John Houston | |
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Born |
Buckhaven, Scotland | 1 April 1930
Died | 27 September 2008 | (aged 78)
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | Edinburgh College of Art |
Awards | Guthrie Award, 1960 (joint winner) |
John Houston, OBE, RSA (1 April 1930 – 27 September 2008) was a Scottish painter.
Houston was born in Buckhaven, Fife, raised in nearby Windygates, and educated at Buckhaven High School and Edinburgh College of Art. An early career as a semi-professional footballer with Dundee United was ended by a knee injury. [1]
Houston taught at Edinburgh College of Art between 1955 and 1989. [2] He painted landscapes in an expressionist style. His works are on display at many Scottish art galleries. [3] He was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1972 and was accorded a retrospective at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 2005. [2]
Houston received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2004 [4]
He was married to the painter Dame Elizabeth Blackadder until his death. [1] The couple lived in Queen's Crescent, Newington, and on Fountainhall Road, Edinburgh. [5]