About the Artist
A Brief History
Scott McDougall’s career spans an impressive four decades. Since beginning his artist’s practice in Queensland, Scott has travelled extensively, capturing intimately observed moments across the globe. Employing highly refined painting techniques Scott’s paintings poetically describe places and people using beautifully controlled colour harmonies, carefully modulated tones and an exacting attention to detail. Mood and the specifics of atmosphere and lighting are expertly conveyed through this mastery of colour and bring a psychological intensity to all that he depicts. Streaming, warm sunshine, cracks in the pavement and the busyness of a city street are all effectively evoked through careful observation and the sensitive handling of his medium. Scott is an accomplished art teacher and has worked as a consultant for the Queensland State Education Department. Over the years, Scott’s work has been widely exhibited and collected both in Australia and overseas.
Prizes
2023 The Doyles Art Award – Landscape: First prize
2022 The Doyles Art award – Still life: Second prize. Landscape: Viewers choice
2022 Lethbridge Landscape prize - Highly commended
2022 The Doyles Art Award - Landscape, Viewer's Choice Award, still life, second prize
2021 Lethbridge Landscape prize - Highly commended
2020 Salon des Refuses – Brisbane Portrait Prize - Petrie Terrace Gallery Award
2019 Clayton Utz Art Award - Shared Second Place
2018 The Border Art Prize, Tweed Regional Art Gallery
2013 Murwillumbah Rotary Art Prize - First place & Viewers Choice Award
2010 Hunter’s Hill Art Prize – People’s Choice Award
2010 City of Albany Art Prize WA– Final section & People’s Choice Award
2010 Tattersall’s Club Landscape Prize - Members Choice Prize (Invitation only)
2009 Tattersall’s Club Landscape Prize - Members Choice Prize
2007 Tattersall’s Club Landscape Prize- Members Choice Prize
2007 Redeemer Lutheran College Foundation Art Award for Excellence - Winner
2006 Tattersall’s Club Landscape Prize- Members Choice Prize & Viewers Choice Award
2004 Wagga Wagga Art Society Prize - Highly Commended & Viewers Choice Award
1986 Schwartzkopff Spida Prize - Tour of Europe
1980 Gold Coast Civic Collection - Judges selection
1976 Rockhampton City Art Prize - Highly Commended
1975 Rockhampton City Art Prize - Highly Commended
1975 Charleville Art Prize - Highly Commended
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Weswal Gallery, Tamworth – Embrace
2022 Evolve minor/major, Lethbridge Gallery, QLD
2020 Life in the Caldera, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2020 Land Marks - Art Atrium Gallery, Sydney
2020 Memories of Venice - Bacaro, Tweed Regional Art Gallery, Murwillumbah |
2020 New Works - Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2019 Playing with Fire - Tweed Regional Art Gallery Cafe
2018 Playing with Fire - Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2018 Carnivale - Bacaro, Tweed Regional Art Gallery, Murwillumbah
2017 Paper, Scissors, Rock - Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2017 Signs of Life - Art Atrium, Sydney
2016 Chasing Beauty, Chula - Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2016 Chasing Beauty, Chula - Hoi An & Hanoi Vietnam
2015 Signs of Life - Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2014 Landmarks Here and There - Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2013 Marovo Medical, Fundraiser for the Soloman Islands
2012 Fading Elegance: Visions of Cuba - Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2011 An Eye for Detail - Blue Bicycle Gallery, Byron Bay
2010 Lines of Communication - Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2008 Havana to Hanoi - Delshan Gallery, Melbourne
2007 Cuba & Vietnam - Moulton Galleries, Sydney
2006 Havana to Hanoi - Hardy Brothers Fine Art, Brisbane
2005 Bristol Art Fair, Bristol, UK
2003 Moulton Galleries, Sydney
2002 European Paintings - Vanessa Wood Fine Art, Sydney
2001 Venezia - Valerie Cohen Fine Art, Sydney
1999 Alice to Avignon - Valerie Cohen Fine Art, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney
1997 Mascot to Venice - Valerie Cohen Fine Art, Sydney, Ansett Golden Wing Lounge
1996 Madrid to Marrakesh - Queensland Breast Cancer Council Benefit, Brisbane
1996 Valerie Cohen Fine Art, Sydney
1995 Italy/Prague - Valerie Cohen Fine Art, Sydney
1994 The Carnivale Collection - Valerie Cohen Fine Art, Sydney
1993 Bridge Street Gallery, Sydney
1993 Prince & Cohen Fine Art Gallery, Sydney
1991 Solo exhibition in aid of The Abused Child Trust, Brisbane
1991 Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney
1990 Libby Edwards Gallery, Melbourne
1986 Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney
1984 Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney
1983 Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle
1982 Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney
1981 Cintra House Gallery, Brisbane
1980 Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney
1979 Cintra House Gallery, Brisbane
Group Exhibitions
2022 Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane – Group show
2022 Mist Gallery Cabarita, - Charis
2021 Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane – HOME, Artist showcase
2021 Mist Gallery Cabarita, The Home Show , Dream Big, Roam, Encore
2020 Mist Gallery Cabarita, The great outdoors
2018 QCA POP Gallery. Changes: forty years of artistic practice
2018 Art Atrium, Sydney. Summer Sojourn
2018 M-Arts Precinct, Murwillumbah. NSW, Four artists
2017 Art Atrium, Sydney. Summer Sojourn
2017 Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2015 Lethbridge Gallery Artist Showcase - Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2014 Lethbridge Gallery Artist Showcase - Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2012 Summer Exhibition - Yallingup Gallery, W.A. \
2010 Winter Exhibition - Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2009 Flower Show - Brenda May Gallery, Sydney-
2009 Summer & Winter Exhibitions - Bell Gallery, Berrima.
2008 Summer & Winter Exhibitions - Bell Gallery, Berrima
2007 Paris - Bell Gallery, Berrima
2007 Christmas Exhibition - Charles Hewitt Gallery, Sydney
2007 Christmas Exhibition - Paintbox, Canberra
2006 Introductions - Delshan Gallery, Melbourne.
2006 An Eye for Detail - The Forrest Gallery, Benandarah
2006 Strokes of Genius - Hardy Brothers Fine Art, Brisbane
2005 Winter 2005 - The Bell Gallery, Berrima
2005 Off the Wall - Art Sydney, Sydney
2005 Contemporary Art Fair Edinburgh, Scotland
2005 The French Connection - The Bell Gallery, Berrima
2004 Spring 2004 - The Bell Gallery, Berrima
2004 Small Wonders - The Delmar Gallery, Trinity Grammer School, Sydney.
2004 Moulton Galleries, Sydney
2003 Concerning Landscape. - The Delmar Gallery, Trinity Grammar School, Sydney.
2003 Five Contemporary Realists - The Bell Gallery, Berrima
2003 The Delmar Gallery, Trinity Grammar School, Sydney
2003 Small Wonders - Moulton Galleries, Sydney
2002 Works on Paper - The Bell Gallery, Berrima
2002 Spring 2002 - The Bell Gallery, Berrima
2001 Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
2001 CHOGM. Conference, Brisbane
2001 A.S.A.P.(Artists Supporting Animal Preservation ) Vanessa Wood Fine Art. Sydney
2000 Qantas Chairman’s Club, Heart of Australia Sydney /Wall Street Exchange
2000 Qantas Club, Realities / Wall Street Exchange
1999 The Bell Gallery, Berrima
1999 Art Exchange International, London
1999 La Belle Fleur - The Bell Gallery, Berrima
1999 Winter 1999 - The Bell Gallery, Berrima
1999 The Wagner Gallery, Hong Kong
1999 Qantas Golden Wing Lounge, Melbourne / Wall Street Exchange
1999 As We See It - The Forrest Gallery, Benandarah
1998 Out of Australia - Lui Hai-Su Art Museum, Shanghai PRC
1998 Gallery Attica, Katoomba
1998 Qantas International Lounge, Sydney / Wall Street Exchange. Into The Light
1997 Demeter Gallery, Sydney
1997 Bell Gallery, Berrima
1997 Michael Cummerford Fine Art, Byron Bay
1997 Greythorn Gallery, Melbourne
1997 Literal Art - North Shore Fine Art / Greenhill Galleries, Perth.
1996 Christmas Show - Dempster Fine Art, Melbourne
1996 Demeter Gallery, Sydney
1995 Group Exhibition - Bell Gallery, Berrima
1994 Winter 1994 - Bell Gallery, Berrima
1993 Passport to a Landscape, 12 Australian Artists - Valerie Cohen Fine Art, Sydney
1993 Christmas Show - Dempster Fine Art, Melbourne.
1992 Bridge Street Gallery, Sydney
1992 Inaugural Exhibition: Kirkcaldy Davies Gallery, Melbourne
1992 Inaugural Exhibition: Prince & Cohen Fine Art Gallery, Sydney
1991 Bell Gallery, Berrima
1990 Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney: Dempsters Gallery, Melbourne
1987 Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney
1986 Exhibited in the Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of NSW
1985 Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney
1984 Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle
Collections
Represented in private collections, New York; Germany; Italy, Belgium,
Canada and Spain. Queensland Art Gallery; Gold Coast Civic Collection; SGIO
Collection, Brisbane; Schwartzkopff Collection; Seaworld Property Trust;
Foote, Cone & Belding; CIG Collection; Rothschild Bank; Readers Digest;
ANA Hotel, Sydney; Le Meridien, Melbourne; Royal Children’s Hospital,
Camperdown; Corinthian Industries; Renaissance Ramada Hotel; Greythorn,
London & Sydney offices; Redeemer Lutheran College, Brisbane