Stuart McAlpine Miller
Scottish-born artist Stuart McAlpine Miller, a Scottish Arts graduate, displays all the characteristics of his home nation – tenacity, determination and a wry sense of humour. Using subtle tones of oils on canvas McAlpine Miller creates the illusion of transparencies within his works. A reality that is so far-fetched that it becomes a busy blur of objects which portray the idea of an energy-laden consumer society.
McAlpine Miller has enjoyed a popular following for in the U.K, New York and Hong Kong for his original paintings featuring trademark beautiful women overlaid with illusionary colourful nostalgic imagery.
In 2011, McAlpine Miller was chosen as the artist in residence at The Savoy Hotel, London. His collection, entitled "A Time For Reflection" hangs in the iconic Thames Foyer.
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The artist has enjoyed successful solo exhibitions with galleries such as Connaught Brown, London; Duncan Miller, London; Ruth O'Hara, New York; Catto Gallery, London; Rebecca Hossack Gallery, Kings Road Gallery, London, SOTA Gallery, Hong Kong and Hoerle-Guggenheim, New York amongst others.
BIOGRAPHY
"All the things that David Hockney can do with an iPad in terms of colour, collaged composition and cut-and-paste layering, McAlpine Miller takes full circle by doing New School in an Old School style all, incredibly, with his oil paints! McAlpine Miller is taking Hockney a step further, by taking it a step backwards. Being far more complex, with traditional oil paints. His paintings have a 3D look about them. Seemingly composed through the employment of graphical cropped images edited under a CGI mouse-move, but it is all done with his sable paintbrush not the magic wand of Photoshop. With this, he paints pictures that connect with you, today. McAlpine Miller is one of the best artists of our time, painting about our time, in the best way I’ve seen. This is how he is changing the course of Art History – much in the same way that Da Vinci, Monet and Picasso did. The art of tomorrow starts here..." Estelle Lovatt, Art Critic
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
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2022
Working towards exhibition, launching a series of NFT.
2021
Warner Brothers / JK Rowling, Revelations: A Portrait of Magic,
2018
The Savoy Suite ‘A Time for Reflection
2017
Solo exhibition Castle Fine Art, Glasgow
2016
Solo Exhibition – The Guggenheim, New York
2015
Pele Exhibition – The Halcyon Gallery, Mayfair
The Savoy ‘A Time for Reflection’ Limited Editions published
2014
Major Exhibition of sold out works - Castle Fine Art, Mayfair 2013
Major exhibition of paintings. Castle Fine Art, Mayfair.
Collaboration with London Fashion House Lulu & Co
2012
The Artist in residence at The Savoy Hotel, London. Eight paintings were unveiled in November 2012. "A Time For Reflection" will hang in the Thames Foyer at The Savoy.
15 Paintings to a Private Art Collector
Commissioned to create front cover for Luxure Magazine
Hong Kong Art Fair, Hong Kong – May
Exhibition, SOTA Gallery, Hong Kong
Exhibition, The Hay Hill Gallery, Cork Street, London
2011
Various Solo and Group Exhibitions at own gallery
Hay Hill Gallery, London -October
State of the Arts Gallery, Hong Kong – November
2010
Hay Hill Gallery, Cork Street, London
Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London
Cross My Art, Kings Cross, London
2009
Co-founded Art & Escape Ltd
Kings Road Gallery, London
2008
Private sale of 10 works to British collector
2007
Decoratum Gallery, Church Street, London – commissioned and collected over 40 works
2006
Charlotte Street Gallery - Solo Exhibition
Catto Gallery, Hampstead – Group Exhibition
The Art Group, signed worldwide publishing deal
2005
Catto Gallery, Hampstead – Solo Exhibition;
2004
Paul McCartney 2004 European Tour, commissioned to paint the piano that was used throughout the tour, this included working closely and consulting Paul on a daily basis;
Charlotte Street Gallery - Solo Exhibition;
2003
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London – Solo Exhibition;
2002
United Entertainment Group Plc, County Hall, South Bank – commissioned various large format paintings for exhibition
Catto Gallery, Hampstead – Solo Exhibition;
2001
Set-up a co-operative company based in Camden producing small and large scale works for exhibition in Europe and America
2000
Catto Gallery, Hampstead – Solo Exhibition;
1999
Catto Gallery, Hampstead – Solo Exhibitions;
Duncan Miller Fine Art, Glasgow - Art Fair
1998
Worked on several advertising campaigns including: Reneault, McVities, Virgin, Persil, Bravissimo; BBC, Stage Production about the History of Art - backdrops based on famous images, the Last Supper and various historical notable portraits
1997
BBC Production of Changeling
Gagliardi Gallery, London – Group Show
1996
Kelvingrove Art Galleries & Museums - Shortlisted for Provost Award;
Decadence, film by Stephen Berkoff – Triptych of The Alternative Last Supper used as backdrop for the main dining scene.
1995
Connought Brown, London - Group Show;
Duncan Miller, New York – Chigaco Art Fair;
Gagliardi Gallery, London – Group Show & featured works in Contemporary European Art Book
1994
Connought Brown, London - Solo Exhibition;
Duncan Miller, New York – Art Fair
Ruth O'Hara Gallery – New York
1993
Art Bank, Glasgow - Solo Exhibition;
Connought Brown, London – Joint Exhibition
1992
Joint Exhibition – Cannes, France
Art Bank, Glasgow
1991
Trinity Gallery, Alblermarle Street, London - Solo Exhibition;
Poleski Gallery, Lucca - Lived and worked in Italy whilst exhibiting at this gallery
1990
Glasgow School of Art, BA Honours - painting and drawing