Name/TitleSelf-portrait with cell structure
About this objectPostcard produced by Glasgow Life Museums, captioned 'Self-portrait with cell structure, Sam Ainsley, Acrylic on Canvas (203 x 203mm), Courtesy & © the arist. Photo Alan Dimmick'. The work is undated.
MakerAinsley, Sam
Maker RoleArtist
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
MeasurementsH: 137 x W: 197 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsGlasgow School of Art
Subject and Association KeywordsArt & design
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Ainsley:
Sam Ainsley (born 1950) is a British artist and teacher, living and working in Glasgow, who was the founder and former head of the Master of Fine Art (MFA) programme at the Glasgow School of Art.... [continues]...
Ainsley is a respected and published spokeswoman for the visual arts and her own artwork is in a number of public and private collections nationally and internationally. Ainsley has contributed to a broad range of visual art initiatives in Scotland and has served as a board member on many arts organisations. She has exhibited in and curated independent exhibitions and undertaken residencies in numerous institutions and arts organisations across the USA, Australasia, Europe and the UK. More recent presentations of her work include the New Scots, RSA Edinburgh, Atlas of Encounters at I Space Gallery, Chicago and Athens, Live your Questions Now and Studio 58, Mackintosh Museum, GSA and After Growth and Form, Glasgow Print Studio. in 2017 she was invited to have a one person exhibition at An Tobar on the Isle of Mull. A full colour catalogue is available. Ainsley was also represented in two recent exhibitions in Edinburgh and Glasgow to mark the 30th anniversary of The Vigorous Imagination, a landmark exhibition held the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 1987. She was also elected to the Royal Scottish Academy and was inducted into the 'Outstanding Women of Scotland' by the Saltire Society in 2017. She has worked collaboratively with David Harding and Sandy Moffat as AHM and continues to work independently in her studio.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2024-37-7
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved