Charles Jamieson, MFA, PAI, PPAI graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1974, winning a travelling scholarship. He also gained a scholarship from TCU in Fort Worth Texas and studied and taught there from 1974 to 1976 gaining a Master of Fine Arts degree. Through his college years he was also involved in acting and on returning to this country joined the theatre. For 20 years acting and designing were his main source of income subsidizing his painting. After a six year run in the Scottish Television’s ‘Take the High Road’, the paintings suddenly began to sell. A solo show in Duncan R Miller Fine Art’s gallery in Hampstead heralded a break in his career. Since then he has exhibited widely. For three years he was president of the Paisley Art Institute. He was also co-founder and chair of The Aspect Prize which, in its eight year run, was a major prize for Scottish painting, helping launch the careers of several well known painters. In 2009 he had a book of photographs of Glasgow published by Frances Lincoln Ltd. His work is in collections across the world including: Aspect Capital Ltd, Ernst & Young, Prudential, R.I.C.S, John Le Carré, Harry Enfield, Keeley Hawes and Caledonian Breweries.