Alison Dunlop

Born in Canada in 1958, Alison began her studies there before continuing in France and Britain. In 1982, after completing an Honours Degree in Fine Art at the University of Guelph, she came to Scotland to undertake postgraduate studies at Edinburgh College of Art, and has made Scotland her home.

In 1989 Alison was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour and is a past Vice-President of the Society. She also served as President of Visual Arts Scotland for three years in the 1990s and has been made an honorary life member.