Craigie Aitchison RA
Born: 13 January 1926, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Elected ARA: 11 May 1978
Elected RA: 8 December 1988
Category of Membership: Painter
Craigie Aitchison studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, London from 1952 to 1954 where he received a British Council Italian Government scholarship in 1955.
Craigie Aitchison RA, Cypress Tree and Dog His first solo exhibition was held in 1959 at the Beaux Arts Gallery, London, with two further shows there in the early 1960s. Subsequent solo exhibitions were held throughout the UK including Marlborough Fine Art, London (1968), Compass Gallery, Glasgow (1970), Basil Jacobs Gallery, London (1971), the Knoedler Gallery, London (1977) and Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge (1979). A major retrospective of his work (1953-81) was held at the Serpentine Gallery, London in 1981, with further retrospectives at Harewood House, Leeds (1994) and at the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (1996). Aitchison’s work has also been included regularly in group shows throughout the world since 1964.
Aitchison was elected Royal Academician in 1988 (ARA 1978) and was made CBE in 1999. He lives and works in London.
Recent solo exhibitions
2008 Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal
Cyril Gerber Fine Art, Glasgow
2007 Rabley Contemporary Drawing Centre, Marlborough, Wiltshire
2006 Long & Ryle, London
Waddington Galleries, London
2001 Timothy Taylor Gallery and Waddington Galleries, London
The Museum of Modern Art, Powys, Wales
2000 Galeria Ramis Barquet, New York
1998 Timothy Taylor Gallery and Waddington Galleries, London
1996 Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (Retrospective)
1994 Terrace Gallery, Harewood House, Leeds (Retrospective)
1993 Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London
1989 Albermarle Gallery, London
Public collections
Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum
Arts Council of Great Britain
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
King’s College, Cambridge
Contemporary Art Society, London
Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries
Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool
National Arts Collections Fund
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, New South Wales, Australia
Newport Art Gallery
Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Royal Academy of Arts, London
Rugby Borough Council
Scottish Arts Council
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
South African National Gallery, Cape Town
Tate Gallery, London
University College, London
University of Liverpool Art Gallery and Collections
Prizes
Edwin Austin Abbey Premier Scholarship (1965)
The Lorne Scholarship (1974-75)
Korn Ferry International Award, Royal Academy of Arts (1991)
The Jerwood Foundation Award (1994)
The Nordstern Art Prize (2000)
Contact details for further information
Email membershipoffice@royalacademy.org.uk
