Scottish Actors: exhibitions

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Sunday, 31 March 2013

Billy Connolly: art and museum exhibitions

Billy Connolly's art work at the Castle Fine Art on The Promenade in Cheltenham
Comedian Billy Connolly's art work is coming to a Cheltenham gallery.
Ink drawings from the BAFTA nominated actor, comedian, musician and presenter will be hanging his work at the Castle Fine Art on The Promenade.
His collection of six prints is his second foray into the world of contemporary art and is influenced by his filming of The Hobbit.

Read more at This is Gloucestershire
Billy's art work will also be on show in Cambridge and Liverpool.

Billy Connolly's trike goes on display at North-east museum
A trike used by comedy legend Billy Connolly is the star attraction at a Grampian Transport Museum as it gets set to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

Source: Evening Express

Sunday, 28 October 2012

Leading Lights exhibition - Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Drama's famous faces to go on show
Actors Alan Cumming, Elaine C Smith and Billy Boyd are to feature in a new photography exhibition.
The famous faces are among 18 portraits, taken by photographer KK Dundas, going on display next week at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.
All of the pictures in the Leading Lights exhibition are of former students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the country's leading school of music, dance and drama.
To mark its 60th anniversary in 2010, the Conservatoire commissioned Glasgow-based Mr Dundas, who specialises in theatre and portrait photography, to take portraits of past and present students from the school of drama.
Other highlights include pictures of actor Bill Paterson, comedienne Ruby Wax, Harry Potter actress Katie Leung and Colin Morgan, star of the BBC TV series Merlin.
The majority of works in the display, donated to the gallery by the photographer, are on show for the first time. Leading Lights opens on Monday and runs until March 3.
Christopher Baker, director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, said: "Leading Lights: Portraits by KK Dundas showcases a series of dramatic photographs of some the most brilliant actors and performers who studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
"It builds on the Scottish National Portrait Gallery's ambition to celebrate the achievements of distinguished contemporary Scots, and to display the finest national and international photography."
Source: IC Scotland

Also reported by Scotsman
The National Galleries website has a full pictorial list of the portraits on display, with biographies and other information. The actors included in the exhibition are:

Beattie was born in Bundorran, County Donegal, but was raised in Glasgow. She studied Dramatic Art at the city’s Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). In her final year she won the James Bridie medal. Beattie is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘Histories Ensemble’, where her roles have included Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester in ‘Henry VI Part II’, and the ‘Duchess of York in Richard III’. However, she is perhaps best known for her television roles which have included the BBC series ‘Casualty’ (1991-3), ITV dramas ‘Taggart’ (1985-2000) and ‘The Bill’ (1990-2003).

Maureen Beattie

Boyd is perhaps best known for playing ‘Pippin’ in the film adaptation of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy. He was born in Glasgow and spent around six years working as a book-binder before deciding to embark on an acting career. He enrolled at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) and graduated in 1995. Boyd has since had a varied career, working on stage as well as film and he is also the lead singer in the band, Beecake. Boyd is a patron of the Scottish Youth Theatre.

Billy Boyd

Alan Cumming is an award-winning actor from Aberfeldy in Perthshire. After leaving school, Cumming worked for a year as a sub-editor at D. C. Thomson Publishers in Dundee before attending the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) in Glasgow. Graduating in 1985, Cumming went on to work extensively in Scottish theatre and TV, before deciding to move to London. He began performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and it was not long before his film career was launched with Ian Seller’s 1992 film, ‘Prague’. Cumming has since gone on to star in Hollywood blockbusters such as ‘Goldeneye’ (1995) and ‘X-Men 2’ (2003). In 1998 he won a Tony award for his performance in the Broadway show ‘Cabaret’.

Alan Cumming, OBE

Born in Glasgow, Curran studied dramatic art at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Following his graduation in 1993 he rose to fame in the BBC series ‘This Life’ (1997). Since then Curran has starred in a number of film and television roles, including ‘The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’ (2003), ‘24’ (2010), ‘The Adventures of Tintin: Secret Unicorn’ (2011) and more recently the role of John Knox in the feature film, ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’ to be released in 2013. Curran also provided the voice of the character Captain MacMillan in the record-breaking video game ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’ (2011).

Tony Curran

Emun Elliott

David Gant

Born in Glasgow, Hayman studied dramatic art at the city’s Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), graduating in 1969. He embarked on his acting career at Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre. Success came following his portrayal of the notorious convict, Jimmy Boyle in ‘A Sense of Freedom’ (1979). Since then his career has gone from strength to strength with Hayman predominantly focusing on character roles. He is particularly noted for his role in the TV series ‘Trial & Retribution’ (1997-2009). He has appeared in many films including ‘Rob Roy’ (1995) and ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ (2008). In 1992 Hayman was awarded Glasgow’s Gold Medal for outstanding services to the performing arts.

David Hayman

Katie Leung

Greg McHugh

Born in Elderslie, at the age of eleven Madden joined Paisley Arts Centre’s youth theatre programme. He went on to study acting at the Royal Scottish Academy for Music and Dance (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). In his final year of study he was cast as Romeo in a production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at the Globe Theatre, London. Following his graduation in 2007 he established himself as a successful actor on stage, film and television. In 2009 he landed the lead role in the BBC series ‘Hope Springs’. Since 2011 he has starred in the American HBO series ‘Game of Thrones’. He has also appeared in the Channel 4 series ‘Sirens’ and the BBC series ‘Birdsong’. He has been tipped as an upcoming talent and in 2011 was named one of Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow.

Richard Madden

Morgan was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland. He studied acting at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) in Glasgow, from where he graduated in 2007. He went on to perform on stage in ‘Vernon God Little’ (2007) and ‘All About My Mother’ (2007). In 2011 Morgan played characters in ‘Island’ and the award-winning Irish film, ‘Parked’. However, Morgan is probably best known for his role as the title character in the BBC TV series ‘Merlin’, which he has starred in since 2008.

Colin Morgan

Daniela Nardini

Born in Glasgow, Paterson studied Dramatic Art at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), graduating in 1969. In 1967, whilst he was still a student, he made his professional acting debut at Glasgow Citizens Theatre. He went on to be a founding member of John McGrath’s theatre company, 7:84. In 1976 Paterson made his London stage debut but began to work more in television, with his first appearances including the 1978 BAFTA award-winning drama, ‘Licking Hitler’. In 1982 he was nominated for a Laurence Oliver Award for his performance in ‘Schweik in the Second World War’. The 1980s also saw Paterson’s career expand into film and he has since gone on to appear in a range of movies whilst continuing to perform on stage and in television.

Bill Paterson

Elaine C. Smith

(not all are Scottish)

Sunday, 21 October 2012

Alan Cumming: Obama Swing State fundraiser, photography debut, interviews

Alan Cumming and Cyndi Lauper host Obama Swing State Fundraiser at Dixon Place
Join Alan Cumming, Cyndi Lauper and guests for an evening of performance, discussion and a silent auction in New York at "Obama Victory Fund 2012 - The Last Hurrah for the Swing States".

The event will be held at Dixon Place, located at 161A Chrystie Street (between Rivington and Delancy) in New York City on Monday, October 22, 2012.

Doors open at 7 p.m. with the beginning of the silent auction. Items being auctioned off include work from leading photographers and fashion designers. Performances start at 8 p.m. and the livestream of the final Presidential debate begins at 9 p.m.

To attend, RSVP HERE.

Source: Broadway World

Alan has blogged about the event - and a forthcoming auction - here

INTERVIEW: Alan Cumming on Any Day Now, his memoir, and acting choices
Another lovely interview (with video) from the Hamptons International Film Festival
Read it at Hamptons

'Alan Cumming Snaps!': The 'Good Wife' actor's Photography Debut (SLIDESHOW)
When he's not destroying political enemies as Eli Gold on the CBS drama The Good Wife, Alan Cumming practices a different kind of aim-and-shoot. From now until Nov. 4, the Scottish-born actor's first ever photography exhibition drops down at the Paul Smith gallery in Los Angeles. The concerns of Alan Cumming Snaps! aren't exotic so much as exotically familiar: the OBE presents cherries, knees, and -- because how can you not -- some truly charming selfies.

Scroll through our favorites from the show below, all of which have been filtered through an "app that makes them square and saturates the colors, like a Polaroid," according to Cumming's artist's statement. Three guesses on what that could be!
Source (with slideshow): Huffington Post

Alan Cumming on shooting videos of his big nights out
From New York Post:

Alan Cumming is a video vigilante, sometimes turning the camera on himself.

“I see things on the street and video them just in case,” he told us at an event for Peter Gabriel’s Witness, a human rights organization that teaches activists how to take footage, at Roseland on Thursday.

The Good Wife star Cumming said, “Sometimes on my phone in the morning after a big night out I look at the things I have taken like, ‘Oh.’ There is evidence like that of some disastrous occurrence.”

Source: New York Post

Sunday, 9 September 2012

Alan Cumming: Broadway Behind the Curtain

Meet Alan Cumming, Tom Viola and Rivka S. Katvan on Wednesday, September 12, 6 to 8 p.m., at Soho Photo Gallery (located at 15 White St. in NYC). Join us for a conversation about fine-art photography, Broadway theatre, and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS's fundraising work for critically needed services for people living with HIV/AIDS and their families nationwide.

The conversation will be moderated by Randy Gener, New York editor/writer.

RSVP is required as space is limited.

TO RSVP, for sales, and for all other inquiries about Rivka's work, contact Gallery 138: contact@gallery138.com, or 212 633 0324

“Broadway Behind the Curtain” is a photography exhibition by Rivka S. Katvan. Her candid fine art portraits of Broadway luminaries are on display at her residency on two floors of the SoHo Photo Gallery in TriBeCa where Katvan is a guest artist. The exhibit is co-presented by Gallery 138 and Soho Photo Gallery. Gallery Hours are Wednesdays to Sundays, 1 to 6 PM and by appointment. For directions, contact: info@sohophoto.com or 212.226.8571

Actor, singer and photographer Alan Cumming is a major presence in Katvan's exhibition "Broadway Behind the Curtain." He appears in three solo portraits, depicting him backstage in Broadway's critically acclaimed hits CABARET and THREE PENNY OPERA. Cumming won an instamatic camera in a raffle when he was 8. Sadly his inability to frame family members in the centre of any picture led to his camera being confiscated and instead he spent his time wandering around the forest he lived in making up stories and pretending to be other people. This eventually led to him becoming an award-winning actor of international renown, storming the West End with his HAMLET, followed immediately by his Emcee in CABARET, which transferred to Broadway and made him an overnight U.S. sensation. He has since graced the New York stages with turns in Chekhov, Coward and as Mack the Knife, the Pope and Dionysus. He returned this summer in a one-man MACBETH.

"The best thing I have learned about being an artist is the fact that you are the most interesting thing about yourself. We are all just trying to tell a story after all, and the more honest and personal we are the stronger we connect with an audience," says Cumming in his artist's statement. "My photographs are all about how I see the world, the incredible experiences I am exposed to and the parts of those experiences I think are worth recording or strike me as beautiful or provocative or weird."

Sunday, 27 May 2012

Hot Scots exhibition closes on 3 June

The Hot Scots exhibition, which includes photographic portraits of David Tennant, Karen Gillan, James McAvoy, Gerard Butler, Sean Connery, opened on 1 December 2011 and is scheduled to close on 3 June.

For more information, and to see some of the photos, visit National Galleries

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