Art success for Kilgraston pupil
A budding Kilgraston artist is to have her work displayed at Perth Museum and Art Gallery after scooping a top prize in a prestigious competition.
Alyssa Dougall, 15, impressed judges with Gramps, a stunning portrait of her grandfather, which will be put on show later this month.
The talented sixth former was runner-up in the Perth Young Artist competition – S4-S6 category. The annual competition held by the Rotary Club of Perth Kinnoull and the Perthshire Artists Association is designed to encourage promising young artists from within seven secondary schools in the Perth area.
Alyssa, who is currently in Lower Sixth and studying Higher Art will receive a voucher from Specialist Crafts as her prize along with the chance to showcase her work for four weeks from November 15th.
She will be presented with her prize on the opening night of the exhibition to which her family and teacher have also been invited.
The teenager who studied portraiture as part of her Standard Grade course last year and received a Credit 1 in her examination, said this week: “The painting I entered into the competition was the first painting I did this year, and it’s of my grandad – my mum’s dad.
“He has a really good character and is extremely photogenic so I thought I’d try to explore and depict this in the painting. “I found it a lot easier to paint someone else and especially someone who’s close to my heart. He’ll be really happy to know I came runner-up in the competition. I’m extremely pleased too.”
Kilgraston Head of Art and Design, Gillian Macleod, said: “Success and achievement in local and national exhibitions helps to raise the profile of our department and school not to mention the sense of great achievement felt by the winning pupil.”
She added that Kilgraston girls also benefit from regular masterclasses with visiting artists and designers. “This gives pupils the opportunity to work alongside specialists in their selected fields and exposes them to excellent professional practice.”
Kilgraston’s Higher and A level artists are due to take part in a textile workshop on Friday 8th November with a visiting designer, Pauline Hann.
Ms Hann is a practising textile designer and a member of Edge -Textile Artists Scotland, the International Feltmakers Association and the Embroiderers’ Guild.
She taught Design for 30 years at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee.
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