Lachlan Goudie (born 1976) is a Scottish artist and television presenter.

Early life

Lachlan Goudie was born in

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, in 1976, the son of Scottish figurative painter

Alexander Goudie Alexander Goudie (11 November 1933 – 9 March 2004) was a Scottish figurative painter. Education and Training Alexander Goudie was born in the Renfrewshire town of Paisley, Scotland, in 1933. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art under Willi ...

. He was educated at the

Kelvinside Academy Kelvinside Academy is a private day school in Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 1878. It has a capacity of over 600 pupils and spans two years of Nursery, six years of Junior School (primary school), a transition year of Senior Preparatory, and six ...

, after which he studied English Literature at

Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

. Following this, he was awarded the Levy-Plumb scholarship of a year's painting residency at

Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 250 graduate students. The c ...

Career

Goudie was awarded the R. S. P. Prize for painting at the

Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts (RGI) is an independent organisation in Glasgow, founded in 1861, which promotes contemporary art and artists in Scotland. The institute organizes the largest and most prestigious annual art exhibiti ...

in 1999, and the N. S. MacFarlane Prize at the

Royal Scottish Academy The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) is the country's national academy of art. It promotes contemporary art, contemporary Scottish art. The Academy was founded in 1826 by eleven artists meeting in Edinburgh. Originally named the Scottish Academy ...

in 2001. He studied at the

Camberwell College of Arts Camberwell College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, a public art and design university in London, England. The college offers further and higher education programmes, including postgraduate and PhD awards. ...

and is a member of the

Royal Institute of Oil Painters The Royal Institute of Oil Painters, also known as ROI, is an association of painters in London, England, and is the only major art society which features work done only in oil. It is a member society of the Federation of British Artists. Histor ...

. He has presented the television programmes ''Secret Knowledge: The Art of Witchcraft'' (2013) and ''Stanley Spencer: The Colours of Clyde'' (2014), both on

BBC Four BBC Four is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was launched on 2 March 2002

. In 2017 and 2023 he was a judge on the BBC's '' The Big Painting Challenge''. In 2017 he was commissioned to document the construction of new aircraft carriers for the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

. In 2015 he wrote and presented the four-part BBC series ''The Story of Scottish Art.''

Selected solo exhibitions

*1999: "From Cambridge to Rajasthan",

*2001: "A London Eye", Gallery Q2, London *2006: "Showreel", The Cremer Street Gallery, London *2008: "New paintings from the South of France", Thompson's Gallery *2009: "Dreaming Places", The Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York *2010: "Of the Moment", Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow *2011: "A True Wilderness Heart", The Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York

References

External links

*http://lachlangoudie.com/ 1976 births Living people 21st-century Scottish male artists Alumni of Camberwell College of Arts Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Artists from Glasgow People educated at Kelvinside Academy Scottish male painters {{Scotland-tv-bio-stub