Shona Kinloch (born 1962) is a Scottish artist based in

East Kilbride East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a raise ...

who specialises in sculpture.

Education

Kinloch received a Bachelor of Arts with honours in Fine Art (Sculpture) from the

Glasgow School of Art The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; gd, Sgoil-ealain Ghlaschu) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, and ...

in 1984, followed by Post Graduate Study (Sculpture) in 1985. In 1986, the Glasgow School of Art sponsored Kinloch to travel for three months in the Middle East. Her husban
Gary Anderson
is also an artist who graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 1984.

Artwork

Kinloch is a member of the

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and in 2009 was elected an RGI 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 exhibitio ...

. She often works in bronze, creating figurative works of people and animals for both public and private commissions. She has exhibited widely, including at Cyril Gerber Fine Art (September–October 1990), Ewan Mundy Fine Art (April 2002), The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh (June 2002), and The Wade Gallery. She also has public works on five different Royal Caribbean cruise liners. One of Kinloch's ''Glasgow Dogs'' formed part of the bequest made by Dr Helen Cargill Thompson to the

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in 2000. Kinloch's sculpture ''The Twa Dogs'' (1995) based on the

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br>poem of the same name
stands in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire town centre near a statue by

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of Robert Burns and local printer John Wilson who published Burns' first collection:

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in 1786. Another one of her sculptures called ''Kilmarnock Swimmer'' stands on King Street accompanied by smaller swimmers diving off bins which were created to represent the Kilmarnock Water that flows below the street. In 2013, Kinloch undertook a commemorative project with artist Margaret Gilbertson to turn the old foundations of Canberra Primary School in East Kilbride into pieces of art to raise money for school funds. Kinloch has worked with students from Irvine Royal Academy, Clydeview Academy and St Columba's High as part o
Art UK's 'Masterpieces in Schools' project.
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Public works

* ''Seven Glasgow Dogs'' (1988),

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, Glasgow *
Thinking of Bella
' (1990), Italian Centre, Glasgow * ''As the Crow Flies'' (1990), Garnethill Lighting Project, Glasgow. Note: This sculpture was destroyed in July 2002. * ''Chookie Birdies'' (1993), Garnethill Lighting Project, Glasgow *''Fission'' (1993), British Energy, East Kilbride *''Four Twins'' (1994), Foregate Square, Kilmarnock *''Kilmarnock Swimmers'' (1995), King Street, Kilmarnock *''Twa Dogs'' (1995), The Cross, Kilmarnock *''Binmen'' (1995), King Street, Kilmarnock *''Charming'' (1996), The Village, East Kilbride *''A Leith Walk'' (1996), Elm Row, Edinburgh *''See Dogs, See Gulls'' (1996), Irvine *
In Pursuit Of . . .
' (1996), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow *''Bronzefish Bowl'' (1997), St Francis Friary, Glasgow * '' The Sock'' (1998), Market Square,

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*''The Square Stars'' (1998), Hamilton Town Square *''Seagulls'' (1999),

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*
As Proud as a...
' (2000), Princes Square, Glasgow *''Fetch'' (2000), Tattenhall, Cheshire *''Chicken Crossing'' (2001), Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh *''The Seagull Has Landed'' (2002) and ''Birdies'' (2002), Brilliance of the Seas II, cruise liner *''Three Craws'' (2002), Eskbank *
Eagle of Perth III
' (2002), Perth, Scotland

Awards

* John and Annie Lawrie Bequest (1985) * Millie and Benno Schotz Award, RGI (1985) * Civic Trust Award (Italian Centre) (1991) *

Saltire Society The Saltire Society is a membership organisation which aims to promote the understanding of the culture and heritage of Scotland. Founded in 1936, the society was "set up to promote and celebrate the uniqueness of Scottish culture and Scotland’s ...

Art in Architecture Award (1992) * Diploma of Excellence (Italian Centre), The Scottish Civic Trust Awards Scheme (1992) * Civic Trust, Centre Vision Award (Kilmarnock Town Centre) (1997) * Civic Trust Award Commendation (Leith Walk, Elm Row & London Roundabout) (1998) * The Association of Landscape Industries Sculpture Award (1999)

References

External links

* Selected artworks by Shona Kinloch on th
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinloch, Shona 1962 births Living people 20th-century British sculptors 21st-century British sculptors 20th-century Scottish women artists 21st-century Scottish women artists Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art Scottish women sculptors People from East Kilbride