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Craigie Harper “In Last Place”  exhibition

Exhibition runs from Nov 16th - Dec 28th, 2024



“Kilmarning is a parochial Scottish town that is not too dissimilar to where I live. These paintings are partly autobiographical, partly fictitious.They are often based on real events from my life or the lives of people close to me. I paint a townsfolk who, despite their best efforts, invariably fall short against life.

One subject I often return to is sport. I work through my interest in and aversion to sport by painting Kilmarning United, a bottom-of-the-leagu football team that never wins anything. This antipathy towards spor stems from growing up with a progressive nerve condition that meant I wasn’t very good at it. Discerning peers picked me last for team sports, and finishing every race in last place was inevitable.

The title of this exhibition, In Last Place, reflects my sporting prowess and the spirit of Kilmarning. How I relate to my physical predicament an the humour and pathos I try to convey in painting are closely tied.”

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