Born in 1973, Denise Findlay graduated from the Glasgow School and Education in 1996 with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. Denise was elected as an artist member of the Glasgow Art Club in 1997.

Denise Findlay has received many art awards including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award which she has won three times. She has also won Arnold Clark Award, awarded by The Paisley Art Institute and was runner up to the Aspect Prize also awarded by The Paisley Art Institute.

Focusing on the human form, Denise Findlay describes her art work as “Expressionist, semi-abstract and very colourful”. What is also evident in Denise's portraits her superb ability as a draughtsperson.