John Houston, OBE, RSA (1 April 1930 – 27 September 2008) was a Scottish painter.
John Houston | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 April 1930 Buckhaven, Scotland |
| Died | 27 September 2008 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh College of Art |
| Awards | Guthrie Award, 1960 (joint winner) |
Houston was born in Buckhaven, Fife, raised in nearby Windygates, and educated at Buckhaven High School and Edinburgh College of Art. An early career as a semi-professional footballer with Dundee United was ended by a knee injury.[1]
Houston taught at Edinburgh College of Art between 1955 and 1989.[2] He painted landscapes in an expressionist style. His works are on display at many Scottish art galleries.[3] He was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1972 and was accorded a retrospective at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 2005.[2]
Houston received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2004 [4]
Personal life
editHe was married to the painter Dame Elizabeth Blackadder until his death.[1] The couple lived in Queen's Crescent, Newington, and on Fountainhall Road, Edinburgh.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Packer, William (3 October 2008). "John Houston: Painter of the postwar Scottish school who found his truest subject in the landscape". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ a b "John Houston: Scottish painter and teacher". The Times. London, UK. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "John Houston". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "HW Minutes 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2021.
- ^ Peploe, Guy, "Painters in Parallel: Elizabeth Blackadder (1931 - 2021) and John Houston (1930 - 2008)", in Modern Masters XVI, The Scottish Gallery, December 2023, p. 24 ISBN 9781912900787
External links
edit- 53 artworks by or after John Houston at the Art UK site
- Work in National Galleries of Scotland, nationalgalleries.org; accessed 19 May 2021.
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