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Davy Brown lives and works in Galloway. He exhibits widely throughout the UK and his work is rapidly becoming recognised in the USA.

Davy Brown was born in Kilmarnock in 1950 and studied at Glasgow School of Art between 1968-72. He had his first solo exhibition in Glasgow in 1971 at the Citizen's Theatre. From 1972-73 he studied at Moray House College, Edinburgh. In 1975 he won a scholarship from the Institute of Cultural Affairs, Chicago.

When Davy returned from his travels he taught in Kilmarnock and had exhibitions in various galleries in Scotland and in Belgium. 

Photo of Davy Brown

In 1988 he became principal teacher of art at Douglas-Ewart High School in Newton Stewart until 2002 and continued to have one-man shows in Scotland and England. In 2002 he gave up teaching to paint full time.

Group exhibitions in recent years include Cyril Gerber Fine Art, Glasgow; Peter Reece Gallery, Manchester; Fosse Gallery, Stow on the Wold; Open-Eye Gallery, Edinburgh; Dick Institute, Kilmarnock and Frames Gallery, Perth. Davy has paintings in public collections in Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries; The British Linen Bank; The University of York; Dick Institute, Kilmarnock and the RSPB.

 

Solo Exhibitions

1971 Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
1973 Pool Theatre Club, Edinburgh
1974 Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine (also 1983, 1985, 1988)
1977 Dick Institute, Kilmarnock (also 1979 and 1983)
1979 John D. Kelly Gallery, Glasgow
1988 MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr
1990 Peter Potter Gallery, Haddington
McGill Duncan Gallery, Castle Douglas
1992 Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
1993 The Museum, Stranraer
1995 The Langwith Gallery, University of York
1996 Ottersburn Gallery, Dumfries (also 1999)
1997 Clachanmore Gallery, Ardwell (also 2000)
1998 Portico Gallery, Manchester
Manchester Airport
2000 Kranenburg and Fowler Fine Art, Oban, Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh
(also 2003)
2003 Iona House Gallery, Woodstock, Tignabruaich Gallery, Argyll, Barney's Art Gallery, Connecticut, USA
2004 Castle Gallery, Rothsay
Kranenburg & Fowler Fine Art, Oban 
Linda Blackstone Gallery, London
High St. Gallery, Kirkcudbright
Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh
2005 Walker Gallery, Harrogate
Strathearn Gallery, Crieff (with Pam Carter)
Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh
Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld
Annan Gallery, Glasgow
Beauly Gallery, Inverness 
Waverly Gallery, Prestwick (with George Birrell)
2006 Carbyart Gallery, Aberdeen
Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh
Castle Gallery, Rothsay
Kranenburg Fine Art, Oban
Southside Art, Glasgow
2007 Strathearn Gallery, Crieff (with Deborah Phillips)
Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy (with Georgie Young)
High St. Gallery, Kirkcudbright
The Lowry Hotel, Manchester
Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh
2008 Tighnabruaich Gallery
Torrance Gallery

 

Recent Group Exhibitions

St. Andrews Fine Art
Stable Gallery, Inveraray
Bruton Gallery, Leeds
Kranenburg and Fowler Fine Art, Oban
Walker Gallery, Harrogate
Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
Aberfeldy Gallery
Thompson's London
Annan Galery, Glasgow
Off The Wall, Ayr
Castle Gallery, Rothesay

Public and Corporate Collections

The British Linen Bank
University of York
Dick Institute, Kilmarnock
Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Merseyside
MacFarlane Smith Pharmaceuticals
Dumfries Royal Infirmary

Art Fairs

Art in the Square, Glasgow
Affordable Art Fair West, Bristol
Battersea Art Fair, London
Dublin Art Fair
Chelsea Art Fair
West London Antiques & Fine Art Fair
Affordable Art Fair, New York
Edinburgh Art Fair

Publications

Ecosse Fine Art Publications
Stirling Art
Tartan 2CV

 

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