Dame Barbara Rae is a Scottish painter and printmaker, born in Falkirk in 1943 and trained at Edinburgh College of Art. She is known for bold, richly coloured paintings and prints of landscapes from Scotland, Ireland, Spain, the American Southwest and the Arctic, built up in layers of paint, collage and texture. She is a member of both the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy of Arts.
Barbara Rae
Painter and printmaker; vivid landscapes
- Born
- 10 December 1943, Falkirk, Stirlingshire (82)
Where to see their work
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Symbols of the Mind, Fire Station Creative, Dunfermline
Until 1 November
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Barbara Rae: Charting South, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Opens Saturday 21 November, until Sun 24 Jan
Further reading: Wikipedia