The Ghost Bird
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

The Ghost Bird c.1966

John Grant Clifford (b.1944)

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Painter and teacher, born in Perth, Scotland. He attended Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, 1962–7, then Royal College of Art, 1966–7. He gained a British Institute Award in 1973 and a Latimer Award. For a time he lectured at Duncan of Jordanstone. Among group exhibitions in which he was included were RSA Summer Exhibitions from the early 1970s, Six Dundee Painters at the local art gallery in 1974 and A Choice Selection at Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1975. Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Television hold his work, which included figurative, highly decorative canvases.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)

Artworks by John Grant Clifford

  • The Ghost Bird
    The Ghost Bird John Grant Clifford (b.1944)
    University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
  • Untitled
    Untitled John Grant Clifford (b.1944)
    University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
  • Portrait of the Artist's Mother
    Portrait of the Artist's Mother John Grant Clifford (b.1944)
    University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
  • Totem 1
    Totem 1 John Grant Clifford (b.1944)
    Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
  • The Tongue in New York
    The Tongue in New York John Grant Clifford (b.1944)
    Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
  • Scrap Yard
    Scrap Yard John Grant Clifford (b.1944)
    University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
  • Bird
    Bird John Grant Clifford (b.1944)
    University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
  • 5 more

Venues

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