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Paul Binnie

Paul Binnie
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Traditional Japanese art is unthinkable without a high degree of craftsmanship whereas Western arts, especially in the twentieth century, emphasized creativity. Paul Binnie has both, a superb craftsmanship and great creativity.

Education

• 1972-1979 - Sunnyside Primary School, Alloa
• 1979-1985 - Alloa Academy, Alloa
• 1985-1990 - The University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
• 1990 - MA in Fine Art (hons.), a joint degree in History of Art at Edinburgh University and Painting, Drawing and Printmaking at Edinburgh College of Art
• 1993-1994 - Apprenticeship in woodblock printmaking with Seki, Kenji, master printmaker, Japan

Group Exibitions

• Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (1987, 1988, 1989)
• Herron Gallery, Williamsburg, New York (1992)
• Hanlin Gallery, Hong Kong (1993)
• Tokyo Metropolitan Museum (International Artists), Tokyo, Japan (1996)
• Galleri ABCD, Malmo, Sweden (1996, 2000)
• C.W.A.J. Print Exhibition, Tokyo, (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
• "East-West Now" Hornton Place Gallery, London (1999)

Solo Exibitions

• Hanlin Gallery, Hong Kong: Woodblock prints and work on paper (1994, 1996)
• Galleri ABCD, Malmo, Sweden: "Yakusha and Yakuza: The Prints of Paul Binnie" (1997)
• Tolman Gallery, Tokyo: "The Theatrical Art of Paul Binnie", (1996)
• The Foreign Correspondent's Club of Japan, Tokyo: "Woodblock and Kappaban Prints of Kabuki", (1997)
• Tokyo American Club, Tokyo: "Paul Binnie: Prints of the Kabuki Stage", (1998)
• Hornton Place Gallery, London: "The World of Kabuki" (March-April 1999)
• Galleri ABCD, Malmo, Sweden: "Japanska Scener" , (October 1999)
• Barbican Centre, London (connected to Artistic Residency at Royal Shakespeare Company): "Japanese Noh Theatre", (October-November 1999)
• Hornton Place Gallery, London: "Noh, Kabuki and King Lear", (March-April 2000)
• SadlersWells London: "Kabuki Woodblock Prints" (April-May 2001)
• The Lowry, Salford: "Art of Kabuki" (May-June 2001)
• Theatre By the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria: "Japanese Theatre" (June-July 2001)
• Galleri ABCD, Malmo, Sweden: "New Work in Traditional Media" (April 2002)

Publications

Articles, criticism and reviews of exhibitions have appeared in:

• The Evening Standard, 26th September 1984
• The Scotsman, 5th March 1990
• The Observer, 17th June 1990
• Scotland on Sunday, 17th June 1990
• Badi Magazine (Tokyo), May 1995
• Daruma (Tokyo), Winter 1997-9, and Spring 1998
• Ebgeki Kai Magazine (Tokyo), August 1997 and September 1997
• Art Review, March 1999
• The Asian Art Newspaper, March 1999, May 2001
• Visiting Arts, Spring 1999
• Skylines, May 2001

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