Heather Bolton

Heather Bolton

Duns, Berwickshire, United Kingdom

About Heather Bolton

West Cumbria, close to the Lake District has been my home for most of my life, but I moved to the Scottish Borders in 2015. My recent work concentrates on a form of photographic/digital, I felt it became liberated in 2013. It stems from exploring Representation in art-forms in the 1990's. I play between photography, abstract, figurative, fine art, painting, pattern and design? I love Nature but enjoy the challenge of creating from oddities. In 1968, 1973, 1976 and 2003 I visited S.E. Asia. Apart from teaching, (last one for Home Language International 2003-2013): I have done every other job imaginable!

Education:

My study of Fine Art was in London at Hammersmith and the Royal Academy Schools (1963-69) graduating in 1969.
Early painting was influenced by Bryan Ingham and later Gertrude Hermes gave insight into printmaking - concentrating on lino-cutting and engraving. At the Royal Academy Schools I studied life-drawing, painting, photography, lithography, etching, lino-cutting and mono- printing.

My Post-graduate teaching course was at Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh 1971-72.

Events:

1965 Print chosen for trophy for Hammersmith in National Savings competition. 1989 Grant from Northern Arts for Retrospective-type Exhibition in Whitehaven Museum. 1996 -Video Border Television, interviews by Radio Cumbria, on garden -autobiographical with poems. Numerous articles have appeared in the local press covering exhibitions. Own writing - 1997- Article in Independent Weekend with photographs of my travels S.E. Asia . 2006 Permit to the Punjab- illustrated with photographs was published by Oxford University Press, Pakistan. December 2014 Recent Digital Designs in Progression Cards (International Trade Magazine) featured my work.

Exhibitions:

London (group)-1965 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition; Hammersmith Town Hall; 1968 Post Graduate Exhibition Croydon; 1969 Oxford University Press, Bond St. Office. Cumbria (1976- 2007) Eight one person exhibitions including- Civic Hall Whitehaven; Carnegie Arts Centre, Workington; Rosehill Theatre; Whitehaven Museum; Keswick Museum; Cockermouth Tourist Centre- and more.