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Rachel McKean is a Scottish painter and Fine Art graduate of the University of Edinburgh. As a seasonal worker on the Isle of Iona since 2018, she explores and paints this West Coast island daily, growing familiar with the landscape, community, and island life.
Rachel's miniature paintings on Iona beach shells are small snapshots of the island. It is often the shell which dictates the composition of the image, and the 3D surface allows her to play with perspective. Rachel's fondness for detail is also evident in her larger works where she takes time to observe the minutiae of the landscapes which she loves. Working predominantly with acrylic paint, Rachel continues to build a body of work of the beautiful Isle of Iona. Please visit Rachel's Instagram page for regular updates @rachelmckeanart |
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Education:
2008-2013 Edinburgh College of Art MA (Hons) Fine Art
Awards
2023 The Elizabeth Meek Award (Royal Miniature Society of Painters, Sculptors & Gravers)
2013 The James Cumming Award for Draughtsmanship (RSA)
2010 The Andrew Grant Bequest and Scholarship Award
Group Exhibitions:
2023 Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors &Gravers Annual Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London
2021 Royal Society of Miniature Painters and Gravers 125th Anniversary Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2019 Royal Society of Miniature Painters and Gravers Annual Exhibition Mall Galleries, London
2018 Paintings and Prints of Iona Iona Gallery & Pottery, Isle of Iona
2018 Iona Craft Shop Art Auction Online Auction
2017 The Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition Mall Galleries, London
2016 The Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition Mall Galleries, London
2015 Rachel McKean, Heather Raeburn and Melanie Williamson Bon Papillon, Edinburgh
2015 Paintings and Prints of Iona Iona Gallery, Isle of Iona
2014 FBA Futures: an exhibition of paintings by 21 selected UK Art College graduates, Mall Galleries, London
2013 Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2013 Festive Exhibition The Ormiston Institute, Melrose
2013 Thomson’s Tower Festival Exhibition Thomson’s Tower, Duddingston
2012 Festival 5 Bon Papillon, Edinburgh
2011 Bridges and Barriers Universität der Künst, Berlin
Other
2014 RBGE Certificate in Botanical Illustration: Distinction
Press
'Psychedelic Safari: Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show 2013', The Skinny
'Close Up and Personal', Broughton Spurtle
Education:
2008-2013 Edinburgh College of Art MA (Hons) Fine Art
Awards
2023 The Elizabeth Meek Award (Royal Miniature Society of Painters, Sculptors & Gravers)
2013 The James Cumming Award for Draughtsmanship (RSA)
2010 The Andrew Grant Bequest and Scholarship Award
Group Exhibitions:
2023 Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors &Gravers Annual Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London
2021 Royal Society of Miniature Painters and Gravers 125th Anniversary Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2019 Royal Society of Miniature Painters and Gravers Annual Exhibition Mall Galleries, London
2018 Paintings and Prints of Iona Iona Gallery & Pottery, Isle of Iona
2018 Iona Craft Shop Art Auction Online Auction
2017 The Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition Mall Galleries, London
2016 The Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition Mall Galleries, London
2015 Rachel McKean, Heather Raeburn and Melanie Williamson Bon Papillon, Edinburgh
2015 Paintings and Prints of Iona Iona Gallery, Isle of Iona
2014 FBA Futures: an exhibition of paintings by 21 selected UK Art College graduates, Mall Galleries, London
2013 Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2013 Festive Exhibition The Ormiston Institute, Melrose
2013 Thomson’s Tower Festival Exhibition Thomson’s Tower, Duddingston
2012 Festival 5 Bon Papillon, Edinburgh
2011 Bridges and Barriers Universität der Künst, Berlin
Other
2014 RBGE Certificate in Botanical Illustration: Distinction
Press
'Psychedelic Safari: Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show 2013', The Skinny
'Close Up and Personal', Broughton Spurtle