Martin Banks

Born in 1962 in Bellshill, Scotland. Live and work in Kassel Germany. I like the physical quality of paint as well as investigating colour. I've always been fascinated by paint and painting therefore my work tends to be painterly.

Martin BanksBorn; Bellshill, ScotlandHeckenpfad 30,34134,KasselGermanyE-mail martinbanks11@hotmail.comEducation1980-84 Glasgow School of Art, Drawing and PaintingB.A. Fine Art (Hons) St Andrews College of Education 1987-1988 Post Graduate Certificate of Education (P.G.C.E.)Selected Exhibitions2007 Air Gallery, Group Show, London, Atelier Rundgang, Kassel, Germany2005 StadtCaf, one person show, Kassel, Germany2003 Anglo-Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition (toured Japan). EWACC International On-line Exhibition Group Show, Scottish Art Promotions, Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh 2002 Group Show, Michael Deutschmann Galerie, Kassel, Germany2000Scottish National Open Millenium Competition (Finalist), Meffin Institute, Forfar2001Aberdeen Artists Society, Aberdeen Art Gallery1998 "Signs of Life", one person show, Nancy Smillie Gallery, Glasgow1997 The Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound, Edinburgh Aberdeen Artists Society, Aberdeen Art Gallery1996 Angus College Purchase Prize, Angus College, Arbroath "Abstraction", Nancy Smillie Gallery, Glasgow1995 Selected Works, Art Exsposure Gallery, Glasgow Gallery Artists Summer Exhibition, Nancy Smillie Gallery, Glasgow ...