premier Scholarship for Painting |
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1978 |
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Elected Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Arts |
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1988 |
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Elected Member of Royal Academy of Arts |
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2009 |
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Awarded honorary Doctor of Arts, University of Bath |
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Awards and Talks |
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2008 Craigie Aitchison RA in Conversation with Tony Godfrey, Jerwood Space, London, 21st April |
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2000 Nordstern Art Prize |
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1999 Appointed CBE (Commander of the British Empire) |
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1994 The Jerwood Prize |
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1989 Korn Ferry International Award, Royal Academy of Arts |
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1984 First Johnson Wax Prize, Royal Academy of Arts |
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1976 Arts Council of Great Britain bursary |
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1974-75 Lorne Scholarship |
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1974 Prizewinner John Moores Liverpool Exhibition |
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1970 Edwin Austin Abbey Premier Scholarship |
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1965 Arts Council of Great Britain purchase award |
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1953 The Slade School annual prize for best still-life |
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Public and Corporate Collections |
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Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum, Aberdeen, UK |
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The Arts Council of Great Britain, London, UK |
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Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK |
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King’s College, Cambridge, UK |
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Contemporary Art Society, London, UK |
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Central Selling Organisation (De Beers) |
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Robert Fleming Holdings Limited |
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The Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries, Glasgow, UK |
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Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, UK |
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Harewood House, Leeds, UK |
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The Jerwood Foundation |
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The National Art Collections Fund, London, UK |
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Newcastle Region Art Gallery, New South Wales, Australia |
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Newport Art Gallery, Newport, UK |
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Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham, UK |
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The Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK |
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Royal Mail, Millenium Stamp, UK |
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Rugby Borough Council, UK |
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The Scottish Arts Council, UK |
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The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, UK |
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The South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa |
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The Tate Gallery, London, UK |
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University College, London, UK |
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University of Liverpool Art Gallery and Collections, Liverpool, UK |
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Exhibitions |
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2010 |
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"A Critic's Choice selected by Andrew Lambirth," Browse & Darby, London |
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2010 |
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"Easter Image: Craigie Aitchison & Maggi Hambling," The Kentish Barn, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent |
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2010 |
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"Cross Purposes; shock and contemplation in images of the crucifixion," Mascalls Gallery, Paddock Wood, Kent |
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2010 |
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"Craigie Aitchison," Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh (solo) |
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2010 |
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"Craigie Aitchison," University of Bath, Bath (solo) |
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2010 |
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"Craigie Aitchison," Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh (solo) |
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2010 |
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"Craigie Aitchison," University of Bath, Bath (solo) |
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2009 |
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"Craigie Aitchison: Paintings," Timothy Taylor Gallery, London (solo) |
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2009 |
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"Craigie Aitchison: Paintings," Timothy Taylor Gallery, London (solo) |
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2008 |
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Craigie Aitchison, Cyril Gerber Fine Art Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland (solo) |
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2008 |
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Craigie Aitchison: The Prints 1969 - 2008, Abbot Hall, Kendal, UK (solo) |
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2008 |
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The Art of Craigie Aitchison, Paul Smith ‘Space’ Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (solo) |
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2008 |
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Think of a table for two, Craigie Aitchison and Joel Tomlin, Galerie Jones, Koln |
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2008 |
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Tree Exhibition, (in the manner of Thomas Jones) by contemporary artists. Radnorshire Museum, Llandrindod Wells |
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2007 |
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Craigie Aitchison, Drawings & Prints, Rabley Contemporary Drawing Centre, Wiltshire (solo) |
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2006 |
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Craigie Aitchison, Waddington Galleries, London (solo) |
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2006 |
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Critic’s Choice, An exhibition of work selected and introduced by Andrew Lambirth, The Art Shop, Abergavenny, Wales |
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2006 |
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Per Annum Painting the Seasons, City Art Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland |
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2005 |
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Glyndebourne Opera House, Stalls Gallery |
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2004 |
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Scottish Royal Academy 178th exhibition (inaugural reopening of the Scottish Royal Academy) |
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2004 |
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Craigie Aitchison, Pictures, Timothy Taylor Gallery and Waddington Galleries, London (solo) |
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2003 |
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Craigie Aitchison: Out of the Ordinary, Royal Academy, Sackler Gallery, London, UK (solo) |
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2003 |
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Craigie Aitchison, Works on Paper, Royal Academy, London (solo) |
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2003 |
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Craigie Aitchison, The Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh (solo) |
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2001 |
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Craigie Aitchison, The Museum of Modern Art, Powys, UK (solo) |
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2001 |
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Craigie Aitchison : Italian and other paintings, Timothy Taylor Gallery and Waddington Galleries, London, UK (cat.) (solo) |
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2000 |
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Galeria Ramis Barquet, New York, USA (cat.) (solo) |
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1998 |
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Timothy Taylor Gallery and Waddington Galleries, London, UK. (cat. with essay by John McEwen; conversation with Andrew Lambirth) (solo) |
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1997 |
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Commissioned to paint Calvary for Liverpool Cathedral, UK (solo) |
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1996 |
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Craigie: The Art of Craigie Aitchison, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, UK (solo) |
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1996 |
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Commissioned to paint Calvary for Truro Cathedral, UK (solo) |
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1994 |
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Spirit of Lamlash: The Paintings of Craigie Aitchison 1954-1994, Terrace Gallery, Harewood House, Leeds, UK (cat.) (solo) |
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1994 |
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Crucifixion on loan to King’s College Chapel Cambridge from the Jerwood Foundation (solo) |
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1994 |
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Crucifixion on loan to King’s College Chapel Cambridge from the Jerwood Foundation (solo) |
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1994 |
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Five Protagonists: Craigie Aitchison, Anthony Eyton, Patrick George, Myles Murphy, Euan Uglow, Browse & Darby, London, UK (cat. with essay by Andrew Lambirth) |
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1993 |
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Images of Christ, Arts Council touring exhibition, Northampton Museum & Art Gallery; St Paul’s Cathedral, London, UK |
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1993 |
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Craigie Aitchison, New Paintings, Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London, UK, (cat. with introduction by John McEwen) (solo) |
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1992 |
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British Figurative Painting of the 20th Century’, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, British Council |
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1981 - 1992 |
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Arts Council Retrospective Exhibition, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK; Midland Group, Nottingham, UK; City Museum and Art Gallery, Old Portsmouth, UK; Central Library Exhibition Gallery, Milton Keynes, UK; Museums & Art Gallery, Bolton, UK. (cat. with introduction by Helen Lessore; essay by John McEwen) (solo) |
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1991 |
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Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, UK |
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1991 |
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Art in Worship Catalogue essay, Seen and Unseen, by Don Cupitt; Commentaries by Sister Wendy Beckett, Tewkesbury Abbey, Worcester Cathedral, UK |
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1989 |
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Craigie Aitchison: Recent Paintings, Albermarle Gallery, London, UK (cat..with interview by Andrew Lambirth) (solo) |
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1989 |
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Faces of Britain: An Exhibition of Figurative Painting 1949-89 for China, British Council |
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1989 |
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New Ikons Mead Gallery, University of Warwick touring exhibition, UK |
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1989 |
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A Spiritual Dimension Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery touring exhibition, UK |
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1988 |
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Graven Images: Art, Religion and Politics, Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston, UK |
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1988 |
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Jeffrey Camp: A Personal Choice, Nigel Greenwood Gallery, London, UK |
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1987 |
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The Glass of Vision: Seven Artists in a Christian Context: Craigie Aitchison, Jane Dowling, Donald Johnson, John Piper, Michael Renton, John Skelton, Richard Webb, Chichester Cathedral, UK (cat. with foreword by The Very Revd Robert Holtby, Dean of Chichester) |
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1987 |
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Albermarle Gallery, London, UK. (Cat. with introduction by Patrick Kinmonth) (solo) |
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1985 |
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Artis Monte Carlo, Monaco, France (solo) |
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1985 |
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The Hard-Won Image, Tate Gallery, London, UK |
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1984 - 1985 |
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The Singular Vision, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, UK |
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1984 |
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The Proper Study, British Council Exhibition Lalit Kala Akademi, Dehli, UK |
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1982 |
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Prophecy and Vision, Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, UK |
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1981 |
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David Grob Fine Art, London, UK (solo) |
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1979 |
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Kettle’s Yard Gallery, Cambridge, UK. (cat. with introduction by John McEwen) (solo) |
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1979 |
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Artists’ Market, London, UK |
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1977 |
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M. Knoedler & Co. Ltd, London, UK (solo) |
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1975 |
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Rutland Gallery, London, UK. Catalogue introduction by Helen Lessore (solo) |
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1975 |
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Craigie Aitchison: Recent Paintings, Scottish Arts Council, Edinburgh, UK (cat. with introduction by Helen Lessore) (solo) |
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1975 |
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Contemporary Art Society Art Fair, Mall Galleries, London, UK |
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1975 |
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23rd Salon Actualité de l’Esprit, Centre d’Accueil de l’Université de Paris, France |
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1974 |
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British Painting 74, Hayward Gallery, London, UK |
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1971 |
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Basil Jacobs Gallery, London, UK (solo) |
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1970 |
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Compass Gallery, Glasgow, UK. (cat. with introduction by Helen Lessore) (solo) |
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1969 - 1970 |
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Cunard Marlborough London Gallery, (on board QE2) |
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1969 |
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Modern British Painters, Tokyo, Japan |
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1968 |
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Marlborough Fine Arts Ltd, London, UK (solo) |
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1967 |
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Il Tempo dell’Imagine, Second International Biennale, Bologna, Italy |
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1964 |
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Gulbenkian Foundation, Tate Gallery, London, UK |
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1964 |
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Beaux Arts Gallery, London, UK (solo) |
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1958 - 1961 |
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New Paintings, Arts Council Touring Exhibition, UK |
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1960 |
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Beaux Arts Gallery, London, UK (solo) |
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1959 |
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Beaux Arts Gallery, London, UK (solo) |
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1956 |
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Three Romantic Painters, Gallery One, London, UK |
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1954 |
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Six Young Contemporaries, Gimpel Fils, London, UK |
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Literature |
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2012 |
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‘Market News’, The Daily Telegraph, 31 January 2012 |
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2012 |
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Glover, Michael, ‘Visual Arts’, The Independent, 11 April 2012 |
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2012 |
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Campbell-Johnson, Rachel, ‘Critic’s Choice’, The Times, 14 April 2012 |
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2012 |
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Smith, Paul, ‘London- Cragie Aitchison’, paul-smith-blog, 25 April 2012 |
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2012 |
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Bankes, Ariane, ‘Glowing References,’ Royal Academy of Arts Magazine, no,114, Spring 2012 |
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2012 |
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Campbell-Johnston, Rachel, ‘Critic’s Choice’, The Times, 5 May 2012 |
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2012 |
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‘Memorial stained glass window completed at St Mary The Boltons’, Kensington & Chelsea Today, 18 May 2012 |
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2012 |
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Wullschlager, Jackie, 'Craigie Aitchison- Timothy Taylor Gallery, London,' FT Weekend, p.17, 24/25 August 2012 |
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2012 |
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Gleadwell, Colin, ‘Glimpses into an exotic grotto,’ The Daily Telegraph, 10 January, 2012 |
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2010 |
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McEwen, John, ‘A True Son of Piero’, Country Life, p. 106-107 11 August 2010 |
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2009 |
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Gayford, Martin, ‘Dog Days: At Home with Craigie Aitchison’ Apollo, p.35 – 38, 22 |
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2009 |
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Minji, Kim, ‘Craigie’s Colours’, Apollo, 4 August 2009 |
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2009 |
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McEwen, John, ‘My Favourite Painting; Craigie Aitchison’, Country Life, p.65, 5 August 2009 |
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2009 |
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Obituary, ‘Cragie Aitchison; painter’, Herald Scotland, 22 December 2009 |
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2009 |
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McKay, Michael, ‘Craigie Aitchison’ Guardian, 22 December 2009 |
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2009 |
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Darwent, Charles, ‘Craigie Aitchison: Painter renowned for his use of colour who refused to be tied down to a school or genre’, The Independent, 23 December 2009 |
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2009 |
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Obituary, ‘Craigie Aitchison’, The Telegraph, 21 December 2009 |
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2009 |
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Obituary, ‘Craigie Aitchison: painter who was an outstanding colourist’ The Times, 23 December 2009 |
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2008 |
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Lyttelton, Celia, ‘Exhibition Concierge de Luxe’, Spurluxe, Summer, no.8, p.120 |
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2008 |
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‘My Art, Paul Smith’, Artcollector, no.8, 2008, p.11 – 13 |
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2008 |
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Kojima, Yayoi, ‘The Art of Craigie Aitchison, at Paul Smith Space Gallery’, Studio Voice, multi-media mix magazine, June 2008, Vol.390 |
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2007 |
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‘Craigie Aitchison: The Complete Prints’, Vision 2008, Lakeland Arts Trust, p.11 |
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2007 |
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Ravetz, Deborah, ‘A Journey of Self-Forgetting’, Resurgence, Issue 242 |
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2006 |
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Woodward, Christopher, ‘Behind the scenes at the museum’, The Guardian, 16 December |
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2006 |
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Wakefield, Mary, ‘Objects of affection’, The Spectator, 9 December, p. 55-56 |
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2006 |
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Kinnes, Sally, ‘What’s over your mantelpiece?’, The Sunday Times, Culture, 3 December |
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2006 |
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Pitman, Joanna, ‘Life in the old dog yet’, The Times 2, 21 November, p.14-15 |
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2006 |
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Teeman, Tim, ‘The ordinary king of planet fashion’, The Times, 17 October |
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2006 |
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Weideger, Paula, ‘Portable Sculpture and other gems’, Financial Times, 30 September, p.8 |
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2006 |
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Gleadell, Under a grand: Craigie Aitchison, Daily Telegraph, 12 July |
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2006 |
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Richer, Francesca, Rosenzweig, Matthew, eds. No 1: First Works by 362 Artists |
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2005 |
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Glyndebourne Opera House programme, May-August 2005, illustrations for front and back cover |
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2005 |
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The Cultivated Shopper, Town & Country Travel, p.2 |
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2005 |
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Da Londra, Architectural Digest, January |
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2005 |
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Gleadell, Colin, Art Sales, Daily Telegraph, 17 Jan, 2005 |
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2005 |
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Glover, Michael, ‘Master of understatement and the mystical humdrum’, Craigie Aitchison, Pictures, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, The Financial Times, 13 Jan, 2005, p.13 |
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2005 |
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Hubbard, Sue, ‘The colour of emotions’, Craigie Aitchison, ‘Pictures’, Timothy Taylor Gallery, 7 Jan, 2005, p.30 |
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2005 |
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Lambirth, Andrew, ‘Artistic sustenance’, Craigie Aitchison , ‘Pictures’, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, The Spectator, 1 Jan 2005 |
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2004 |
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Wullschlager, Jackie, ‘Craigie Aitchison’, FT Magazine, 18 December |
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2004 |
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Chapman, Peter, ‘Private View’, The Information, 11-17 December |
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2004 |
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Campbell-Johnston, ‘NOT the Nutcracker’, The Times, 13 December |
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2004 |
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‘In Vogue’, Vogue, December, p.232 |
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2004 |
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Long, Camilla, ‘good time’, Tatler, December |
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2004 |
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‘Where to buy… Craigie Aitchison at the Timothy Taylor Gallery’, The Week, 10 Dec 2004 |
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2004 |
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Haldane, Prof John, ‘Sheer Pleasure of form’, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, The Tablet, 11 Dec 2004 |
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2004 |
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Smith, Aidan, ‘A rare breed among artists’, Craigie Aitchison, ‘Pictures’, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, Scotland on Sunday, Review, 28 Nov 2004 |
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2004 |
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‘What’s on, United Kingdom’, The Art Newspaper, no.153, December, p.6 |
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2004 |
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Craigie Aitchison, Pictures, Timothy Taylor Gallery and Waddington Galleries, November 2004 |
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2003 |
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Craigie Aitchison: Out of the Ordinary, Royal Academy, London, October 2003 |
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2003 |
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Boucher, Caroline, ‘In dogs we trust’, Craigie Aitchison, Royal Academy, London, Oct-Nov 2003, The Observer, 12 Oct 2003 |
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2003 |
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Russell Taylor, John, ‘Craigie Aitchison is a major talent with modest ambitions’, Craigie Aitchison, Royal Academy, London, Oct-Nov 2003, The Times, 15 Oct 2003 |
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2003 |
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Gascoigne, Laura, ‘Continental drift’, RA Magazine, Autumn 2003, pp.62-67 |
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2003 |
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‘Crosses and canines from Siena to London’, Mayfair Times, October |
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2003 |
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Boston, Virginia, ‘portrait of an artist…Craigie Aitchison’, A & I, October |
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2003 |
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Gardner, Anthony, ‘A Singular Vision’, Telegraph Magazine, July 19 |
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2003 |
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Gayford, Martin, ‘Craigie Aitchison’, The Sunday Telegraph Review, October 26 |
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2003 |
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‘Where to buy…’, The Week, 30 August |
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2003 |
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‘Talk of the town’, The Independent on Sunday, October 26, p.42 |
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2003 |
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Craigie Aitchison, The Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, August 2003 |
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2001 |
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Craigie Aitchison: Italian and other paintings, Timothy Taylor and Waddington Galleries, London, November 2001 |
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2000 |
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Craigie Aitchison, Galeria Ramis Barquet, New York, 2000 |
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1998 |
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Craigie Aitchison, with an essay by John McEwen, Timothy Taylor and Waddington Galleries, London, , November 1998 |
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1996 |
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Gibbon Williams, Andrew, Craigie: The Art of Craigie Aitchison, Edinburgh, 1996 |
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1993 |
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Craigie Aithchison: New Paintings, Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London, October 1993 |
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1989 |
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Craigie Aitchison:Recent Paintings, Albermarle Gallery, London, November 1989 |
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1982 - 1987 |
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Craigie Aitchison: Paintings 1982-1987, with an essay by Patrick Kinmonth, Albermarle Gallery, London, April 1987 |
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1982 |
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Craigie Aitchison: Paintings 1953-1981, touring exhibition, Exhibition Catalogue, 1982 |
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