COLINTON ARTS - Key Persons
Catherine, a successful South African author, co-owns Colinton Arts with her husband, Lindsey. In recent years, Catherine has been integral in sourcing and purchasing art for the gallery. Together with Lindsey, she'll continue to search for new and exciting trends and talent both in Scotland and internationally.
Job Titles:
- Paintings about the Artist
Dr Deborah Cumming is a Scottish contemporary still life painter. She began her tertiary education with an Honours Diploma in Art and Design from College of Lake County, Chicago and Parsons School of Design, New York. Upon returning to the UK, her studies continued with a Higher National Diploma in Graphic Design at Edinburgh's Telford College, after which she worked as a freelance and in-house designer across the Central belt of Scotland. At this time, she was also commissioned by the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh to carry out botanical illustrations for publication in Flora of Bhutan, 1996. Deborah continued her studies at Glasgow School of Art where she was awarded Masters of Design (MDes) in 2000. Upon completion of her Masters degree she secured two graphic design lectureships firstly at Napier University, Edinburgh and latterly as subject leader at Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen. Keen to pursue the highest level of academic qualifications in her field she gained a fully funded research grant to carry out PhD research into "Design Theory and Practice" at Gray's School of Art. Deborah was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy degree in 2007.
Deborah's work focuses mainly on a paired back combination of fabric and flowers within strong design compositions. Fabric pattern designs are brought into still life set ups from the wealth of printed designs from designers such as Wm Morris and Liberty, along with designs inspired by the work of Owen Jones. Deborah's background as a botanical illustrator and in design education and research provides uniquely interesting combinations brought together on the canvas.
A regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy of Scotland Open Exhibition, Deborah's work has been shown in key galleries across Scotland. Her work is well sought after and held by collectors within the UK, USA, Germany and Canada.
Job Titles:
- Artist
- Member of the Society of Scottish Artists
- Paintings about the Artist
- Scottish Artist
Emma is a contemporary Scottish artist whose paintings identify strongly with Scotland, its people and its coastal views.
Emma grew up in Troon where she was heavily influenced by the landscape surrounding her, painting many scenes of the golf course and seascapes looking out towards Arran. Having began her art career painting landscapes and seascapes she then became inspired by the movement and architecture of the cities. Enjoying the busy scenes they presented and capturing the movement of people going about their daily life.
Painting mainly in oils, Emma layers the paint gradually to build up vibrancy and depth to each piece. While also using eye catching perspectives and techniques, she aims to capture an interesting contemporary feel.
As a framer Emma has complete control over the style and feel of every painting. After training to professionally frame she now enjoys the process of selecting the right style of frames to further help convey a depth to her paintings and draw your eyes in to the scene.
Emma is a member of the Society of Scottish Artists. While also being represented in Galleries and exhibiting at various locations in the UK throughout the year.
Lindsey took over Colinton Arts when his father, Bill Alexander, retired in 2018. A successful South African businessman, he's shifted his life and family to return to his Scottish roots. When an opportunity presented itself to radically revamp the Gallery, Lindsey set out to build on its framing reputation by transforming a much-loved local framers and gift shop into a fully-fledged fine art gallery and respected framing business.
Mhairi joined Colinton Arts in 2017 after completing her degree in Design. Finding inspiration in art she will work with the customer to find the ideal frame for them. Whether it's art, tapestries, shirts, medals, watches, jigsaws,… well pretty much anything, she loves to find ways to frame all the objects that come into our workshop and show them at their best so they can be enjoyed by our customers.