QMU gets creative
with Jack Vettriano
T
HE CELEBR ATED SCOT TISH ARTIST, Jack
Vettriano, took centre stage at an open discussion
held at QMU recently.
The Fife-born artist, best year, an equally enthusiastic
known of his painting ‘The reaction greeted the three
Singing Butler’, entertained paintings that he entered
a l a r g e a u d i e n c e o f for the prestigious Summer
s t u d e n t s , s t a f f a n d E x h ib i ti o n a t L o n d o n’s
members of the public with Royal Academy, and his
humorous tales of his life in new life as an artist began.
Since then there have been
the art world.
Led by Dr Richard Butt, sell-out solo exhibitions
Dean of The School of i n Ed i n b u r g h , L o n d o n ,
the School of Arts, Social H o n g K o n g a n d N e w
Sciences & Management, York, and in 2004, his ‘The
t h e i n te r v i ew to o k t h e Singing Butler’ was sold
audience on a journey of at Sotheby’s for close to
Jack’s life from mining £750,000.
O ve r 10 0 of J a c k
engineer to one of
Scotland’s most well-known V e t t r i a n o ’ s p a i n t i n g s
artists. Mainly self-taught, were recently on show at
Jack’s artwork attracted Kelvingrove Ar t Galler y,
attention when he submitted Glasgow. The exhibition,
two paintings to the Royal which included many works
Scottish Academy’s annual that have not been seen for
exhibition - both pieces more than 20 years, was his
were accepted and sold on most comprehensive show
the first day. The following ever. ❒
Jack talks to a packed audience at QMU.
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