Gordon Mitchell | Take a Closer Look | April 2023

GORDON MITCHELL RSA RGI RSW

Born in 1952, Gordon Mitchell grew up exploring his passion for art and attended Edinburgh College of Art from 1970 - 1974. After a career in teaching, he began painting full time in 1989. Gordon is an elected Member of the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour (1997), the Royal Glasgow Institute (1998) and the Royal Scottish Academy (2005). Prizes and Awards include; City Arts Centre, Open Exhibition, First Prize; Royal Scottish Academy Award, First Prize; Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour; William Gillies Award; Scottish Drawing Competition, Paisley, Second Prize; Royal Scottish Academy, J. Murray Thompson Award Gordon’s works are held in a great many private and public collections, including; Edinburgh College of Art; Educational Institute for Scotland; Johnny Walker Whisky Co; Kansas City Art Institute; Macfarlane Group Plc, National Westminster Bank; Paisley Art Institute; Scottish Arts Council; Scottish Brewers Limited; The Knesset, Israel; University of Edinburgh; Welcome Inns; Whyte & Mackay Group and William Teacher & Sons.

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