Marie Louise Wrightson sees herself primarily as a realist still life oil painter, who uses an eclectic mix of objects & imagery to express interests, passions & memories.

She has recently completed a catalogue of oil paintings concerning the struggle & decline of the Scottish Fishing Industry. Her work focuses on the national coastal communities, now turned to tourism to aid their growth, prosperity and local employment.

Many of Marie's works are also inspired by memories from her childhood, such as trips to the seaside, colourful sweets, fairground amusements and visits to her grandparents. Such memories are incorporated in figurative form to create a visual self-portrait comprised of past moments and treasured memories.

Her oil paintings are influenced by the Dutch Still Life painters of the 17th Century: painters such as Pieter Claesz, Willem Kalf and contemporary artists like Scottish-born painter Joyce Cairns and American photo-realist painter Ralph Goings.

Marie uses the style method of a dark, almost black background, frequently used by the Dutch still life painters. This technique accentuates the imagery in the foreground, bringing exuberance to the painted still life work.

This can also be observed in her painting “Summer Loving”, where due to the dark background, the skin of the female model and seaside items appear to shimmer & glow with a natural intensity & luminosity.

From Dundee to London Marie has held numerous solo and group exhibitions, including an exhibition at The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Her works are held in many public and private collections in the UK, Ireland and Australia including the St Andrews Museum collection. She has also been featured in many national and local publications.

The Colomb Art Gallery, London currently holds a number of original works by the artist Marie Louise Wrightson. Contact the gallery for details.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
St Andrews Museum, collection, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.
Clarissa Dickson-Wright, (TV Cook, Author, and Presenter).
612 Air Transportable Surgical Squadron, RAF Leuchars, Scotland.
Works in Private Collections, UK, Ireland and Australia.

AWARDS
Pittenweem Arts Festival Bursary, Solo Show, Scotland, August 2007

PUBLICATIONS
Art Mag, Scotland, Dec/Jan 2010, pg 13.
Homes & Interiors Scotland, Issue 74, Nov/Dec 2010, pg 122/126.
Art Mag, Scotland, April/May 2010, pg43.
Marylebone Journal, London, August/September 2009, pg34.
The Richmond Magazine, London, March 2009, pg57.
Scot Magazine, East of Scotland Gallery Guide, Dec/Jan 2008-09, pg13.
Portrait of the East Neuk, Lorn Macintyre & Peter Adamson, pg 94/95,
ISBN 978-0-9511800-5-1, 2008.
Artists & Illustrators, September 2007, pg 44.

COMMISSIONS
Fife Councils Museum and Gallery’s, Past and Present touring exhibition, Scotland.
612 Air Transportable Surgical Squadron, RAF Leuchars, Scotland.

EDUCATION
2004-2005 Master of Fine Art, (MFA), Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art.
2001-2004 BA(HONS) Fine Art, Drawing and Painting, 2.1.
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art

Solo Show’s
2012: The Colomb Art Gallery, London, (June).
2012: The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh, (March).
2012: Gallery Q, (Formally, The Queen’s Gallery), Dundee, (Feature Opening, November).
2008: The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh. Two, Three Man Show’s
2012: Three Woman Exhibition, The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh.
2009: Three Man Christmas Show, The Queen’s Gallery, Dundee.
2008: Two Man Exhibition, The Queen’s Gallery, Dundee.
Selected Group Exhibitions and Gallery’s
2012: Gallery Q, Christmas Exhibition, Dundee, (Dec).
The Leith Gallery, Christmas Exhibition, Edinburgh, (Dec).
Edinburgh Art Fair, Gallery Q, (Formally The Queen’s Gallery), (Nov).
The Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair, The Colomb Art Gallery, (Sep).Maisie & Mac, Art and Contemporary Craft, Cupar, Fife, (Sep,Oct).
The Pittenweem Arts Festival, The Fisher Studio Gallery, (Aug).
The Leith Gallery, Festival Exhibition, Edinburgh, (July).
The Colomb Art Gallery, Summer Exhibition, London, (June-Sep).
Ideal Home Show Scotland, Gallery Q , Glasgow.
Gallery Q (Formally The Queen’s Gallery), Spring Exhibition, Dundee.
Open Studio North East Fife, Scotland.
The Colomb Art Gallery, Spring Exhibition, London.
Fisher Studio Gallery, Spring Exhibition, Pittenween.
The Sun Gallery, Mixed Exhibition, Scotland.
Art Room 59, Mixed Show, Dunfermline.
2010
The Colomb Art Gallery, Christmas Exhibition, London.
Fisher Studio Gallery, Winter Exhibition, Pittenweem.
The Leith Gallery, Christmas Show, Edinburgh.
Queen’s Gallery, Christmas show, Dundee.
Edinburgh Art Fair, with The Queens Gallery.
Scotland Art.com gallery, Bath Street, Glasgow.
Pittenweem Arts Festival, Fisher Studio Gallery, Scotland.
Art Room 59, Summer Exhibition, Dunfermline, Scotland.
Sea Shanties, The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh.
Cambridge Art Fair, with the Queen’s Gallery.
The Colomb Art Gallery, Summer Exhibition, London.
Coast festival, Macduff / Banff, Scotland.
Open Studios North East Fife, Scotland.
The Queens Gallery, Spring Exhibition, Dundee.
The Colomb Art Gallery, Spring Exhibition, London.
The Leith Gallery, Spring Exhibition, Edinburgh.
York Fine Arts, Mixed Exhibition, York.
The Leith Gallery, New Faces Revisited, Edinburgh.
The Sun Gallery, Mixed Exhibition, Newburgh, Scotland.
2009
The Colomb Art Gallery, Winter Exhibition, London.
The Leith Gallery, Christmas Show, Edinburgh.
Fisher Studio Gallery, Christmas Exhibition, Pittenweem.
Homes and Interior Show, SECC, The Queens Gallery, Glasgow.
The Colomb Art Gallery, Autumn Exhibition, London.
Pittenweem Arts Festival, Fisher Studio Gallery, Scotland.
The Leith Gallery, Marine Exhibition, Edinburgh.
Art Room 59, Dunfermline, Scotland.
Fisher Studio Gallery, Pittenweem, Scotland.
The Colomb Art Gallery, Summer Show, London.
Coast festival, Macduff / Banff, Scotland.
The Queen’s Gallery, Ten years in Pictures.
The Barefoot Gallery, Boston Spa, West Yorkshire.
Open Studios Fife, Scotland.
The Architect’s Gallery, Mixed Show, London.
The Leith gallery, Burns Exhibition, Edinburgh.
2008
The Queen’s gallery, Christmas Show, Dundee.
The Frames gallery, Winter Show, Perth.
The Leith gallery, Christmas Show, Edinburgh.
Homes & Interiors Scotland Exhibition, the Queen’s Gallery, Glasgow.
The Leith gallery, Treasure Island, Edinburgh.
Gallery Heinzel, The Mixed Summer Exhibition, Aberdeen.
The Queens gallery, Summer Blooms, Dundee.
Open Studios Fife, Scotland.
The Northern Art Fair, Harrogate, the Leith Gallery.
2007
The Leith Gallery, Christmas Show, Edinburgh.
Pittenweem Arts Festival, Scotland, (Bursary Winner).
The Leith Gallery, Festival 2007 Exhibition, Edinburgh.
The Queens Gallery, Summer Treats, Dundee.
Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair, Eduardo Alessandro Studios.
Open Studios Fife, Scotland.
The Leith Gallery, Inspired Burns, Edinburgh.
Sun Gallery, Mixed Gallery Artist show, Newburgh.
The Queen’s Gallery, Mixed Artist Show, Dundee.
2006
Charlotte Street Gallery, Christmas Show, London.
Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery, Kirkcaldy, (Past/Present, Commission).
The Leith Gallery, Selection Box, Edinburgh.
The Queen’s Gallery, Christmas Show, Dundee.
London Affordable Art Fair, The Leith Gallery.
St Andrews Museum, Kinburn Park, St Andrews, (Past/Present, Commission).
The Pittenweem Arts Festival, 2006.
The Leith Gallery, Festival 2006 Exhibition, Edinburgh.
The Queen’s Gallery, Heritage Trust Exhibition, Dundee.
The Beetroot Tree, ‘Mezze’ Exhibition, Derbyshire.
The Queen’s Gallery Artist Show, Dundee.
The Queen’s Gallery, Emerging Artist, Dundee.
Gallery Heinzal, New Faces Exhibition, Aberdeen.
Merchant Gate Gallery, Glasgow.
　
2005
Merchant Gate Gallery, Christmas Show, Glasgow.
Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition 2005, Edinburgh.
Masters Expo 2005, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee.
The Angus Summer Exhibition, The Meffan, Forfar.
The Green Gallery, Aberfoyle, Scotland.
Paisley Art Institute, 117th Annual Exhibition, Paisley Museum and Gallerys.
The Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther, Fife.
The Leith Gallery, New Faces Exhibition, Edinburgh.
Royal Scottish Academy Students Exhobition 2005, Edinburgh.
Generator Projects, Dundee.
2004
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
The Portal Gallery, London.
The Red Door Gallery, Edinburgh.
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Degree Show, Dundee.
Royal Scottish Acadmy Students Exhibition 2004, Edinburgh