John Houston (painter)
John Houston, OBE RSA (1 April 1930 – 27 September 2008) was a Scottish painter.
Houston was born in Buckhaven, Fife, and educated at Buckhaven High School and Edinburgh College of Art. An early career as a semi-professional footballer with Dundee United F.C., during which he represented Scotland at Under-21 level, was ended by a knee injury.[1]
Houston taught at Edinburgh College of Art between 1955 and 1989.[2] He painted landscapes in an expressionist style. His works are on display at many Scottish art galleries.[3] He was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1972 and was accorded a retrospective at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 2005.[2]
Houston received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2004 [4]
Personal life
He was married to the painter Dame Elizabeth Blackadder until his death.[1]
References
- 1 2 Packer, William (3 October 2008). "John Houston: Painter of the postwar Scottish school who found his truest subject in the landscape". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- 1 2 "John Houston: Scottish painter and teacher". London, UK: The Times. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ↑ "John Houston". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ↑ "HW Minutes 2004" (PDF).
External links
- Work in National Galleries of Scotland, nationalgalleries.org; accessed 26 December 2014.