John Houston (painter)

John Houston (painter)

John Houston OBE (1 April 1930 – 27 September 2008) was a Scottish painter.

Houston was born in Buckhaven, Fife and was educated at Buckhaven High School and Edinburgh College of Art. An early career as a semi-professional footballer with Dundee United F.C., during which he represented Scotland at Under-21 level, was ended by a knee injury. [cite web|publisher=The Guardian|last=Packer|first=William|title =John Houston: Painter of the postwar Scottish school who found his truest subject in the landscape | url =http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/oct/03/art.scotland | date = 2008-10-03| accessdate = 2008-10-07 ]

Houston taught at Edinburgh College of Art between 1955 and 1989.cite web|publisher=The Times|title =John Houston: Scottish painter and teacher | url =http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4877459.ece | date = 2008-10-04| accessdate = 2008-10-07 ]

He painted landscapes in an expressionist style. His works are on display at many Scottish art galleries. [cite web|publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland|title =John Houston | url =http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousfirst2492.html | accessdate = 2008-10-07 ] He was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1972 and was accorded a retrospective at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 2005.

He was married to the painter Elizabeth Blackadder.

References

External links

[http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/online_az/4:322/result/0/8749?initial=H&artistId=3661&artistName=John%20Houston&submit=1 Work in National Galleries of Scotland]


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