Artist: Jean Hall

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My work consistently refers to the energy inherent in stillness of form and composition, a deep interest in the idea of an inner self or centre- sometimes literally represented by symbols such as lotus flowers, sometimes by ambiguous “windows” leading the viewer from outside to inside or vice versa. The placing of objects so that they are together as part of the whole but never touching enhances the sense of peaceful contemplation.  These paintings are not intended to be lively or to contain movement. Even with vibrant colour and intense pattern, my own creativity comes from stillness and quiet, reflecting the attention away from clamour and constant external stimulus and to calm contemplation.

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EXHIBITIONS
Art Room 59, Dunfermline
Bridge View Gallery, Aberdeen
Broughton Gallery, Broughton near Biggar
Frames Gallery, Victoria Street, Perth
Go Gallery, Prinsengracht, Amsterdam
Jerdan Gallery, Crail
Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Quay Gallery, Aberdour
Queens Gallery, Dundee
Shoreline Gallery, Aberdour
Strathearn Gallery, Crieff
Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh
Scottish Contemporary Art Auctions

EMPLOYMENT
1989 – 2005 Lecturer in Art & Design at West Lothian College, Livingston
1992 – 1993 Lecturer in Art & Design ( Part-time) Lauder College, Fife.
2006 Lecturer (Part-time) Edinburgh’s Telford College

QUALIFICATIONS
1984 – 1988 Edinburgh College of Art, BA (Hons) Drawing & Painting
2001-2003 Post Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education, Stirling University.