Scott McCracken
Born in Falkirk, Scotland 1987
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland

Education:
2009-11 MFA Painting with Distinction, Edinburgh College of Art
2005-09 BA (Hons) Painting, First Class, Edinburgh College of Art

Group Exhibitions (Selected):
2011
Beyond the Frame, The Park Gallery, Falkirk
No. 1: Paint, Blank Media Collective, Manchester
Jungle City, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
VortexWall, Whitespace, Edinburgh
Stick Factory, Edinburgh
MFA Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
Eleven:Printworks, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh
Bi-Degrees, Arts Complex, Edinburgh
Scratching the Surface Volume 2, Arts Complex, Edinburgh
Scratching the Surface Volume 1, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh

2010
QuoteMarks, Arts Complex, Edinburgh
#, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh

2009
Young Contemporaries, Eastwood Park Gallery, Giffnock
Colonel Mustard's Teaparty, Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh
ECA Degree Show, Edinburgh

Awards:
2011 - Awarded Andrew Grant Bequest
2009 - Awarded George Jackson Hutchison Prize for Outstanding Painting

Residencies/Workshops:
2011 - Participated in Bruce McLean Masterclass facilitated by the Steven Campbell Trust, Whitespace, Edinburgh.

Memberships:
2011 - Associate Member of the Scottish Artist's Union 

Press/Publicity:
2011
Featured in 'Saving the Tiger becomes art form', The Falkirk Herald, Thursday 25th August 2011, page 14
'Binge Drinking and Animal Passions as Edinburgh goes Beyond the Frame', Culture24. Published  24th August 2011. Available at http://www.culture24.org.uk/art/painting+%26+drawing/art362773
Interviewed for 'The Hour', STV as part of Jungle City Project. Originally broadcast Wednesday 7th July 2011