“Influenced as much by cartoon illustrations as by life and art, Alison Scott employs printmaking processes to produce her charming, bold and often musical, rhythmic scenes. Her stripped back portrait etchings meanwhile, capture characters from everyday life with an empathic rawness and wit.” Mario Popham Creative Industries, curator ‘One Year On’ Waterside Gallery,
Manchester based second career artist
In 2012 I studied on the Foundation Course at South Trafford college - followed by the three year Complete Printmakers Course at Salford’s prestigious Hot Bed Press https://www.hotbedpress.org/
With the encouragement of Sean Rourke, the director of Hot Bed, I began to exhibit work alongside my fellow students and we formed the Reveal Printmakers collective https://www.revealprintmakers.co.uk and we now exhibit regularly at various venues in the North West and beyond.
I have also had several solo shows largely as the result of entering and being selected from Open Exhibitions.
At first I found the exposure of putting my pictures on a wall for public view terrifying but I have grown to love the contact with people and fellow artists that it brings and the constant input of ideas that they generate.
Above all I am grateful for all the support from Reveal members, the staff and artists of Hot Bed Press, my family and friends, Agata Alcaniz' and everyone who goes to her crazy Life Drawing Plus sessions. https://www.lifedrawing-plus.com/
All my life I’ve loved making pictures - its wonderful to be a little part of this world of art.
Here is my Instagram feed @jmadscott
