Jim McLean

Jim McLean’s paintings combine a bold use of colour and intense focus to explore a psychological and emotional liminal space hovering between abstraction and figurative art. His work features in several notable and private collections including the personal collection of Scottish global personality and film and tv star Alan Cumming; The National Portrait Gallery, London; Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow; The Ruth Borchard Next Generation Self Portrait Collection; Scottish Opera. McLean has an MA in English Literature from Glasgow University and completed 2 years postgraduate painting studies at TURPS Art School, London. Notable recent exhibitions include the Royal Scottish Academy (2024 annual show) at The Mound, Edinburgh; Visual Arts Scotland 100th anniversary (2024) at Dalkeith Palace, Edinburgh; Flowers Gallery, London - Artist Of The Day (2024); and Saatchi Gallery (2022). He lives in London and paints full time after leaving a multi award winning career in journalism to pursue art. He continues to explore abstraction and colour with new work.