BIO - PETER TUDHOPE

Born   1967 Kilmarnock, Scotland

1985-1986    Edinburgh College of Art 1st yr Studies Fine Art
1986-1989    Glasgow School of Art BA (HONS) DEGREE Fine Art
1989-1990    Manchester School of Art MASTERS DEGREE Fine Art

Solo Exhibitons
1990               Rozelle Gallery, Ayr
2001 Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
2005        High St Gallery, Kirkcudbright
2008        His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
2011    Gracefield Art Centre, Dumfries
2012         The Marketplace Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh
         The Cascade Gallery, Derry/Londonderry
2015 McRitchie-Hollis Museum, Newnan, GA, USA
   University of West Georgia, Newnan, GA, USA

Selected Group Exhibitions
1989 New Generation Show, Compass Gallery, Glasgow
1991    Slaughterhouse Gallery, London
1995 Winter Show, Compass Gallery, Glasgow
1996 3 Person Show, King St Gallery, Glasgow
2000 Winter Show, Compass Gallery
   North Ayrshire Open, Kilwinning
   Summer Show, Art Exposure, Glasgow
           Winter Show, Artizan Gallery, Edinburgh
2002 High St Gallery, Kirkcudbright
2003 High St Gallery, Kirkcudbright
          Off The Wall Gallery, Ayr
2004       High St Gallery, Kirkcudbright
    Frameworks Gallery, Troon
2006         High St gallery, Kirkcudbright
   Winter Show, Broughton Gallery, Biggar
2007     Homes and Interiors Scotland, SECC Glasgow
North Ayrshire Open, Kilwinning
North Ayrshire Winter Show, Kilwinning
2007 -2012 High St Gallery, Kirkcudbright Gallery artist
2013    "Leisure Pursuits" and "Little Wonders"Group Show,
                      Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
Winter Shows, Arteries Gallery, Glasgow
2014    Group Show, Arteries Gallery, Glasgow
          North Ayrshire Art Open, Kilwinning
2015    Group Show, Arteries Gallery, Glasgow
        North Ayrshire Art Open, Kilwinning
          Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
2016         Open Studios Ayrshire Preview, Rozelle Gallery, Ayr
128th Paisley Art Exhibition
          CLOSE TO HOME, 2 Man Show, the Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine
          Open Studios Ayrshire, Rozelle Gallery, Ayr
2019    GROUP 13, Fidra Fine Art, Gullane
      LANDSCAPE group show SCOTLANDART.COM, Glasgow
                      Flat Cat Gallery, Lauder
                      Doyle Art Gallery, Glasgow

RESIDENCIES
2014         Artist in Residence(First Ayrshire Artist), Dimplex Studio, The                    Princes Drawing School, Dumfries House
2015 Newnan Artist in Residence(First), Georgia, USA

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow
South Ayrshire Council
His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
The Royal Collection, Dumfries House, Cumnock
The City of Newnan, Georgia, USA
The McRitchie-Hollis Museum, Newnan, Georgia, USA
University of West Georgia, Newnan, Georgia, USA

STATEMENT
"As a shy creative child, resistant to pressure and frustrated by conformity, art gave me a way to express a suppressed energy with passion. It gave me a focus and a long-term emotional equilibrium."

- Powerful words from a Friend of Backstreet who lives in Scotland, Peter Tudhope, Newnan ArtRez' first artist in residence.
Backstreet Arts, Newnan, Georgia, USA.

Newnan, Georgia, USA Residency 2015

Teaching an Experimental Drawing Workshop