Portrait of David Churchill by Fionna Carlisle, painted in 1978 (water colour).

 

Fionna Carlisle has just had a major exhibition (Oct.06 - Jan.07) Energy - North Sea Portraits at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.These are portraits of the people who work in the North Sea oil industry, they are of geologists, rig-builders, economists, helicopter pilots, the technical and service staff on the rigs themselves, and others -all of whom have been chosen to represent the many aspects of this vital industry. This project has also been undertaken in partnership with Aberdeen Maritime Museum, where the portraits are now being exhibited and with Highland Council who will feature the work in 2007.

 

b. 1954 Wick Scotland

 

Collections include: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Scottish National Portrait Gallery; Glasgow Museums; Coopers & Lybrand; De Beers; IBM; Netherland Bank; Robert Fleming Holding Ltd; House of Commons Collection and private collections in Britain, Europe, and North and South America.