contemporary scottish artist
THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART.
THE CRAFT OF WRITING.
‘The Diminishing Night’ oil on canvas
Hello. My name is Gael Hillyard. I have over thirty years’ experience across art, design, management, and education. My art and writing practices explore light, atmosphere, and our changing relationship with the land and sky, with a particular focus on dark-sky environments and the ecological, social, and cultural impact of light pollution across the Scottish Highlands.
Alongside my studio work, I meet with artists, astronomers, and local communities to celebrate and protect the region’s remarkable night skies,and run workshops on creativity and art techniques.
I have kept a studio and office at Wasps Inverness Creative Academy since it opened in 2019, and am a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Preferred Artist of the Visual Arts Association, and Secretary of the Highlands Astronomical Society.
from ‘Watching the Darkness’ collaged from watercolour papers
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