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Born 1948 Bonnyrigg,near Edinburgh, Scotland. Known for: Painting, portrait and bird drawings.
Joyce Gunn Cairns was born in Bonnyrigg near Edinburgh, and has been based in the capital since 1977. After taking a degree in German and Comparative Religion, she studied at Edinburgh College of... Read full biography
Joyce Gunn Cairns was born in Bonnyrigg near Edinburgh, and has been based in the capital since 1977. After taking a degree in German and Comparative Religion, she studied at Edinburgh College of Art. She began to exhibit in the late 1980s. Her paintings and drawings are intensely personal,... Read full biography
Joyce Gunn Cairns was born in Bonnyrigg near Edinburgh, and has been based in the capital since 1977. After taking a degree in German and Comparative Religion, she studied at Edinburgh College of Art. She began to exhibit in the late 1980s. Her paintings and drawings are intensely personal, exploring her own emotional and physical history and using her own body as a point of departure. She also produces portrait drawings, usually of friends, who she likes to sit for her on a regular basis over... Read full biography
Joyce Gunn Cairns was born in Bonnyrigg near Edinburgh, and has been based in the capital since 1977. After taking a degree in German and Comparative Religion, she studied at Edinburgh College of Art. She began to exhibit in the late 1980s. Her paintings and drawings are intensely personal, exploring her own emotional and physical history and using her own body as a point of departure. She also produces portrait drawings, usually of friends, who she likes to sit for her on a regular basis over a period of time. Artist Statement: I try to draw the range of sentient life from insects to people. My skills are relative and I struggle with a sense of fraudulence , but I keep on trying nevertheless for greater integrity in my work .... Read full biography
Joyce Gunn Cairns was born in Bonnyrigg near Edinburgh, and has been based in the capital since 1977. After taking a degree in German and Comparative Religion, she studied at Edinburgh College of Art. She began to exhibit in the late 1980s. Her paintings and drawings are intensely personal, exploring her own emotional and physical history and using her own body as a point of departure. She also produces portrait drawings, usually of friends, who she likes to sit for her on a regular basis over a period of time. Artist Statement: I try to draw the range of sentient life from insects to people. My skills are relative and I struggle with a sense of fraudulence , but I keep on trying nevertheless for greater integrity in my work . https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/artists/joyce-gunn-cairns
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Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Art School
- •Edinburgh College of Art, Student