Kim Scouller is an award winning Scottish artist specialising in figurative painting. Born in Glasgow 1980, Kim lives and works in London.
Exhibitions include The BP Portrait Award, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Competition, The Discerning Eye, Lynn Painter-Stainers and The Scottish Portrait Awards.
Education
2022 - 2023
Turps Correspondence Programme
2007 - 2008
'The Drawing Year' - The Royal Drawing School, London
1999 – 2003
BA (Hons) in Fine Art – Duncan of Jordanstone College of Fine Art and Design, Dundee
Solo Exhibitions
2021
Nature / Nurture – Highgate School, London
2020
Response: Colour, Rhythm, Repeat – Highgate School, London
2015
2015
A Sense of Place – Mercer Chance Gallery, London
2006
Concentrated Focus – Thompson’s Gallery, Marylebone
2005
The Aspect Prize – Thompson’s Gallery, Marylebone
Selected Group Exhibitions & Competitions
2023
Intimations - Islington Arts Factory, London
Under Their Skin - One Paved Court, Richmond
Crouch End Open Studios Exhibition, London
Caledonian - Thompson's Gallery, Harpenden
2022
Women Celebrating Surrealism - Islington Arts Factory, London
On Paper - Thompson's Gallery, Harpenden
Caledonian - Thompson's Gallery, Harpenden
2020
2021
Art Carboot Sale: Viral Edition – Online Art Sale
From Garden to The Table – The Table, Hay-on-Wye (two person show)
Choose Love | Give Light To Refugees – Charity Online Exhibition
2019
Lynn Painter Stainers – The Mall Galleries, London
Scottish Portrait Awards – Edinburgh & Glasgow Art Club
Royal Society of Portrait Painters – The Mall Galleries, London
Drawn Together – Maclaurin Art Galleries, Ayr
Cafés & Tearooms – Fidra Fine Art, Gullane
2018
2017
The Art Auction – CCA, Glasgow
Echo – The Crypt Gallery, London
Winter Show – Compass Gallery, Glasgow
2016
Family Affair – Gullane Art Gallery, East Lothian
The Scottish Show – Stafford Gallery, London
2015
The Wade Gallery – Elie, Fife
Discerning Eye Exhibition – The Mall Galleries, London
Royal Society of Portrait Painters – The Mall Galleries, London
Exhibition of Scottish Artists – Stafford Gallery, Wimbledon
The London Group Draw – Cello Factory, London
Connect 4 – The Crinan Hotel, Argyll
2014
Two Scottish Painters – The Caledonian Club, London (two person show)
Doors of Perception – Annexe Exhibition, Crinan, Argyll
Compass Cabinet Show – The Compass Gallery, Glasgow
2013
Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Competition – Kings Place Gallery, London
Royal Society of Portrait Painters – Mall Galleries, London
2012
Relative Perspective – Kelly Gallery, Glasgow (two person show)
RSA Annual Exhibition – The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2011
Royal Institute of Oil Painters – Mall Galleries, London
400 Women – Edinburgh Festival / Shoreditch Town Hall / CSM Suikerfabriek, Amsterdam
The London Group Exhibition – The Cello Factory, London
2009
Group Show – Wiveton Hall, Norfolk
Six of the Prince's – Mernier Gallery, Southwark, London
Howard de Walden Art Prize Exhibition – Thompson's Gallery, Marylebone
2008
Drawing Show – Royal Drawing School, London
The Glasgow School of Painting – Lemon Street Gallery, Truro
On a Small Scale – Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
2007
The Scottish Exhibition – Thompson's Gallery Marylebone, London
Annual Show – Royal Glasgow Institute
2006
Visual Aspects – Queen's Gallery, Dundee (two person show)
The Scottish Show – Thompson's Gallery Marylebone, London
2005
Royal Society of Portrait Painters – Mall Galleries, London
Friends – Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
2004
An Exhibition of Drawing – The Cedar House Gallery, Surrey
New Faces 2004 – Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
2003
BP Portrait Award – National Portrait Gallery, London
Royal Institute of Oil Painters – The Mall Galleries, London
Awards & Residencies
2019
Shortlisted for the Lynn Painter Stainers Prize
2013 / 2015 / 2016
Artist Residency – Dumfries House, Cumnock
2014
Artist Residency – The Annexe, Crinan, Argyll
2007
2005
2004
Anna Miller Trust Scholarship
Winner of the Aspect Prize
Miller’s Creativity Award – Paisley Art Institute
2003
3rd Prize Winsor & Newton Young Artist Award – Royal Institute of Oil Painters
2000
The Mitchell Prize – Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee
Teaching, Talks & Demos
2023 – present
Course Leader - Advanced Figure and Portrait Courseat City Lit
2020 – 2023
Online Life Drawing Classes with London College of Communication
2016 – present
Portrait Workshops with London Drawing
2015 – present
Drawing and Painting Courses at CityLit
2015 – 2019
Life Drawing Classes and Workshops at Candid Arts Trust
2014 – present
Life Drawing Classes at Emanuel School and Highgate School
2017
Drawing Workshop, Affordable Art Fair with UAL
2016
Invited Guest Speaker, Design Dinners with Lynda Relph Knight at The Union Soho
2015
Painting demonstration, Troon Art Club
2012
Artist talk with Lara Scouller, RGI Kelly Gallery, Relative Perspective
Collections
Aspect Capital, London
Clyde Property, Glasgow
Forbes Collection
HM King Charles III
Lady Susan Bacon
Maclaurin Art Gallery, Ayr
Press
The Maclaurin Gallery Magazine, "The Scouller Family: Drawn Together" Spring/Summer 2019
James Hobbs, Discover Art, "When Art Runs in the Family" 01.12.13
Jan Patience, The Herald, "Gallery round–up" 14.04.12
Richard Batson, Eastern Daily Press, "Down–to–Earth Inspiration for Up–and–Coming Artists" 25.06.09
Jan Patience, The Herald, "50 Artists to Invest In" 16.12.06
Nora McElhone, The Courier, "Different Aspects" 03.03.06
Mike Boyle, Press and Journal, "Dundee Queen's Gallery has Brush with Fame" 27.02.06
Nora McElhone, The Courier, "Different Aspects" 03.03.06
Moira Jeffrey, The Herald, "Paisley Art Institute" 07.05.04
Lizzie Struthers, The Kilmarnock Standard, "Artist Kim has Brush with Success" 21.01.05
Bunny Smedley, Electric Review, "Art: Still Very Much Alive Thanks!" 25.06.03
Robin Simon, The Daily Mail, "Real Skill Gets the Brush–Off" 13.06.03
Artists & Illustrators Magazine, 2015 - 2022
Artists & Illustrators Magazine, October 2016 (30th Anniversary issue)
The National Portrait Gallery, 500 Portraits, 2011
The National Portrait Gallery, BP Portrait Award, 2003