John McLean 1939-2019
Overview
Panmuir, exhibited 2011 - SOLD
John McLean was born in 1939 and grew up in the north east of Scotland. He has had over forty solo exhibitions worldwide, and his work is represented in many public collections including the Boca Raton Museum of Art, U.S.A.; The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; Glasgow Museums and Galleries; The Hunterian Collection; The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; The Scottish National Portrait Gallery; Southampton City Art Gallery; Swindon Art Gallery; Tate Gallery, London; and the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. His many awards include an Arts Council Major Award, 1980; The Lorne Award, 1993; Critics Award, Edinburgh Festival, 1994; and a Bryan Robertson Trust Award, 2008.
Works
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John McLeanIsthmus, 1981initialled; signed, titled and dated on backboardwatercolour and oil pastel on paper13 x 16 cm -
John McLeanMannakin, 1979initialled; signed, titled and dated on backboardgouache and oil pastel on paper23.5 x 15 cm
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John McLeanCommovente, 1977initialled; signed and titled on backboardwatercolour and oil pastel on paper14 x 20.5 cm
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John McLeanHowe of Fife, 1973signed, titled and dated 1973 versoacrylic on canvas11 3/4 x 24 inches
Exhibitions
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John McLean
Flare 22 Jul - 27 Aug 2022 EdinburghPart of the Edinburgh Art Festival, The Fine Art Society presents Flare, an exhibition of paintings by abstract artist John McLean (1939-2019). Colour, form, and space are the core elements...Read more -
Modern
18 Feb - 27 Mar 2021 Edinburgh20th century Scottish works of art, including Barbara Balmer, Robert Henderson Blyth, John Boyd, John Byrne, FCB Cadell, Ian Fleming, William Gillies, Jack Knox, William McCance, and John McLean.Read more -
John McLean
Forza: works on paper 14 Jan - 13 Feb 2021 EdinburghAs a gallery whose offering spans the centuries, the radical shift in the way our spaces look with John’s work always gives us an uplifting and refreshing surprise. The Boston...Read more -
John McLean
Forza: prints 14 Jan - 27 Mar 2021 LondonAs a gallery whose offering spans the centuries, the radical shift in the way our spaces look with John’s work always gives us an uplifting and refreshing surprise. The Boston...Read more -
John McLean
Behind the Mirror 3 - 25 May 2019 EdinburghThe work in this show was produced in the face of considerable adversity. John was diagnosed with MSA/P – a nasty, neurological disease with some symptoms similar to Parkinson’s -...Read more -
John McLean
The Boston Pictures, 1982 12 Oct - 10 Nov 2018 EdinburghThe Boston Pictures, 1982 was an exhibition of works by John McLean, regarded internationally as one of Britain’s most significant abstract painters. In 1982, a teaching job at the Boston...Read more -
Assemblage
Found Objects and Boxed Reliefs 20 Jul - 11 Aug 2018 EdinburghAs part of Edinburgh Art Festival (26 July – 26 August 2018), Assemblage focused on Scottish artists’ contribution to the medium pioneered by Cubism and Surrealism, exploring the significance of...Read more -
Modern Paintings 1940-1985
24 Nov - 23 Dec 2017Modern Scottish Paintings 1940-1985, was exhibition of works created by Scottish artists in a period that emphasised individualism and rebellion against perceived safety and mundanity in the art that preceded...Read more -
John McLean
Another Light: Prairie Journey 6 - 26 Sep 2013 LondonIn 1981 I was thrilled to be asked as guest artist to the Emma Lake workshop in Saskatchewan. The place had become legendary. Artists preceding me included John Cage, Barnett...Read more -
Talbert McLean
28 Oct - 19 Nov 2011 EdinburghAn exhibition of work by pioneering Scottish abstract artist Talbert McLean, shown alongside works by his son, John. Talbert's work is in the collection of the Scottish National Gallery of...Read more -
John McLean
Sculpture from Painting 5 Mar - 1 Apr 2010 EdinburghMaking sculpture is more an impulse than an idea for me; but writing about the work might make it seem more rational than instinctive. An artist’s intentions are multiplex and...Read more
