About the Artist

Artist’s Statement

Pamela Tait is a visual artist living in the Highlands of Scotland. 

Leaning into the process of pareidolia, and with a childish sense of play and fun, Tait discovers a rich gathering of gentle beings hiding within the the branches of the trees who radiate a narrative of compassion and evoke a sense of her own folklore.

These Otherworldly beings are described in her work using the printmaking technique of mono-printing. The limitations of this printmaking process generates an energy and confidence within her mark making. 

In 2016 Tait developed her practice from drawing and painting to printmaking after becoming an awardee from the Visual Arts and Crafts Award and the Bet Low Trust. She continues to develop her knowledge within printmaking by exploring other techniques in which to enable a better understanding of how best to describe her ideas. 

CV

Education

1992-96: Grays School of Art / Aberdeen / BA (hons) Fine Art

1991-92: Foundation Art Course / Rutherston College of Further Education / Aberdeen

Selected exhibitions

2025

Vanguard / Outre Gallery / Melbourne / Australia

Biscuit Factory / Newcastle

Into the woods exhibition / Kilmorack Gallery / by Beauly

199th RSA Annual Exhibition / RSA gallery / Edinburgh

2024

Popland IV / Koch X Bos Gallery, Amsterdam

198th RSA Annual exhibition / RSA gallery / Edinburgh

2023

Left at the Mountain, Right at the Sea / group exhibition Inverness Museum and Art Gallery

Renewal / WOWXWOW online group exhibition

An awardee from the Visual Arts and Craft Award Scheme

2022

Don’t Wake Daddy XVII / Feinkunst Krüger Gallery / Hamburg / Germany

Browns Gallery Group exhibition, Browns Gallery, Inverness

Arcana / Feierwerk Farbenladen / Munich / Germany

Vanguard / Outre Gallery / Melbourne / Australia

Oneironauts / written by Douglas Thompson / Zagava Books

Belle and Sebastian Illustrated Lyric book / published by Thames & Hudson / Volume

Innercity Prints / Glasgow Print Studio / Glasgow

‘A Portrait Of Mairi Sawyer’ joint exhibition with Erlend Tait / portrait of Mairi Sawyer commissioned by NTS / Sawyer Gallery / Inverewe Gardens / Poolewe

Black Isle Collective / The Stables / Cromarty

The Birds/Die Vogel / curated by Heiko Müller / Feinkunst Krüger Gallery / Hamburg / Germany

Hidden Harmonies exhibition with Erlend Tait / Biscuit Factory / Newcastle

2021

Arcana / group exhibition / online

Printed Elements / SSA members exhibition viewed online

2020

Awardee of ‘Open Fund’ from Creative Scotland to collaborate with Scottish surrealist writer Douglas Thompson / Our project titled ‘Oneironauts’

Don’t Wake Daddy XV / Feinkunst Krüger Gallery / Hamburg / Germany

Walpurgis II / online exhibition /Dog & Pony Gallery / Munich / Germany

Pandamania 'Covid 19 - what does it do to you?' / online exhibition with 22 artists

Yokai Yokai / Outre Gallery / Melbourne / Australia

The Spring Exhibition / The Biscuit Factory / Newcastle

'From Alba to Arabia' - Highland Print Studio touring exhibition / Stal Gallery in Muscat / Oman / Alserkal Avenue / Dubai /UAE / Art Jameel House of Traditional Arts / Jeddah / KSA / The exhibition at Wejha Arts Centre, Kuwait City, Kuwait had to be cancelled due to Covid-19. It will resume when possible.

Illustration work

2022 Belle and Sebastian lyric book / published by Thames & Hudson / Volume, created illustrations responding to the music and lyrics

2022 Oneironauts / written by Douglas Thompson / Zagava Books

2018 IV10 restaurant / Fortrose / Gozney wood fired oven and door signage

2016 ‘Seasons Change’ a wee rhyming book written by Emma Macleod

2015 4 Illustrations for Cub bag www.cub-bag.com

2011 Police Brutality Colouring Book

2011 Character artist for 'The match girl passion' animation / Cryptic Nights / CCA / Glasgow

2008 Cutting Teeth Literature Magazine

2005 RAAR Demozine #2 comic

Awards / Funding

Awardee of ‘Open Fund’ from Creative Scotland to collaborate with Scottish surrealist writer Douglas Thompson / Our project titled ‘Oneironauts’

Meffan Gallery Exhibition Prize / Jointly awarded with Erlend Tait / Open 2018 SSA/VAS Together

Bet Low Trust - 2013 / 2016

Highland Visual Arts and Craft Award Scheme 2016 / 2019 / 2023