“Ann Oram RSW paints in the grand tradition of the Scottish Colourists. Her floral paintings are exuberant celebrations of colour, bursting with life and vitality. Oram’s bold hues, strength of design, elegant paint handling and innovative approach to mixed media take colour sensation to a new level. Oram masterfully combines a variety of mediums including oils, watercolour, acrylic and ink to create ‘blooms’ of incandescent depth, reminiscent of Odilon Redon’s joyful still lifes.”
Ann Oram RSW
Ann Oram was born in London in 1956. She studied at Edinburgh College of Art between 1976 and 1982. She became a part-time lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art between 1983 and 1985, and again in 1991 to 1993. Ann was elected to RSW in 1986. Following that, she was a visiting lecturer at the University of Northumbria in 1988.
Solo Exhibitions from 1985 – present include:
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh; Macaulay Gallery, Stenton; Portland Gallery, London; Corrymella Scott, Newcastle; Henshelwood, Newcastle; Richmond Hill Gallery, London; Corto & Nero, Vienna; Lemon Street Gallery, Truro; Duncan Miller, London; The Brian Sinfield Gallery; Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh; An Tatha Solais, Ullapool; Thackeray Gallery, London; Kilmorack Gallery, Scotland.
Group Exhibitions from 1985 – present include:
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh; Macaulay Gallery, Stenton; Corrymella Scott, Newcastle; Portland Gallery, London; Henshelwood Gallery, Newcastle; Roger Billcliffe, Glasgow; Falle Fine Art, Jersey; Richmond Hill Gallery, London; Corto & Nero, Vienna; Galeri Wolfrum, Vienna; The Jerdan Gallery, Crail; Duncan Miller, London; Lemon Street Gallery, Truro; Royal Glasgow Institute; Gullane Art Gallery; Open Eye Gallery; Tatha Gallery, Newport upon Tay; Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly; Gordon Brown Gallery, Tain; An Tatha Solais, Ullapool; Thackeray Gallery, London; Fabriano Acquarello International Watercolour Exhibition, Fariano, Italy.
Commissions and Collections include:
Royal Bank of Scotland; Standard Life; Bank of Scotland; Britoil; Credit Lyonnaise; Dundas & Wilson; Dunedin Fund Managers; Edinburgh University; Edinburgh Fund Managers; Ethicon; Herriot-Watt University; Northern General Hospital; Robert Flemings Holdings Ltd; Royal Bank of Scotland; Royal Bank of Scotland, Singapore; Scottish Life; Scottish Provident; Scottish Widows; Shepherd and Wedderburn WS; Tysak and Partners; Art in Healthcare; Stirling Art Gallery.
Private Collections include:
Work in Britain; Ireland; USA; Singapore; New Zealand; Spain; Austria and Holland.
Awards include:
Carnegie Travelling Scholarship, Royal Scottish Academy Student Exhibition 1980; Andrew Grant Travelling Scholarship to New York, 1981; Largo Award, Edinburgh College of Art, 1981; Andrew Grant Major Award, 1981 & 1982; May Marshall Brown Award (RSW), 1991; William Gillies Award (RSW), 1998.
Commissions
1999 Royal Bank of Scotland: Designed two tapestries for the Younger Building, Edinburgh. Unveiled by the Princess Royal.
Standard Life: Paintings of the Edinburgh International Festival Fireworks, and Princes Street Gardens, for their new Headquarters in Lothian Road.