Gordon Mitchell RSA

Gordon Mitchell RSA is a Scottish artist noted and respected for both his virtuosic hyper-realism and rich visual iconography.

 

Mitchell was born in 1952 and studied at Edinburgh College of Art (1970 - 1974) before going on to pursue a career in teaching. In 1989 he gave up teaching to devote more time to his practice. Mitchell's work often involves visual puns depicted in finely executed oil paintings. Mitchell's work is held in major institutional collections including the Scottish Arts Council, Royal Bank of Scotland and the University of Edinburgh.