Born: 1962 Ellon, N.E. Scotland, UK

• 1982-1986 – BA Honours Drawing and Painting, Edinburgh College of Art
• 1986-1987 – Post Graduate Diploma (Distinction), Edinburgh College of Art
• 1987-1988 – Studio for one year, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris
• 1992-1996 – Part-time Lecturer in Drawing and Painting, Edinburgh College of Art
• 1996-2000 – Monbusho Award, Masters in Woodcut, Tama Art University, Tokyo

Selected Solo Exhibitions

• 2026 – Paul Furneaux RSA, Selected Works, Velarde Gallery, Kingsbridge, Devon
• 2026 – Sumi Bleed, Engramme, Quebec City, Canada
• 2025 – Paul Furneaux: North By East, Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire
• 2025 – Tabiji: Journey with Wonder, RSA Academicians’ Gallery, Edinburgh
• 2022 – Rain Salutation, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
• 2022 – Haru: Spring, Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay, Fife
• 2021 – Mado, RSA Academicians’ Gallery, Edinburgh
• 2018 – Between Moments, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
• 2018 – Cabinet Exhibition, John Martin Gallery, London
• 2017 – Yellow and Blue, Pittenweem Art Festival (invited artist)
• 2016 – Borrowed Light, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
• 2015 – Outside: Inside, William Road Gallery, John McAslan + Partners, London
• 2015 – Mokuhanga, Meffan Galleries and Museum, Forfar, Angus
• 2014 – Japanese Woodcut Prints, Printmaking Studio, Academy of Fine Arts, DKO, Gent
• 2014 – Inside: Outside, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
• 2013 – Pause, House for an Art Lover, Glasgow
• 2012 – New Works (with Niamh Flanagan), Dublin Graphic Studio Gallery
• 2011 – Paul Furneaux: Mokuhanga, Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery
• 2009 – Notes on a Landscape, i2, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
• 2005 – Blue Flowers: Red Shadows, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
• 2003 – New Works: Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Connecticut, USA
• 2002 – Graphics, The Honran Gallery, Falun, Sweden
• 2001 – Stone Cut: Woodcut, Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh
• 1999 – Strange Rain: Woodcut Prints, Gallery Saoh & Tomos, Tokyo
• 1995 – Colours of a Strange Autumn, Anglo-Mexican Institute, Mexico City
• 1991 – Works on Paper, Todd Gallery, London

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2026 – Chaos and Control: Printmaking in Scotland Now, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
• 2026 – On Alder, Foundry Vineyards gallery,Walla Walla, WA, USA
• 2026 – Bicentenary Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
• 2026 – Pressing Matters, three person exhibition, Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay, Fife
• 2025 – When the East Wind Blows: Six Encounters with Japanese Woodblock Printmaking, Embassy of Japan, London
• 2025 – Beauty is Resistance, Browngrotta Arts, Connecticut
• 2025 – IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair, Rabley Gallery, New York
• 2025 – Scottish Landscape Awards 2025, Kirkcudbright Galleries, Kirkcudbright
• 2025 – Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
• 2025 – Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh
• 2024 – Colour Stories, Velarde Gallery, Kingsbridge, Devon
• 2024 – After Gillies, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
• 2024 – Tidelines, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
• 2023 – Academicians VI, four person exhibition, Glasgow Print Studio Gallery, Glasgow
• 2023 – Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
• 2023 – Summer Exhibition, Rabley Gallery, Wiltshire
• 2023 – London Art Fair, Rabley Gallery, Islington
• 2023 – London Original Print Fair, Rabley Gallery, Somerset House
• 2022 – The Darkling Night, Rabley Gallery, Wiltshire
• 2022 – IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair, Rabley Gallery, New York
• 2022 – Unique Impressions: International Monoprint & Monotype Invitational, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, USA
• 2022 – Assembled: Collages by Royal Scottish Academicians, RSA Academicians Gallery, Edinburgh
• 2021 – Adaptation: Artists Respond to Change, Browngrotta Arts, Connecticut, USA
• 2021 – Sumi Fusion: International Mokuhanga Exhibition, Nara Prefectural Cultural Hall, Japan
• 2021 – Kanreki: 60th Anniversary Exhibition, Dublin Graphic Studios, Dublin
• 2021 – Solace, Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery, Edinburgh
• 2019 – Breaking Boundaries: 9 International Mokuhanga artists, Walla Walla Foundry Gallery, USA
• 2019 – Art + Identity: An International View, Browngrotta Arts, Connecticut, USA
• 2019 – Mokuhanga: Cross Culture Europe + Japan, CfSHE Gallery, Tokyo
• 2019 – Imprint: new prints and multiples by Royal Scottish Academicians, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
• 2019 – 369 Remembered – The Men, Summerhall Gallery, Edinburgh
• 2018 – Conversations with Paolozzi, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
• 2018 – Depth of Field (four person exhibition), Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay
• 2018 – Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
• 2018 – Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
• 2018 – From Paper to Gold: 50 years of printmaking excellence, Edinburgh Printmakers
• 2017 – Cut: a celebration of the woodcut technique, Glasgow Print Studio Gallery
• 2017 – Ages of Wonder: Scotland’s Art from 1540 to now, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
• 2017 – Contemporary Perspectives on Printmaking, Mall Galleries, London
• 2017 – Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
• 2017 – Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
• 2017 – Summa: an exhibition of recent RSA Residency for Scotland Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
• 2016 – Assortment VIII, Jagged Art Gallery, London
• 2016 – Pulling the Print, Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay
• 2016 – Converge: Visual Art Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
• 2015 – Cornucopia, Jagged Art Gallery, London
• 2015 – Annual Exhibition Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
• 2015 – International Printmaking Exhibition, Xiaoxiang International Printmaking Center, China (invited artist)
• 2015 – National Open Art Exhibition, The Gulbenkian Gallery, Royal College of Art, London
• 2015 – Seeing Through The Abstract, Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay
• 2015 – Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
• 2015 – Masters: Relief Prints, Bankside Gallery, London
• 2015 – Form/Fragment, West Yorkshire Print Workshop
• 2014 – Crossflows: five international artists interpret Japanese woodcut printing, Gallery Saoh & Tomos, Tokyo
• 2013 – New Bridges: work from 11 Slovakian artists and 11 Scottish artists, Nitra State Gallery, Slovakia
• 2012 – Prints 21: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Tokyo (invited artist)
• 2011 – In Japan: Mokuhanga by 39 invited international artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
• 2010 – Japanese Wave: New Shores, Northern Print, Newcastle upon Tyne
• 2007 – 40 Years of Original Prints: Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery
• 2006 – Crossflows: six international artists interpret Japanese Woodcut Printing, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok

Selected Awards

• 2016 – Royal Scottish Academy Residence Programme on Isle of Lewis with support from The Barns-Graham Charitable Trust and An Lanntair
• 2015 – National Open Art Exhibition, London, Orrin Trust Award
• 2015 – Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition: Deloitte Prize
• 2014 – Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition: Roy Wood Print Prize
• 2014 – National Open Art Exhibition, London: The Turtleton Trust Award
• 2013 – Visual Arts Scotland Annual Exhibit: Richard Coley Award for Sculpture
• 2012 – Mokuhanga Innovative Laboratory: International Artist-in-Residence Programme, Lake Kawaguchi, Japan.
• 2012 – The Royal Glasgow Institute Annual Exhibition: House for an Art Lover Award
• 2010 – Royal Scottish Academy: Gilles Bequest Award to attend the First International Conference of Mokuhanga
• 2010 – Visual Art Scotland Annual Exhibition: PF Charitable Award
• 2011 – Hope Scott Trust Award: grant towards the exhibition and publication of ‘Paul Furneaux: Mokuhanga’
• 2011 – Great Britian Sasakawa Foundation: grant towards the exhibition and publication ‘Paul Furneaux: Mokuhanga’
• 2009 – Edinburgh Visual Arts Assistance Award: Dublin Graphic Studio Residency
• 2009 – Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop: Micro Residency
• 2007 – SSA North Sea Project Award: Residency Studio Sandnes, Norway
• 2006 – Elected Royal Scottish Academician
• 2004 – Scottish Arts Council: Professional Development Award to travel to Japan
• 2003 – First Artist-in-Residence, Helen Frankenthaler Printmaking Cottage Studio, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Connecticut, USA
• 2001 – Year of the Artist Residency, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
• 1994 – British Council Assistance Award: travel and exhibit in Mexico
• 1987 – Miller Homes Award: Young Scottish Artist of the Year (studio and support for one year), Cite International des Arts, Paris
• 1985 – Elected professional member Society of Scottish Artists

Workshops and Demonstrations

For 20 years I have regularly led workshop and given demonstrations in Mokuhanga, Japanese watercolour woodcut printing, in a number of venues in UK including: Edinburgh Printmakers; Glasgow Printmakers; Peacock Printmakers, Aberdeen; Annlantair, Island of Lewis; Solisquay Printmakers, Island of Orkney; Eton College; National Museum of Scotland; Northern Print Studios, Newcastle; Yorkshire Printmaker; Modern Art Gallery 2, Edinburgh; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh; and in my WASPS studio, Patriothall, Edinburgh.

I have also led workshops and given demonstrations in several European countries, and in the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Connecticut, USA.