Madeleine Hand

MADELEINE HAND was born in Motherwell in 1959. She graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1981, where she specialised in illustration. Her work has a strong individual and recognisable style; it is defined by an immaculate sense of line and colour, coupled with an unerring eye for making the everyday moments of life beautiful. Madeleine loves the paintings of the 1940s and has been inspired by the work of Eric Ravilious and Evelyn Dunbar.

For the last few years she has been involved in a Community Growing Project in Dunkeld, where those involved grow and harvest vegetables, flowers and herbs for the village markets. The subject of fields, farming, contemplation and celebration often feature in her painting.

Madeleine Hand currently divides her time between commissions and painting. She has been commissioned to produce work for Scottish Ballet, Ivor Cutler, Dunkeld Records and Perth Festival of the Arts. Widely exhibited across Britain, she now lives and works in Perthshire.

Born in Motherwell in 1959
Attended Glasgow School of Art 1976-81 Specialised in Illustration
Post Graduate at Glasgow School of Art 1981
Awarded Travelling Scholarship to Portugal 1981
Community Artist at The Pierce Institute, Govan 1982
One of a group of artists to set up Inks Art and Design, a gallery/ workshop in Birnam 1988-91
Part-time Teacher of Art and Design at The New School, Butterstone since 1992 Helped establish Zigzags, an outlet for arts and crafts in Dunkeld


Commissions include : Promotional poster for Ivor Cutler Scottish Ballet Workshop brochure Illustration work for Dunkeld Records Illustrations for Perth Festival of the Arts Brochure 2008-2011Illustration and promotional material for ‘The Field’ Community Growing Project Dunkeld 2014 Promotional Design ‘The Taybank’ - Dunkeld Illustrated map of Dunkeld and Birnam [The Taybank Dunkeld]

Exhibitions include :
 Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld 1994-2004
SAAC, R.S.A. Edinburgh 1998
The Strathearn Gallery, Crieff 1999
RGI Glasgow 2002, 2003
The Birnam Institute 2004
The Heart of Art RGI 2005
Lime Gallery, Glasgow 2005, 2007
Frames Gallery, Perth 2006, 2007
The Leaping Hare, Wyken Hall, Suffolk 2006, 2007Frames Gallery, Perth (solo) 2008
Frames Gallery (solo) 2010 Affordable Art Fair Battersea London 2011 The Tolquhon Gallery Summer Show 2011 The Whitehouse Gallery Christmas Show 2011 Frames Gallery Art of the Dance 2012 Tolquhon Gallery Solo Exhibition May 2012 Solo Show Frames Gallery June 2013 Fisher Gallery Pitenweem Aug 2014-2015 Frames Gallery Solo Show Oct 2014 Tolquhon Gallery Spring Show April 2015 Whitehouse Gallery Kirkcudbright Summer Exhibition 2015 The Thistle Gallery Glasgow 2015