Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSW

Neil MacPherson studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1974-78, and then at Jordanhill College of Education from 1978-79. He lives and works in Caithness, in the remote Scottish Highlands.

MacPherson paintings are inspired by the changing seasons, history and folklore of the Highland's dramatic landscape. His paintings involve a beautiful narrative that draws in the viewer, curious to discover more about this surreal, poetic world he creates.

MacPherson’s first solo show with Compass Gallery was in 1986, and he is a regular exhibitor at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh and the Royal Glasgow Institute.

He has won numerous awards including the Aberdeen Artists Society, Shell Expro Award (twice); Royal Scottish Academy, Young Artist; Royal Overseas League Commonwealth Exhibition, Premier Award; Scotland on Sunday, Mayfest Award (twice); Royal Scottish Academy, London Scottish Award and London Highland Award.

His work is in many private and public collections throughout the U.K and overseas, including the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Scottish Parliament Collection, Edinburgh; NSW, Australia; Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art & Glasgow Art Gallery & Museums; BBC; Scottish Art Council; Nuffield Foundation; McLaurin Trust and Inverness Museum & Art Gallery.

Throughout his career, MacPherson has exhibited widely in the UK, North America & Europe. Neil was elected as a Member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 2006.

  • two people playing music together

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    Play On

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  • figures in a procession

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    The Wedding, Music of the Night

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  • A man walking with his dog

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    The Happy Romantic, The Lover's Moon

  • A man holding a sheep and a woman holding a pig

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    The Lovers

  • flowers in a pot

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    Flowers on a Wall

  • Figures sitting on a seat

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    Life is a Strange Place

  • a horse on a stage

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    Champion of Champions

  • two figures

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    A Man Feeling Anxious in the Presecence of a Beautiful Woman

  • two figures with musical instruments

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    People Who Play Together, Friday Night

  • a goat and an owl

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    Mountain Goat and Snowy Owl

  • a man

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    The Prayer

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  • a mouse and a snail

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    No I Don't Think We Have Met. Yes We Spoke Last Year

  • two animals

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    The East is Red the Sun is Rising

  • a man holding up a pole

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    Friday Night

  • two figures gazing at each other

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    The Lovers (study)

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  • a man with his hands to his face

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    May the First, 8am, The Beautiful Man

  • flowers in an upturned helmet

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    All the Way to America

  • figure with a red pointy hat on

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    Blue Eyes

  • woman with a cow

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    Queen of a Small Country

  • a deer and an owl by a loch

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    The Fawn, The Owl, The Loch

  • a man and a cat

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    The Companions

  • two animals

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    Love is a Strange Place

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  • a chicken

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    Fear Not Young Horatio

  • a man sitting in a landscape

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    A Man Trying to Change the World

  • a hen on a fence post

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    The Old Peat Bank

  • two animals

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    The East is Red the Sun is Rising (ii)

  • two people in a landscape with some animals

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    A man trying to win the affections of a beautiful woman

  • male farmer holding a sheep and leading a cow through fields

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    Early in the Year

  • two figures under one yellow poncho

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    Love in a Yellow Waterproof Poncho

  • chicken perched on post with cow in background

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    Early Morning

  • figure holding a miniature horse and chicken

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    Life's Tender Journey

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  • animal running through a field

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    Falling in Love Again

  • a woman and dog lying in a haystack

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    To Find Time

  • Figure with cat and cow looking on behind

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    The Night Watch

  • figure and cat

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    Songs and Memories

  • female figure with child on a horse

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    The Storyteller

  • couple with two dogs next to a stone wall

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    The Couple

  • a chicken on a farm

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    The Chicken and the Bluebottle

  • colourful collage of two dogs and a bird

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    Two dogs and a bird

  • figure on a horse

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    Man on a horse, 1988

  • man sitting on a chair with a horse in the distance

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    Night and Day

  • portrait of a man with a red beard

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    Portrait of a man with a red beard

  • woman sat reading propped up by man's hand

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    A Perfect Day

  • A man walking his dog

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    8 o clock

  • two figures

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    From this moment forward the road is long and winding

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