Kerry Souter
- Work
- Biography
I am fascinated by the marks and textures left behind by natural processes: the tide shaping sand and shingle, moss and lichen growing on stone, desire paths worn by streams and rivers, these natural imprints tell stories of persistence, change and
resilience. The environment plays a critical role, shaping the materials and textures I use, as well as the forms that emerge. These organic patterns echo the power of nature and the passage of time.
Through my painting process, I aim to explore the relationship between time, nature and transformation, delving into the layers that accumulate over time - both physically and emotionally - and the way these layers are shaped, worn and redefined by life and the environment around us.
The act of painting itself can mirror the effect that nature and time have on the environment. For my own painting practice, layers of paint are added and removed over a period of weeks and months, mimicking the natural processes of growth and erosion, until each artwork feels complete - a balance of stillness and movement, past and present. Painting becomes not just an act of creation but a way of processing transitions, moving forward and finding beauty in impermanence.
I work with a range of materials, creating my own collage papers and manipulating the surface of the painting to create depth and history in each piece. My paintings are intuitive and multi-layered, using acrylic paint and mixed media, blending rich
textures, colours and organic forms.
resilience. The environment plays a critical role, shaping the materials and textures I use, as well as the forms that emerge. These organic patterns echo the power of nature and the passage of time.
Through my painting process, I aim to explore the relationship between time, nature and transformation, delving into the layers that accumulate over time - both physically and emotionally - and the way these layers are shaped, worn and redefined by life and the environment around us.
The act of painting itself can mirror the effect that nature and time have on the environment. For my own painting practice, layers of paint are added and removed over a period of weeks and months, mimicking the natural processes of growth and erosion, until each artwork feels complete - a balance of stillness and movement, past and present. Painting becomes not just an act of creation but a way of processing transitions, moving forward and finding beauty in impermanence.
I work with a range of materials, creating my own collage papers and manipulating the surface of the painting to create depth and history in each piece. My paintings are intuitive and multi-layered, using acrylic paint and mixed media, blending rich
textures, colours and organic forms.
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Born in 1970 in Dundee, Scotland. Currently living and working in South Ayrshire, Scotland.
Member of Open Studios Ayrshire, Visual Arts Scotland, Society of Scottish Artists and Glasgow Society of Women Artists
E D U C A T I O N
Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen 1988– 1992 BA (hons), Textile Design
E X H I B I T I O N S
2025 - Winter Exhibition, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2025 - Beauty of Water, The Glasgow Gallery
2025 - Mapped by Memory, Kimpton at Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
2025 - Solo Show, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2025 - Border’s Art Fair with Whitehouse Gallery
2025 - Spring Exhibition, Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
2025 - By The Sea, Strathearn Gallery, Crieff
2024 - Winter Show, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2024 - Solo Show, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2024 - Canvas & Clay, Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
2024 - Border’s Art Fair with Whitehouse Gallery, Kelso
2024 - Group Exhibition, Studio 44, Largs
2024 - Winter Exhibition, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2024 - Winter Exhibition, Battletown Gallery, Northern Ireland
2023 - Edinburgh Art Fair with Graystone Gallery
2023 - Paisley Art Institute, Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr
2023 - Open Art Exhibition, The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock
2023 - From Shadow to Light, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2023 - A Sense of Place, OSA, Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr
2023 - Inspire, Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
2022 - Winter Exhibition, Battletown Gallery, Northern Ireland
2022 - Winter Exhibition, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2022 - By Invitation Summer Show, Maclaurin Gallery
2022 - Sublime & Savoury, 2 person show, Colinton Arts,
Born in 1970 in Dundee, Scotland. Currently living and working in South Ayrshire, Scotland.
Member of Open Studios Ayrshire, Visual Arts Scotland, Society of Scottish Artists and Glasgow Society of Women Artists
E D U C A T I O N
Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen 1988– 1992 BA (hons), Textile Design
E X H I B I T I O N S
2025 - Winter Exhibition, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2025 - Beauty of Water, The Glasgow Gallery
2025 - Mapped by Memory, Kimpton at Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
2025 - Solo Show, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2025 - Border’s Art Fair with Whitehouse Gallery
2025 - Spring Exhibition, Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
2025 - By The Sea, Strathearn Gallery, Crieff
2024 - Winter Show, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2024 - Solo Show, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2024 - Canvas & Clay, Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
2024 - Border’s Art Fair with Whitehouse Gallery, Kelso
2024 - Group Exhibition, Studio 44, Largs
2024 - Winter Exhibition, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2024 - Winter Exhibition, Battletown Gallery, Northern Ireland
2023 - Edinburgh Art Fair with Graystone Gallery
2023 - Paisley Art Institute, Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr
2023 - Open Art Exhibition, The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock
2023 - From Shadow to Light, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2023 - A Sense of Place, OSA, Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr
2023 - Inspire, Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
2022 - Winter Exhibition, Battletown Gallery, Northern Ireland
2022 - Winter Exhibition, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2022 - By Invitation Summer Show, Maclaurin Gallery
2022 - Sublime & Savoury, 2 person show, Colinton Arts,
- Kerry Souter
- The Slow Vanishing
- Acrylic
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- The Texture of Time
- Acrylic
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- Velvet and Grit
- Acrylic
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- The Pull Leaves Traces
- Acrylic
- Kerry Souter
- Salt and Stone
- Acrylic
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- Citrine and Saltwater
- Acrylic
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- Carvings of the Current
- Acrylic
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- Strata Shore
- Acrylic
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