William Maclean MBE RSA RSW RGI
Painter, maker of constructions, and teacher. Will Maclean came from a fishing family, and from the mid-1970s he worked on sculptures and constructions which reflected his interest in the sea, Scottish history, and folklore.
He was elected RSA in 1991, and his work is represented in many public collections, including those of The British Museum, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and the Scottish Arts Council.
BIOGRAPHY
Lives and works in Fife
Represented by Art First London
RSA,RSW,RGI
Hon D.Litt. St Andrews University
MBE
Hon . D. Litt. University of Aberdeen
Hon .Fellow University of the Highlands
FRSE.
AWARDS
Scottish National Heritage Award – 1997
Scottish Arts Council Award – 1992
Creative Scotland Award – 2000
Spirit of Scotland Award – 1998
Civic Trust Award – 1997
Saltire Society Award with Marian Leven RSA
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
Richard Demarco Gallery – 1970 – 83
Scootish National Gallery of Modern Art – 1986
Talbot Rice Gallery/Glasgow Kelvingrove -0 1992
Art First London – 1998/2000/2003/2008
Museum of North Dakota, USA – 1999
Macmaster University, Canada – 1992
DCA Dundee – 2007
Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh Festival – 1999
Kilkenny Festival Artist, Ireland
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Aberdeen City Libraries
Argyllshire Education Trust
Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador
Arts Council of Great Britain
BBC Scotland
British Transport
British Museum
Broadfield Hospital, Skye
Carlow Town Collection, Oreland
Contemporary Art Society
Clare College, Cambridge
Comhairle Nan Eilean, Isle of Lewis
Dumbarton Education Trust
Dundee District Council
Dundee University
Edinburgh City Art Gallery
Fanim Hall Collection, Vancouver, Canada
Ferens Art Gallery, Hull
Fife Education Authority
Fleming Wyfold Foundation, London
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Glasgow Art Gallery, Kelvingrove
Government Art Collection, London
Highland Regional Council
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
Isle of Man Council
Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery
King’s College, Cambridge
Lille Art Gallery, Milngavie McLaurin Art Gallery and Museum, Ayr
Maclean Art Gallery, Greenock
McManus Art Gallery, Dundee
McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Motherwell District Council
Mitchell Library, Glasgow
National Library of Scotland
National Trust for Scotland
North Dakota Museum of Art, USA
Oldham Museum and Art Gallery
Perth Museum and Art Gallery
Peterhead Museum and Art Gallery
Readers Digest Collection, USA
Royal Scottish Academy Collection
Rhode Island School of Design, USA
St Andrews University Collection
Scottish Arts Council
Scottish Craft Collection
Scottish Fisheries Museum
Scottish Life Collection, London
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Scottish Office Collection, Edinburgh
Scottish Television
Smith Art Gallery, Stirling
Stoke on Trent Art Gallery
Scunthorpe Art Gallery
Texaco Collection
Westfield State Collection, Mass, USA
Western Isles Hospitals Collection, Stornoway
Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, USA