Susheila Jamieson
I was born and brought up in Dundee. I completed an MA in psychology at St Andrews University, and followed this with several years travelling and working abroad. I spent a year in India and two and a half years in Egypt teaching English. At 28, I went to Edinburgh College of Art, graduating with a degree in sculpture. I returned to India for 3 months on a travel scholarship studying temple art. Since completing a post graduate year I have continued to sculpt and also worked for a while as a part time tutor at ECA.
My work has been shown in various group and solo shows. I am now preparing work for an solo exhibition at Harestanes Visitor Centre in the Scottish Borders. I also have work at Newby Hall, Yorkshire, for the summer of 2007. I have recently worked on a number of community art projects with East Lothian Council (ELC) and South Lanarkshire Council . This included working in several schools over the winter of 06/07. I am currently preparing for a Sustrans/ELC cycle path entrance feature at Whitecraig. Past public commissions have included work for Scottish Natural Heritage, Dundee Botanic Gardens and Edinburgh Green Belt Trust. I have also completed a large bronze piece for Hamilton and made sculptural seating for Sustrans Pennine cycleway in Northumberland. I have recently been working in Newcastle on a wide variety of public art projects associated with the city parks. In 2006 I was commissioned to take a series of photographs of the Borders countryside where I live. These were included in Tweed Rivers.
I prefer to work hand carving in stone or wood on a large scale and continue to make work for sale to private customers UK wide.
I am married with an twelve year old daughter, and when not working I enjoy swimming, walking the hills and visiting hot countries.
