Peter King
Kinloch Rannoch Winter
Oil on Canvas
Peter King was born in Glasgow in 1953. He studied art, specialising in drawing and painting, at the Glasgow Art School under the tutelage of David Donaldson RSA and Duncan Shanks RSA, specialising in drawing & painting.
Peter King taught Art and Design in Scottish schools for over 30 years and was Principal Teacher in Lanarkshire for over 20 years. He also holds a senior marker's position with S.Q.A. In 2010 he retired from teaching to focus on painting professionally.
Peter exhibits regularly at the Royal Scottish Academy, The Royal Glasgow Institute and Thompson's Galleries in London. His work is represented in collections across the UK, Europe and North America and Japan.
The Sunday Times Magazine (April Edition 2000) featured his painting in an article on contemporary British Landscape Painting.
In 2010, Peter was awarded the coveted House for an Art Lover Award by the RGI.
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