Working primarily with the extraction, material and research of botanical pigments to create works on paper, Scott’s creative practice is concerned with the parallels she finds between minimalism and the principals of ecology; intimate observation, distillation and attention to nuance. These qualities are essential in her practice where she works with botanical colour and repetition through line, folds and pattern in order to explore quietude and connection to place.
Characterised by simplicity, repetition and abstraction, Scott’s practice has become a kind of homeopathic mechanism that resembles the process and gestures of its making. Through nuance and the exploration of mark making, her intention is to carry an essence of her relationship to environment that 'con-spires' with plants in celebration of the quiet and undramatic.
current exhibitions
Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize Exhibition - 3 October to 16 October, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London
Work on Paper - 12 October to 24 November, Fidra Fine Art Gallery, Gullane
past exhibitions
2024 Artists at Glenfiddich, Glenfiddich Gallery, Dufftown
Brush & Beyond, Upright Gallery, Edinburgh
Now & Then, Visual Arts Scotland Centenary Show (Part 2), Dalkeith Palace, Dalkeith
Quiet, duo exhibition with Roanne O’Donnell, Upright Gallery, Edinburgh
Bookmarks Showcase, ECA Library, Evolution House, Edinburgh
RSA New Contemporaries, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Bookmarks, The Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art
Then & Now: 100 Years of VAS, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2023 Graduate Show, Edinburgh College of Art
Escalate, Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art
2022 SSA 130 years | Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy
Fourth Year Artists in Your Area, Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art
Cartography of Care, Spilt Milk Gallery, Edinburgh Palette
Barnacle Dust and Amber Rocks, Edinburgh College of Art
Library of Ideas, BOOKMARKS and the University of Edinburgh’s online exhibition platform. Available here
Three, Edinburgh College of Art
2021 tides that bind, tides that break, pop-up gallery, Aberdour
CRTL-ART-DEL, Edinburgh College of Art online exhibition
2020 CAPsule, Edinburgh College online exhibition
2019 Art Island, Pig Rock Bothy, Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
Re:Birth, Spilt Milk Gallery, Edinburgh Palette
2Dimensional, HubCap Gallery, Edinburgh
education
2023 BA(hons) (1st Class) Intermedia Art, Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh
2020 HND Contemporary Art Practice, Edinburgh College
2018 UAL Art and Design Foundation Diploma, Edinburgh College
residencies & scholarships
The Glenfiddich Artist in Residence Award 2024
RSA John Kinross Travel Scholarship
awards
Shortlisted Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2024
Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation New Contemporaries Award
Glasgow Print Studio Award
NHS Lothian Charity Tonic Arts Award (Purchase Prize)
VAS Lily McDougall Award
The Bookmarks Prize, Edinburgh College of Art
Winner of the Astaire Art Prize 2023
Finalist for Visual Arts Scotland Graduate Showcase Exhibition
Selected Artist for the RSA New Contemporaries Exhibition
James Cumming Award for Draughtsmanship
Brush & Beyond, Upright Gallery, Edinburgh
Now & Then, Visual Arts Scotland Centenary Show (Part 2), Dalkeith Palace, Dalkeith
Quiet, duo exhibition with Roanne O’Donnell, Upright Gallery, Edinburgh
Bookmarks Showcase, ECA Library, Evolution House, Edinburgh
RSA New Contemporaries, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Bookmarks, The Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art
Then & Now: 100 Years of VAS, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2023 Graduate Show, Edinburgh College of Art
Escalate, Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art
2022 SSA 130 years | Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy
Fourth Year Artists in Your Area, Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art
Cartography of Care, Spilt Milk Gallery, Edinburgh Palette
Barnacle Dust and Amber Rocks, Edinburgh College of Art
Library of Ideas, BOOKMARKS and the University of Edinburgh’s online exhibition platform. Available here
Three, Edinburgh College of Art
2021 tides that bind, tides that break, pop-up gallery, Aberdour
CRTL-ART-DEL, Edinburgh College of Art online exhibition
2020 CAPsule, Edinburgh College online exhibition
2019 Art Island, Pig Rock Bothy, Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
Re:Birth, Spilt Milk Gallery, Edinburgh Palette
2Dimensional, HubCap Gallery, Edinburgh
education
2023 BA(hons) (1st Class) Intermedia Art, Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh
2020 HND Contemporary Art Practice, Edinburgh College
2018 UAL Art and Design Foundation Diploma, Edinburgh College
residencies & scholarships
The Glenfiddich Artist in Residence Award 2024
RSA John Kinross Travel Scholarship
awards
Shortlisted Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2024
Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation New Contemporaries Award
Glasgow Print Studio Award
NHS Lothian Charity Tonic Arts Award (Purchase Prize)
VAS Lily McDougall Award
The Bookmarks Prize, Edinburgh College of Art
Winner of the Astaire Art Prize 2023
Finalist for Visual Arts Scotland Graduate Showcase Exhibition
Selected Artist for the RSA New Contemporaries Exhibition
James Cumming Award for Draughtsmanship