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Artist Information:
Andrew Crummy
East Lothian,
United Kingdom
Member Since: Dec 2000
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Artist Media:
Painting Oil (19)
Artist Statement:
Artist statement
The light of East Lothian
changes so often through a
day. Landscapes, cloudscapes
are fleeting images that can
last only a few seconds.
Starting in the spring of
2001, I was invited by a
neighbour, Kate Edmunds, to
use her shed to paint. On
seeing her shed I ...

Further Information
Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
Artist Reviews:

Media Coverage

Press
Creative Review x 4, The
Times, The Scotsman, The
Evening Standard, The Glasgow
Herald, The Manchester Evening
Times, Mailout, Artists
Newsletter, The Edinburgh
Evening News, The Manchester
Evening Chronicle, Building
Magazine, Financial Weekly,
The Edinburgh Citizen,
The Barnet Times, Craigmillar
Festival News, Middlesborough
Evening Gazette, The Barnet...

Further Information
Collections:
Coming Soon!
Commissions:
Coming Soon!

Exhibitions for Andrew Crummy:




Recent work
2005 Darktown Books, Book One: Rehc That Fables, S+C Publications
2005 Sky at Ninety Six Exhibition
2005 Witches Gestalt mural and exhibition
2005 Saltire Award for Scottish documentary, Arts the catalyst
2004 Powerstation Mural, Prestongrange Arts Festival.
2004 Prestoungrange ceiling, The Gothenburg, Prestonpans.
2002/3/4 P/T Lecturer, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
2004 Convenor of Murals Action Group, Prestoungrange Arts Festival
2004 Exhibition of Skyscapes, Kaleadiscope, London
2004 Arts the Catalyst Exhibition, curator, fundraiser, organiser of exhibition which included TV documentary, 6 publications, 2 cds and conference.


1. Date of Birth
14 11 59, Born Craigmillar, Edinburgh, Scotland UK, 1959.
Craigmillar Festival Society from 1962 - 86, experienced the development of Craigmillar Festival Society, as mother (Dr Helen Crummy MBE) was the organising secretary from 1962 - 1985.

2. Study
1979-83, BA (Hons) Illustration and Printmaking, Duncan of Jordanstone college of Art
1983 - 84, MA Design Glasgow School of Art

3. Commissions and collections
Since 1986 I have completed well over 300 works of art including public artworks, murals, illustrations, an illustrated novel, HE educational programmes and exhibitions:
Selected artworks
1986 Everything But The Girl songbook, WEA
1986 - 87 New Musical Express.
1986 Pavilion, Edinburgh, UK.
1987 - 89 Time Out Magazine.
1987 Fairest Isle mural, Oxford Street, London, UK.
1988 History of Middlesborough mural, Middlesborough, UK.
1988-89 The Observer magazine.
1988 History of Sheffield, Fargate, Sheffield, UK.
1989 - 91 Creative Review.
1989 - 91 Design Week.
1989 Ram's head poster, Whiteley Shopping Centre, London, UK.
1989 Whiteley facade poster, Whiteley Shopping Centre, London, UK.
1989 Balloons mural, Calles des Velazquez, Madrid, Spain.
1990 Bank managers have wings mural, Oxford Street, London, UK.
1990 John Armit Winelist.
1990 100 stars mural, Blackpool, UK.
1990 Griffin mural, High Street Kensington, London, UK.
1990 Sherlock Holmes mural, Baker Street, London, UK.
1990 The 4 shoppers mural, Barkingside, London, UK.
1990 Dentist ceiling mural, Dublin Street, Edinburgh, UK.
1990 Atlas mural, Elephant and Castle, London, UK.
1991 Battle of flowers mural, Royal Square, St Helier, Jersey, UK.
1991 Bank workers mural, Slough, UK.
1991 History of Edinburgh mural, Scott Monument, Edinburgh, UK.
1992 Cotton mills mural, Oldham, UK.
1992 Let The People Sing Book, UK
1992 Travel mural, Waterloo Station, London, UK.
1992 Space and games mural, Wellingborough Primary School, Northamptonshire, UK.
1993 Barnet stands at the highest point between London and York mural, Barnet Hill, London, UK.
1993 Archaeology of site mural, Guildhall, City of London, UK.
1993 Quotes of Barnet Banner mural, Old Bull Arts Centre, London, UK.
1993 270 Coats of Arms of Scotland mural, Scandic Hotel, Royal Mile, Edinburgh.
1994 - 95 10 paintings on set, Big Breakfast, Channel 4.
1993 History of Elephant and Castle banners. Elephant and Castle Shopping centre. London, UK.
1993 Bakers mural, Fristch Restaurant, London, UK.
1993 Italian landscape mural, Richmond, London, UK.
1993 The Aboriginal meaning of Ballarat mural, University of Ballarat, Australia.
1994 Graphical quotes mural, Barnet College, London, UK.
1994 History of Radcliffe town square mural, Radcliffe Town Square, Bury, UK.
1994 Story of Scotland mural, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.
1994 Technology tree banner, South Bank, Melbourne, Australia.
1994 Mount Helen mural, Ballarat, Australia.
1994 Contemporary Melbourne banner, Melbourne, Australia.
1995 Learning mural, Barnet Hill, London, UK.
1995 Victorian shop fronts mural, Grants Department Store, Croydon, UK.
1995 World Solutions Banner, World Solutions Banner, UK, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Mexico, South Africa, Ireland.
1995 Eco-Transport mural, Tally Ho corner, Finchley, London, UK.
1996 Bakers mural, Fristch Restaurant Two, London, UK.
1996 Community mural, Roman Road Mural, Blackburn, UK.
1996 Sporting heroes' mural, Oldham Swimming centre, UK.
1997 Local wildlife mural, Skelmersdale, UK.
1998 Graphic icons mural, Barnet College, UK.
1998 -99 History of Edinburgh mural, Scott Monument, Edinburgh, UK (revisited).
1998 Culture mural, Baleana Bay, Wellington, New Zealand.
1998 Technology Garden mural, Ballarat, Australia.
1999- ongoing Sprats Painting, ACAD Unit, Central Middlesex Hospital, UK
2000 Creative Festival Organiser, Bromley by Bow Healthy Living Centre, London UK
2000 @, Melbourne, Australia.
2000 Corridor mural for children and staff, Wooden Spoon house, London.
2001 Paintings of Haddington, Peter Potter Gallery, Haddington.
2001 Karen Dunbar Show, Radio Scotland, Talent Spot
2002 Potters mural, Prestonpans, Prestongrange Arts Festival
2002 Transport mural, Prestonpans Arts Festival
2002 How to setup a Community Degree Programme, Craigmillar Communiversity Press
2002 Belhaven Painting, Peter Potter Gallery, Haddington
2003 Pugh mural, Prestounpans Arts Festival/Prestonlodge High School
2003 Beehive Kiln mural, Prestounpans Arts Festival/Bromley By Bow Centre
2004 Powerstation Mural, Prestongrange Arts Festival.
2004 Prestoungrange ceiling, The Gothenburg, Prestonpans.
2004 Convenor of Murals Action Group, Prestoungrange Arts Festival
2004 Exhibition of Skyscapes, Kaleadiscope, London
2004 Arts the Catalyst Exhibition, curator, fundraiser, organiser of exhibition which included TV documentary, 6 publications, 2 cds and conference.
2004 Songs published in Craigmillar Gold songbook and performed on CD
2004 The boy who wanted to play the violin, written and illustrated, Craigmillar Communiversity press


Art Collections
Sold many painting since 1991 through various exhibitions and private commissions.


4. Client list
This includes clients that have commissioned me directly or sponsored an artwork.
WEA Records; New musical Express; Pavilion stencils Ltd; Goodhouskeeping; Which Magazine; IPC Magazines; Brent Council; Letts Publishing; Tme Out Magazine; The Observer magazine; Creative Review, Centaur Publications; Design Week, Centaur Publications; Freeform Artworks; Whiteley Shopping Centre; Reinhold RS; Company of Designers; Fitch RS; Nordic Construction; Edinburgh District Council; Edinburgh District Arts Council; Marks and Spencer; BT; Bank of Scotland; Intercity; BP; Spindles Shopping Centre, Oldham; Metropolitan Borough of Oldham; Unity Trust Bank; London Underground; Rushkin Primary School; Nene College; Barnet College; Corporation of London; DY Davis; Museum of London; Ian Begg Architects; Crown Scandic Hotels; Big breakfast, Planet 24; Elephant and Castle shopping Centre; Fristch Restaurant; First Impressions Design; University of Ballarat, Australia; Metropolitan Borough of Bury; National Museums of Scotland; Intercity; IBM; Wickes PLC; Pixel CD Rom, Australia; A.R.T. Gallery, Australia; Tesco; Westall Contractors; Weatherall; Greenpeace UK; Blackburn Council; West Lancashire County Council; Wellington City Council, NZ; Wellington Polytechnic, NZ; Bromley by Bow Healthy Living Centre; Urban Arts Inc, Australia; Trust Arts Project. South London NH; Peter Potter Gallery, Haddington: Baroncourts of Prestoungrange: Craigmillar Communiversity Press

5. Higher Education and research
1995 -2000 0.5 Programme Co-ordinator, HNC Public Arts Management Programme at Barnet College
A course which I initiated researched and developed from 1992 to 1994 (Validated by and part of School of Fine Art, Middlesex University).
Responsibilities included: curricula and development, assessment, teaching and learning material, tutorial system, student progression, learning resources, recruitment, staff, resourcing, timetable, external projects, external funding, QAA documentation, internal and external verification procedure with QAA, Btech and Middlesex University.
1996 - ongoing Co-ordinator, Communiversity
Co-ordinator of network, development and design of website, moderator of discussion group, writing of validation documents, co-ordination of community groups and HE institutions, tutor at Bromley by Bow and Craigmillar. From inception in 1995 to the present day with a worldwide membership of 190 members, two pilot schemes, at present going through accreditation with Napier University, endorsement with Community Learning Scotland. For further information http://www.communiversity.org.uk

6. Visiting Lecturer
1986 - 89 0.5 Tutor, Barnet College, HND Graphics.
1989 Colchester Institute, HND Graphics.
1989 Pimlico Arts and Media, Graphics course.
1990 - 92 Chelsea School of Art, BA Public Art/MA Public Art.
1991 Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, BA Illustration and Printmaking.
1992 University of East London, MA Art and Architecture.
1992 - 1995 Camberwell College, BA Graphics.
1992 Nene College, Northampton, ND Graphics.
1993 BA Art in Social Context, University of West England.
1993 Stockport College, HND Illustration/HND Printed Textiles.
1993 - 94 Falmouth College, HND Graphics.
2000 - ongoing General Course, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art.
2003/4 Kirkcudbright Summer School
Lecture tours of Australia 93 and 94: Victorian College, Swinburne Secondary, RMIT University, Swinburne University, Monash University, Gipplands College, Ballarat University, Curtin University, Perth Charles Strut University and East Gippslands TAFE.

7. Conferences and courses.
Presented paper or gave lecture at:
1993 Life after Art College University of Ballarat.
1994 Community Arts in the nineties conference University of the West of England.
1996 Feeling the Pulse conference Bromley By Bow, Health Centre.
1997 International Communiversity Conference 97 Barnet College.
1999 International Communiversity Conference 99 Barnet College.
1997 Emergent Paradigms in Design Education University of New South Wales, Australia.
1998 50 years of NHS University of Central England.
2004 Arts The Catalyst Craigmillar conference, chairman

8. Media Coverage.

Recent (since Dec 2002)

Arts The Catalyst Exhibition/communiversity
BBC Scotland, Evening News x 3, Craigmillar Chronicle x 5.

Prestoungrange Murals
East Lothian Courier x 20, Evening News x 3, Scotsman x 2, Brushstrokes x 8
Daily Record, The Scotsman, Evening News x 6, BBC Reporting Scotland, BBC Radio Scotland, East Lothian Courier x 12, East Lothian News x 7, Social Enterprise Magazine.

As an artist
myedinburgh.net, Edinburgh University Student Magazine, Northwards Magazine.

Press (1987 – 2002)
Creative Review x 4, The Times, The Scotsman, The Evening Standard, The Glasgow Herald, The Manchester Evening Times, Mailout, Artists Newsletter, The Edinburgh Evening News,
The Manchester Evening Chronicle, Building Magazine, Financial Weekly, The Edinburgh Citizen, The Barnet Times, Craigmillar Festival News, Middlesborough Evening Gazette, The Barnet Press,
The Blackpool Gazette, Ballarat Courier, Skem Advertiser.

Television
BBC Reporting Scotland, Channel 9 news, Vic TV news, Scottish Television.

Radio
BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Jersey.

World Solutions banner
WIN TV, Australia; The Australia, Higher Education; ABC Radio, Australia; Ballarat Courier( Front Page), Australia; The Irish Times; Vido y Estilo, Mexico; Saturday Star, South Africa; The Star(Front Page), Malaysia; The Malay Mail, Malaysia; Mail & Guardian, South Africa; The New Zealand Herald; Herald & Post(Front Page), UK; New Sunday Times, Malaysia; Sin chew jit poh, Malaysia; Craigmillar

9. Exhibitions
Group shows
1983 Richard Demarco gallery, group show
1993 Old Bulls Arts Centre, Public Art in Barnet
1993 Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, one of 400 CD covers, CD2
1994 Conway Hall, London
1994 Slaughterhouse, London
1994 Falmouth College of Art, World Solutions Banner
1999 Bromley by Bow Centre, two man show with Frank Creber
1999- ongoing Painting in ACAD Unit, Central Middlesex Hospital
2001/2, Peter Potter Gallery, Haddington
2004 Kaleadscope, London
2004/5 Prestongrange Painting Group three shows, The Goth
2004 Arts the Catalyst Exhibition, City Arts Centre, Edinburgh

One man show
1991, Jones Cafe, London
1992, Jones Cafe, London
1992 - 93 Big Breakfast, Channel Four
2000, Recent Work, Young Street Gallery, Edinburgh
2001, Helios Fountain, Edinburgh
2004 Kaleadiscope, Kingston, London
2005 David Young Gallery, Edinburgh

10. Organiser
1992 Cotton mills mural, Oldham, UK.
1995: World Solution Banner, Greenpeace UK
1995 - 2000 HN Public Art Programme, Barnet College/Middlesex University
1997: International Communiversity Conference, 150 delegates
1999: 2nd International Communiversity Conference, 120 delegates
2000: Bromley by Bow Midsummer Festival, Artistic co-ordinator, 2000 attended
1996 - 2005 Communiversity co-ordinator, 130 membership
Co-ordinator of Publications, exhibition, seminars, website network, development and design of website, moderator of discussion group, writing of validation documents, co-ordination of community groups and HE institutions, tutor at Bromley by Bow and Craigmillar.
Completed as a volunteer.
2004 – present Murals Convenor, Prestoungrange Arts Festival.



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