Briony Anderson

Born 1982, Aberdeen

Briony Anderson’s practice ranges from studio-based work to collaborative projects, often seeking a reinvestigation of the cultural significance of landscape. Current work responds to 18th and 19th century portraiture, but only to its backgrounds (backdrops of landscape). The resulting paintings are limited solely to the landscape elements of each full image. Past projects include Studies for Raeburn at Edinburgh Art Festival (2009), The Melancholy Thistle and Other Works at Aberdeen Art Gallery (2008), Dances for Landseer at Peacock Visual Arts (2007) and Two at AirSpace Gallery, (2007).

Anderson completed her MA at The University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art in 2005. In 2008 she was awarded a five year live/work residency at Acme Fire Station in London. Anderson currently lives and works in London.

To view a slideshow of Briony’s recent exhibition at the Piccadilly Arcade click HERE, to see pictures from opening night click HERE.

CV

  • Education
    • 2000-2005
      • MA (Hons) Fine Art, The University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art
  • Solo Exhibitions
    • 2010
      • Briony Anderson, Piccadilly Arcade, London
    • 2009
      • Studies for Raeburn, The Royal Society of Edinburgh/Edinburgh Art Festival
    • 2008
      • AndersonMacgee The Melancholy Thistle and Other Works, Aberdeen Art Gallery
    • 2007
      • AndersonMacgee Two, AirSpace Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent
    • 2006
      • AndersonMacgee (AM01:III), Limousine Bull, Aberdeen
    • 2005
      • 6:1, 15-17 Strait Path, Banff, Aberdeenshire
      • Video Documentation 2 (14/13/05), Ivy Blanchard’s, Banff, Aberdeenshire
  • Selected Group Exhibitions
    • 2009
      • Old Masters Reinterpretation, Rollo Contemporary Art, London
      • RSA Spring Open, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
      • Home Grown Talent, Duff House, Banff, Aberdeenshire
    • 2008
      • PlayTekne, Etcetera Gallery, London
      • Winter Exhibition, Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen
    • 2007
      • Textual Healing, The Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
      • The RGI 146th Exhibition, Glasgow
      • Summer Exhibition, Hicks Gallery, London
      • Briony Anderson, Kirstie Cohen and Alan McGowan, Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen
    • 2006
      • Winter Exhibition, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
      • The RGI 145th Exhibition, Glasgow
      • Dance Everyday/Everyday Dance, Atopia projects; Icelandic Academy of the Arts,
      • Reykjavik, Iceland; Arts Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory (AIRL), Tbilisi, Georgia
      • Pro qm, Berlin, Germany
      • Transpositions, AndersonMacgee collaboration, Seven Seven Gallery, London
      • Salon des Refuses, Art Cup, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
      • Aberdeen Artists Society 72nd Exhibition, Aberdeen Art Gallery
    • 2005
      • Winter Exhibition, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
      • Artist’s Book Project, School of Art, Media and Design, UWE Bristol
      • by leaves we live: artists’ books and small presses, Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
    • 2004
      • The Other Slide, Djinniditto Arts, Edinburgh
  • Awards
    • 2010
      • Five Year Acme Studios Live/Work Fire Station Residency, London
    • 2008
      • Professional Development Award, Scottish Arts Council
    • 2007
      • Creative and Professional Development Award, Scottish Arts Council
    • 2006
      • The Mabel Mackinlay Award, The Royal Glasgow Institute
      • Aberdeenshire Visual Artists’ Award
    • 2005
      • Cove Park Residency
      • Andrew Grant Bequest Travel Bursary
      • Peacock Visual Arts Moving Image Award
    • 2004
      • Barnson Bequest Award
      • Projects and Residencies
    • 2008
      • Artists in Schools Residency, Cove Park, Argyll and Bute
      • Symposium: Hidden Ontologies – Reinterpretation of a Collection, Aberdeen Art Gallery
    • 2007
      • Cove Park Residency, Cove Park, Argyll and Bute
    • 2006
      • AndersonMacgee: Contributor to “Dance Everyday/Everyday Dance” within Atopia
      • Journal MANIFESTO: Osaka Posters (Osaka & Northampton: Atopia Projects)
      • AndersonMacgee: Peacock Visual Arts produced video documentation series, Aberdeen
    • 2005
      • AndersonMacgee direction and production on Sigrid Sandström’s video Greyhope
  • Publications and Artists Book
    • Gavin Morrison (ed), The Melancholy Thistle and Other Works, 2007/08
    • Dave Beech (ed), AndersonMacgee Two, 2007
    • Jack Mottram (ed), AndersonMacgee, 2006
    • AndersonMacgee, and she was still dancing. . ., 2005