Toby Paterson Archives

Studio Visit: Toby Paterson

18 February 2009 at 6.30pm

Join our SPIN host Alhena Katsof in a special opportunity to visit Toby Paterson’s studio.

Toby Paterson was born in Glasgow in 1974. He studied at Glasgow School of Art and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, graduating from the former in 1995. In Glasgow, he is represented by The Modern Institute and in London, by Sutton Lane. Paterson won the 2002 Becks Futures Prize and received a Creative Scotland Award in 2006.

Recent projects include solo shows in The Hague and London, group exhibitions in San Francisco, Belgrade, Madrid and Middlesborough, and the commission of permanent works at Tramway in Glasgow, and at BBC Scotland’s new headquarters and on the campus of Warwick University. He is also developing work for the seven stations that constitute the Docklands Light Railways planned Stratford International Extension. Paterson’s interest in cities and their architecture is manifested throughout his work in the form of painting, sculpture and photography. He currently lives and works in Glasgow.

40 Years of Printmaking at Edinburgh Printmakers

25 October 2007 at 6pm

This month, we will visit Edinburgh Printmakers to see an exhibition of new commissions and 40 years of Printing at Edinburgh Printmakers Part 2 – 1987-2007 exhibition.

Edinburgh Printmakers regularly commissions contemporary artists across various artistic disciplines to collaborate on-site with master printmakers on the production of limited edition prints. This exhibition of new commissions ranges from the work of established artists to the newly emerging and recent graduates. Artists include David Shrigley, Toby Paterson, Gordon Robin Brown and Jessica Harrison.

Joining us will be Alastair Clark and Michelle Berry who will take us behind the scenes for a tour of the artist studios before discussing the exhibiting prints and artists.

Alastair Clark is a practicing artist and Assistant Director of the Printmakers. Michelle Berry is a practicing artist and is the Audience Development and Education Officer at Edinburgh Printmakers.