Artist statement
Returning to NEOS after 14 yrs. I am a landscape painter of oils on canvas. Recent work depicts old trees and granite stones found in the woods surrounding Bennachie, focusing on the play of form and light. I spent 10 years walking and painting the Moray coast. Like many, I work from a series of temporary, borrowed spaces, painting outside and in the studio.
Extended Bio
Ingrid Fraser, born in Argyll and deeply connected to her roots in Moray, Angus, and the Orkney Isles, now resides and works from her studio in Donside. Ingrid's work has been showcased in various exhibitions across Scotland and London, including the RSA and the Air Gallery, with solo exhibitions such as ‘Landscape and Other Marks’ 2009 - Inchmore Gallery and ‘Glimpsing the Mainland’ 2016 - the Waterfront Gallery. Her pieces are held in both private collections and the public collections of Angus Council and Aberdeenshire Heritage. She earned a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen in 2006 and she received the Lloyds TSB Jolomo Award 3rd prize in 2007.
Ingrid was an exhibiting member of NEOS in 2009 and 2010 from a studio at Speymouth, during 10 years spent painting the Moray coast. Specializing in oil on canvas, she paints the varied landscapes of northern Scotland, exploring themes of heritage and legacy, the art of mark-making, and the intricate relationship between people and the landscape. Since moving to Aberdeenshire her focus has shifted onto commissions and collaborations, putting together projects and pop-up exhibitions with other local artists, writers and the Grow Free community, who are hosting her for this years NEOS.
