Alexander McNeish
Alexander McNeish (1932-2000) was a Scottish artist. Alexander McNeish was born at
John Maxwell.[3]
In 1960 he exhibited with Albert Irvin at Galerie Im Griechenbeisl.[4]
In 1963, 10 of his lino prints illustrated a Gael Turnbull book of poetry called A Very Particular Hill, a lino cut of his also illustrated a William McGonagall poem in the British periodical Poor. Old. Tired. Horse.[5]
He taught at
Wolverhampton College of Art in 1962[1] and was head of painting at Exeter College of Art and Design from 1965 to 1980.[6]
His work can be found in the collections of the
Arts Council and the City Art Centre in Edinburgh.[8] McNeish was one of a group of heavy drinking Scottish art teachers known as the "Scottish Mafia"[1] or "Scotia Nostra".[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Alexander McNeish". Falkirk Community Trust Collection Online. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Landscape on a Bar - Alexander McNeish". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "McNEISH Alexander b. 1932". www.artbiogs.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Biography". Rodick Carmichael. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ISBN 9781781383735. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Alexander McNeish - 1970's Scottish Abstract Painting Pinks and Blues". 1stDibs.com. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Search the Collections". Manchester Art Gallery. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "THE ORIGINAL SCOTIA NOSTRA – David Harding". Retrieved 7 December 2021.