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Jon Schueler Discover the artist, his works and his inspiration in 2016. Celebrating the centenary of Jon Schueler’s birth with exhibitions across Scotland. Jon Schueler, It is magazine, 1960 Born in Milwaukee in 1916, Jon Schueler studied at the California School of Fine Arts from 1948-51 where his teachers included Clyfford Still and Richard Diebenkorn. In ‘51 he moved to New York and, through Still, became immersed in the art world of Mark Rothko, Franz Kline, Jackson Pollock, and Robert Motherwell. Considered one of the younger members of the legendary New York School, he was taken up by both the celebrated dealer Leo Castelli and the Stable Gallery. In 1957 he discovered Mallaig, a fishing village on the west coast of Scotland, and this landscape informed his work in NY throughout the ‘60s. In 1970 he returned to Mallaig for 5 years, and then painted there again most summers until his death in 1992. Essentially an abstract painter, Schueler nonetheless grounded his work in nature --especially in the light and atmosphere of the Scottish west coast. is dimension will be celebrated by both museums and galleries during the 2016 centenary. Schueler’s paintings are in the collections of distinguished American and British institutions including the Whitney Museum in New York and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh. “When I speak of nature I’m speaking of the sky... And when I think of the sky, I think of the Scottish sky over Mallaig... Time was there and motion was there .... lands forming, seas disappearing, words fragmenting, colors giving birth to burning shapes ...... ” This is a guide to the solo exhibitions of Jon Schueler across Scotland in 2016. Also included are galleries and museums that are displaying their Schueler paintings within group exhibitions. This guide has been designed and produced by Resipole Studios - www.resipolestudios.co.uk supported by the Jon Schueler Charitable Trust (SC038261) above: Separate Ways: Storm and Sea, 1975, 122 x112 cm (48” x 44”) o/c 608 cover: Wind from Wind’ard, 1983, 122 x 112 cm (48” x 44”) o/c 1346 www.jonschueler.com follow news on twitter @JonSchueler facebook JonSchueler Jon Schueler 1916-1992
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Jon SchuelerDiscover the artist, his works
and his inspiration in 2016.
Celebrating the centenary of Jon Schueler’s birth with exhibitions across Scotland.
Jon Schueler, It is magazine, 1960
Born in Milwaukee in 1916, Jon Schueler studied at the California School of Fine Arts from 1948-51 where his teachers included Clyfford Still and Richard Diebenkorn. In ‘51 he moved to New York and, through Still, became immersed in the art world of Mark Rothko, Franz Kline, Jackson Pollock, and Robert Motherwell. Considered one of the younger members of the legendary New York School, he was taken up by both the celebrated dealer Leo Castelli and the Stable Gallery. In 1957 he discovered Mallaig, a fishing village on the west coast of Scotland, and this landscape informed his work in NY throughout the ‘60s. In 1970 he returned to Mallaig for 5 years, and then painted there again most summers until his death in 1992. Essentially an abstract painter, Schueler nonetheless grounded his work in nature --especially in the light and atmosphere of the Scottish west coast. This dimension will be celebrated by both museums and galleries during the 2016 centenary. Schueler’s paintings are in the collections of distinguished American and British institutions including the Whitney Museum in New York and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh.
“When I speak of nature I ’m speaking of the sky. . . And when I think of the sky, I think of the Scottish sky over Mallaig. . . Time was there and motion was there . . . . lands forming , seas disappearing , words f ragmenting , colors giving bir th to burning shapes . . . . . .”
This is a guide to the solo exhibit ions of Jon Schueler across Scotland in 2016 .
Also included are galleries and museums that are displaying their Schueler paintings within group exhibitions.
This gu ide has been des igned and produced by Resipole Studios - www.resipolestudios .co.uk
supported by the Jon Schueler Charitable Trust (SC038261)
above: Separate Ways: Storm and Sea, 1975, 122 x112 cm (48” x 44”) o/c 608cover: Wind from Wind’ard, 1983, 122 x 112 cm (48” x 44”) o/c 1346
www.jonschueler.comfollow news on
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1. Mallaig Heritage CentreJ o n S c h u e l e r : S o u n d o f S l e a t R e f l e c t i o n s | 1s t A p r i l - 31s t O c t o b e r
Station Road | Mallaig | PH41 4PY | www.mallaigheritage.org.uk | 01687 462085open 11 am till 4 pm | open Sundays during July, August and September
2 . Sabhal MÒr OstaigAn Linne: Exhibition | 27th May - 9th July | Symposium | 27th - 29th May
Sleat | Isle of Skye | IV44 8RQ | js [email protected] | 01471 888000 www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/en/ealain-is-cultar/jon-schueler-centenary-symposium/
3 . Resipole Studios & Fine Ar t Galler yS c h u e l e r : S e a t o S k y | 6 t h A u g u s t - 18 t h S e p t e m b e r
Lo ch Sunar t | Achar acle | PH3 6 4HX | w w w. res ip olestudios .co .uk019 67 43150 6 | op en 11 am t i l l 6pm | c los ed Mondays
4. West Highland Museum1 S c h u e l e r o n d i s p l ay | M a r c h t i l l a p p r o x . 21s t D e c e m b e r
Cameron Square | Fort William| PH33 6AJ | www.westhighlandmuseum.org.uk 01397 702169 | open 10 am till 5 pm | closed Sundays
5 . An Talla SolaisL i g h t , L a n d a n d S e a | 7 t h M ay - 19 t h J u n e
The Caledonian Hotel | West Argyle street | Ullapool | IV26 2UG | www.antallasolais.org01854 612310 | open 10 am till 5 pm
6 . Rhue Ar tJ o n S c h u e l e r : D i s t i l l a t i o n o f L i g h t | 7 t h M ay - 16 t h J u n eRhue | Ullapool | IV26 2TJ | www.rhueart .co.uk | 01854 612460
open 10 am till 6 pm | closed Sundays
8 . Inverness Museum and Ar t Galler ySkyscapes: A Centenary Celebration of Jon Schueler | 25th June - 31st July
Castle Wynd | Inverness | IV2 3EB | www.highlifehighland.com | 01463 237114open 10 am till 5 pm | closed Mondays and Sundays
10. Kelving rove Ar t Galler y and MuseumT h e S e a r c h f o r S c h u e l e r, s i n g l e p a i n t i n g o n d i s p l ay | A l l y e a r
Argyle Street | Glasgow | G3 8AG | www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/kelvingrove 0141 276 9599 | open Mon to Thu 10 am till 5 pm, Fri & Sun 11 am till 5 pm
11. Paisley Museum and Ar t GalleriesGesture - Expression in Modern Art | 16th July to 11th September
High Street | Paisley | PA1 2BA | [email protected] 300 1210 | closed Mondays, Tues-Sat 11 am till 4 pm, Sundays 2 pm till 5 pm
7. The Thurso Galler ySkyscapes: A Centenary Celebration of Jon Schueler | 6 August - 17 September
Davidson’s Lane | Thurso | KW14 7AF | www.highlifehighland.com018 4789 6357 | open Mon to Wed 1 pm till 5 pm, Fri 1 pm till 8 pm, Sat 10 am till 1 pm
9. Universit y of StirlingS p e a k i n g o f t h e S k y : J o n S c h u e l e r | 2 n d A p r i l - 15 t h J u l y
Art Collection | Pathfoot Building (Crush Hall) | University of Stirling | FK9 4LAwww.stir.ac.uk | 01786 466050 | open weekdays 9 am till 5 pm
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