ALAN WYLIE  AWS.d.f., SFCA., CWA., LWS., NWWS., CIPA.

Alan Wylie was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1938. In 1960 he graduated from the Glasgow School of Art with a degree in Mural Design and Mosaics. He immigrated to Nova Scotia in 1967 and began a career as a full-time artist, teacher, and Art Gallery owner. In 1974 he moved to British Columbia and now lives in the historical village of Fort Langley with his artist wife, Janice Robertson.

       Throughout his career, Alan has participated in over 65 solo and innumerable group exhibitions, and has won many prestigious awards in Canada and the United States, including the Spilsbury Gold Medal (three times) of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, the Grand Prize at the First Annual On The Edge International Exhibition in Canada, the Gold Medal of the California Watercolor Association, San Francisco, the Rouse Gold Medallion at the Adirondacks International Exhibition of American Watercolors, New York, the High Winds Medal (twice) and the CFS Medal at the American Watercolor Society, New York.

       He is a Senior Signature Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists (SFCA), the Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists (CIPA), the Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS) the California Watercolor Association (CWA), the Louisiana Watercolor Society (LWS), and a Dolphin Fellow ( the first Canadian to achieve this distinction ) of the American Watercolor Society (AWS., d.f.)

       Alan is also a noted mural and mosaic artist, with forty-four completed works in Scotland, Canada and the United States.

Selected Solo Exhibitions- 66 to date

Edinburgh Arts Festival, Scotland           West End Gallery, Edmonton, Ab
St Mary’s University, Halifax, N.S.           Ewart Gallery, Saltspring Island, BC
Memorial Art Gallery, Newfoundland       Alex Fraser Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Art Center, New Brunswick University    El Prado Galleries, Sedona, Arizona
Galerie Moos Inc, Montreal, Quebec       Birthplace of B.C. Gallery, Fort Langley, B.C.
De Vooght Gallery, Richmond, BC            Yukon Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
Jack Gibson Gallery, Richmond, BC          Fed. Of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
Gallery Gevik, Toronto, Ont                     Buckland Southerst, West Vancouver, BC
Peninsula Gallery, Sydney, Vancouver Island, B.C.

Selected Group Exhibitions

Institute of Fine Art, Glasgow, Scotland             Tolley Gallery, Washington, DC
Nova Scotia Society of Artists                             Federation of Canadian Artists, Van. BC
BC Govt. Traveling Exhibition                              Royal Society of British Artists, England
Royal Soc. of Painters in Watercolor, Eng           The Penn Gallery, Eastbourne, England
Lowe Gallery, Calgary, Alberta.                           Australian Watercolor Institute
American Watercolor Soc., New York                   Adirondacks Watercolor Exhibition, NY
California Watercolor Society                              Northwest Watercolor Society
Hilton Head Art League                                       Louisiana Watercolor Society
Aim for Arts International, Vancouver, BC           Artym Gallery, Invermere, BC.
Bryant Galleries, New Orleans, Louisiana
Houston Watercolor Society, Texas.                  
Peninsula Gallery, Sydney, Vancouver Island

Selected Collections

Nova Scotia Museum of Fine Arts            Nova Scotia Dept of Education
Lt Governor of Nova Scotia                     Lt Governor of British Columbia
Nova Scotia Art Bank                              Kaiser Resources Ltd.
Zapata Corp. Houston, Texas                Shell Oil Resources Ltd.
Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd                       Scott Paper Company Ltd
Pan Canadian Petroleum’s Ltd.              Can Commercial & Industrial Bank
Thorne, Riddel & Company                      Edmonton Journal
Thunderbird Marine Corp.                       Chevron Canada
Daon Development Corp                         Oland Breweries Ltd, Halifax, NS
Fletcher Challenge, Canada Ltd              Granby Mining Corporation
Nestle Enterprises, Ltd                            Medicentres, Edmonton, Ab
Prudential Assurance Co.                        Atlantic Salvage Company
R. Angus Corporation                              Historic Properties, Halifax
Keycore Construction Corp                     Seaman-Cross Ltd
Westmount Resources Ltd                     Coca Cola Co., Atlanta, Georgia.

Awards

1956- Silver Medal, Glasgow Art Gallery, Scotland
1960- Governor’s Award, Glasgow School of Art
1964- Professional Award, East Kilbride, Scotland
1968- Don J. Oland Trophy, Halifax, NS
1979- SFCA Senior status- Federation of Canadian Artists
1984- CSMA Signature Status- Canadian Society of Marine Artists
1986/87- President of the Federation of Canadian Artists
1992- Gold Medal- Canadian & Australian International Watercolor Exhibition
1993- “Old Forge Hardware Prize”- Adirondacks Juried Exhibition, New York
1997- “Martin Family Award”- Adirondacks Juried Exhibition, New York
1998- AWS Signature Status- American Watercolor Society
1998- “High Winds Medal”- American Watercolor Society, New York
1998- “Old Forge Hardware Prize”- Adirondacks Juried Exhibition, New York
1998- Gold Medal- Federation of Canadian Artists Signature Members Annual Exhibition
1999- “CFS Medal”- American Watercolor Society, New York
1999- Jack Richeson Award”- California Watercolor Society
1999- “Smith Packing Co., Inc Award’- Adirondacks Juried Exhibition, New York
1999-“Art Associations Award”-Northwest Watercolor Society, Seattle, Washington
1999- “Award of Excellence”- FCA Signature Members Annual Exhibition
2000- NWWS Signature Status- Northwest Watercolor Society
2000- CIPA Signature Status- Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists
2000-“ People’s Choice Award’’- Aim for Arts International Exhibition
2000- Award of Distinction-Louisiana Watercolor Society, New Orleans
2001- “High Winds Medal”- American Watercolor Society, New York
2001- Dolphin Fellowship Status- American Watercolor Society.
2001- Gold Medal Award- California Watercolor Association, San Francisco.
2001- CWA Signature Status- California Watercolor Association.
2001- The Rouse Gold Medallion- Adirondacks National Exhibition, New York.
2001-“ People’s Choice Award ”-  Adirondacks  National Exhibition, New York.
2002-Forstall Art Supplies Inc.Award-Louisiana Watercolor Society, New Orleans
2002- LWS Signature Status- Louisiana Watercolor Society, New Orleans.
2002- Juror of selection – Adirondacks National Exhibition, New York.
2003- Judith and A.Richard Cohen Award, Adirondacks National Exhibition, New York.
2003- Grand Prize, 1st. Annual “ On the Edge “ Federation of Canadian Artists International Exhibition.
2004- Dong Kingman Award- American Watercolor Society, New York.
2004- Wilcox School of Color Award- Northwest Watercolor Society
2004- The Adirondack Express Award, Adirondacks National Exhibition, New York.
2004- Spilsbury Gold Medal, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C.

Murals
1960- Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland
1960- Classic Theatre, Glasgow
1961- 22 mosaic panels- Glasgow School of Art
1962- Scottish Insurance Co., Scotland
1963- Dunblane Hydro Hotel, Scotland
1972- Izaak Walton Killam Hospital, Halifax, NS
1986- Chemainus, Vancouver Island  [12’ x 101’]
1988- Steubenville, Ohio [19’ x 34’]
1989- Steubenville, Ohio [18’ x 50’]
1991- Iqaluit, Baffin Island, Northwest Territories [8’ x 18’]
1992- West Seattle, Washington [18’ x 25’]
1993- West Seattle, Washington [24’ x 16’]
1993- Vancouver International Airport with Mike Svob [10’ x 117’]
1994- Vancouver International Airport with Mike Svob [10’ x 124’]
1995- Kenora, Ontario [24’ x 35’]
1995- Ballard, Seattle, with Mike Svob [12’ x 52’]
1996- Pine Bluff, Arkansas [30’ x 100’]
1996- Magnolia, Arkansas [29’ x 80’]
1996- Lake Tahoe, California with Mike Svob [16’ x 45’]
1997- York, Pennsylvania [24’ x 135’]
1998- Magnolia, Arkansas [25’ x101’]
1998- Magnolia, Arkansas [7’ x 20’]
1999- York Pennsylvania [20’ x 28’]
2000- Langley City Hall, BC [28’ x 16’]