Gordon Bryce RSA RSW

Gordon Bryce was born in Edinburgh in 1943.  He studied at Edinburgh College of Art, where Sir Robin Philipson was Head of Drawing and Painting and Sir William Gillies was Principal. His love of colour and texture began there, and has stayed with him since. After graduating, Gordon moved to Aberdeen, where he was appointed as a Lecturer in Printmaking at Gray’s School of Art, in 1968 and then became head of Fine Arts from 1986-1995, before devoting himself full time to his own painting.

Following in the Scottish Colourist Tradition, Gordon Bryce captures the landscape around Aberdeen – the River Dee through the seasons, mid winter hill farms and the thick birch woods that surround his house – with a confidence in colour second to none. In the late 1990’s, he created a remarkable series of London paintings which offered a new perspective on the capital and led to three sell out solo exhibitions. In 2008, Gordon was then chosen, to paint the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, for an exhibition in The Mayoral Suites at the Kensington Town Hall.  This was held in conjunction with Thackeray Gallery, and the Mayor of Kensington & Chelsea.

Gordon Bryce is now a highly established figure, and his contribution to the Art World is immense. His exhibitions both in London, with Thackeray Gallery, and in Scotland have spanned over 40 years. His work is now in many Public Collections and Private Collections worldwide.

He is part of the Royal Scottish Academy, of which he is a senior member, continuing to support the next generation of Scottish artists. It is through Gordon we were privileged to be introduced to Jennifer McRae RSA who he said was his star pupil.

Gordon Bryce has been represented by Thackeray Gallery since 1986.