CATRIONA MILLAR
SOLO EXHIBITION
AT
THE QUEEN'S GALLERY
4TH - 27TH SEPTEMBER
Ian And Isabelle
oil on canvas 48 X 27cm £1750
Anita And Maisie
oil on canvas 73 X 50cm £2450
Briar
oil on canvas 24 X 18cm £675
Catherine
oil on canvas 28 X 16cm £650
Cousin Dorothy
oil on canvas 24 X 18cm £675
Rita
oil on canvas 13 X 18cm £500
Shirley Rose
oil on canvas 13 X 18cm £500
Gloria Clyde
oil on canvas 18 X 13cm £500
Dolores Love
oil on canvas 32 X 24cm £875
Eden Rose
oil on canvas 44 X 28cm £1650
Christine Crawford
oil on canvas 18 X 13cm £500
Edith
oil on canvas 18 X 13cm £500
Suzie B
oil on canvas 18 X 13cm £500
Ivor And Duck Egg
oil on canvas 33 X 60cm £1950
Jess
oil on canvas 24 X 20cm £675
Josie's Friend
oil on canvas 50 X 50cm £2200
Little Song
oil on canvas 54 X 35cm £1950
Marina And Lizzie
oil on canvas 60 X 40cm £2200
Mary Mary
oil on canvas 24 X 18cm £675
Mr Wasp
oil on canvas 36 X 18cm £875
Olivia's Garden
oil on canvas 22 X 28cm £850
Pebble
oil on canvas 28 X 12cm £625
Queenie
oil on canvas 26 X 25cm £850
Rose And Tiny
oil on canvas 60 X 40cm £2200
Simpson
oil on canvas 32 X 24cm £875
Stella
oil on canvas 32 X 20cm £850
The Wrong Alice
oil on canvas 30 X 40cm £1550
Lady Coco
oil on canvas 90 X 42cm £2850
Class
oil on canvas 110 X 181cm £7500
In Catriona Millar's fifth solo exhibition since her sell-out degree show in 2005 and her first at the Queen's Gallery, we find an artist growing increasingly bolder in her expression of the human form and more demanding of herself.
Like a novelist or playwright Millar works by combining her life experience and her imaginary world. The results are unique and her richly observed, highly recognisable figurative paintings are acclaimed and collected around the world.
Millar says she is always striving for honesty in her work. "If it is not true, it has nothing." she has said.
Fuelled by remakable colour and pattern Millar's paintings possesses an emotional resonance and a deep truth that cuts through the usual boundaries that often surround art.
There is however, a classical and indeed an ancient voice lying beneath Millar's figures. It smiles or stares out at us telling us familiar yet half-forgotten stories about ourselves. It is this connection on a hidden level that brings Millar's work into our lives with such a potenty and lasting vigour.
In 2007 The Herald Newspaper ranked Millar in the top five most collectable Scottish artists. However amid growing media coverage and public interest she has continued to push the boundaries of her work by follwing her singular path through the landscape of the human condition.
Catriona Millar is listed in the 2010 edition of Who's Who in Scotland.
Catriona would like to dedicate this solo exhibition to her parents Ian and Isabelle.