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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Rothnie
Having graduated in 1996 from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Rothnie currently stays in the South side of Glasgow and teaches art to young people. From attending school in Lagos, Nigeria, to living in a house where her mother was a linguist and her father an international sports organiser, her home was always filled…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Jade Stout
How did your artistic journey start?Painting has been a love since I was little. There are even pictures of me painting in a nappy with my dad. He is a sculptor and I made my first stone carving (a sofa for my Barbie) under his supervision aged 7/8. My practice really grew and formalised during the…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Antero Duarte
How did your artistic journey start?I first picked up a camera shortly after I moved here from Portugal in 2015. A good friend who’s been a photographer for decades took a group of us out for a photo day in an abandoned industrial estate in Edinburgh. We took photos, developed them and printed them and…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Meig Sutherland
How did your artistic journey start?From a young age I have always been creative. Having an artistic mum and a supportive family definitely helped to develop my interest in creating. I think my journey really begun when I was first rejected from University when applying for film and TV. It made me realise where my…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Lisa Bonner
How did your artistic journey start?I have been creative for as long as I can remember. I recently graduated from City of Glasgow College, where I studied a BA (Hons) Contemporary Art Practice. Throughout my time there I had the time to experiment and find out what really interests me. How did you arrive at…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Jaz
How did your artistic journey start?As a child, I was always doodling, but I only took up painting a few years ago as a hobby. How did you arrive at the theme of your work?I guess I’m a bit of a drama queen, I love people but particularly dramatic views that make you wonder what…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Conor McConville
How did your artistic journey start?I’ve been painting and drawing since I was a kid. My great uncle did watercoloursof landscapes, so I would borrow a lot of his art supplies. I still have his paintingstorage box today. But if I had to pinpoint a moment when art first sparkedinterest for me it would be…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Kayla Spence
How did your artistic journey start?I started drawing as a child, mainly animals I loved and it grew into documenting the natural world around me in any form I could, after I left high school I knew art school would be the place for this to flourish. At Gray’s School of Art is where my…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Paul Homes
How did your artistic journey start?From early on I was interested in performance, and in my youth I appeared on TV, radio and the stage. After I graduated, I worked as a TV director for nearly twenty years before moving into academia, where I developed an interest in video art. How did you arrive at…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Heather Downie
How did your artistic journey start?I am a visual artist and animator from Scotland currently living and working in Glasgow. Having graduated from my Painting undergraduate degree at Edinburgh College of Art in 2019 followed by a MSc in Animation at the University of Dundee in 2021, I continue to work across a range of…
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