James DAVIS
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James Davis: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

James Davis was born in Scotland in 1944. He studied contemporary painting at the Glasgow School of Art between 1963 and 1967. James Davis specialised in drawing and painting under the tutorage of Scottish artists William Armour and David Donaldson.

During the last 30 years James Davis paintings have been exhibited extensively with the Royal Glasgow Institute ( RGI), Royal Scottish Water Colour Society (RSW), Royal Scottish Academy RSA and the Paisley Art Institute ( PAI). James Davis was elected to the RSW in 2003.

James Davis paintings are predominantly landscapes, figurative and portraits. Davis paints in both watercolours and oils.

Davis has been the recipient of many art awards for his contemporary paintings. These include : David Cargill Award; RGI in 2003; Reid Kerr Painting Award and PAI in 2005.

James Davis has established a strong following with leading private and corporate art collectors of contemporary Scottish art. These include: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh; The Royal Collection; Holyrood Palace; King Hussein Family Private collection; Glasgow City Chambers; Merk Finance; Arisaig Holdings; Singapore and Strathclyde Education Authorities. Davis paintings also feature in many private contemporary art collections in Canada, USA, Italy, Holland, France, Switzerland, Australia and Tasmania.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery James Davis has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the James Davis artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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