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Portrait of the God Pan Oil on canvas, 2010 105.5 x 70.5cm This most recent work by Paul Reid is the major painting in a series of pictures based on Pan, which have emerged from the artists studio during the past two years. Pan was the God of shepherds and flocks, of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music. He wandered the hills and mountains of Arcadia playing his pan-pipes and chasing Nymphs. His unseen presence aroused feelings of panic in men passing through remote, lonely places.	Paul Reid (born 1975) Paul Reid is undoubtedly one of the great figurative painters to have emerged out of Scotland in recent years. His personalized interpretations of ancient myths have attracted a growing and enthusiastic audience, with highly successful exhibitions recently held in Edinburgh and Harrogate. The first major publication of his work is now available, with an introduction written by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and essay by Laura Gascoigne. Fully illustrated, sixty pages. ISBN 0-9547817-8-3 Paul Reid studied at Duncan Of Jordanstone College Of Art, Dundee from 1994 - 1998. He was awarded a Carnegie Trust Vacation Scholarship and a John Kinross Scholarship. His work is held in public and private collections. In 2004 Paul accompanied HRH THe Prince of Wales on a trip to Turkey and Jordan, completing a series of paintings and drawings based on the landscape and people of the areas visited. In 2009 he accompanied HRH on a visit to Canada. His first public art gallery exhibition toured the UK in late 2007 / 2008. The exhibition charted the development of his work over the previous ten years, with the emphasis on his series of paintings, based on 'The Minotaur' and, 'Circe'. Review by Iain Gale, "Six of the best painters point the way forward", Scotland on Sunday, 30th January 2005 "Since he burst on to the British art scene three years ago, shaking up received notions of what contemporary art was about, Paul Reid has been gathering a loyal audience with his unique take on the apparently redundant tradition of neo-classical painting. Yet he has also made as many people wish he would go away. His art is unlike anything else you will see on the contemporary scene. While some others might imitate the old masters, Reid creates his own vocabulary and towers over his rivals through his sheer draughtsmanship and feel for paint. But there is nothing reactionary about this work. Reid is not attempting single-handedly to subvert the the current trend for conceptualism, some of which he admits is powerful and valid. Rather he sees himself as part of a bigger picture, using Greek myth as it was originally intended to be used, as a metaphor through which to tap into basic human truths and mysteries." Press articles (click here) Selected bibliography "A History of Scottish Art" Selina Skipwith and Bill Smith, published by Merrell, 2003. Illustrated. Pages 12,19,207, 282, 283. "Art Tomorrow" Edward Lucie Smith. Published by Terrail, 2002. Pages140 & 1444, plate146. 'Artists Eye' Art Review, November 1998 (illustrated pages 34-35 and front cover). Best of Young British, New Statesman, July 2002 'Arts Firmament: Paul Reid, John Russell Taylor, The Times, 16.6.99 EXHIBITIONS PAINTINGS FOR SALE WORKS ON PAPER FOR SALE
	Actaeon Oil on canvas, 2009 70 x 85cm Available	Odin Oil on canvas, 2009 82 x 60cm Private Collection	Theseus and the Minotaur (Version 1) Oil on canvas, 2006 71.1 x 81.3cm Private Collection
	Minotaur Oil on canvas, 2005 101 x 76cm Private Collection	Minotaur II Oil on canvas, 2005 96 x 71cm Private Collection	Odysseus on the Island of Circe Oil on canvas 2007 101 x 147cm Private Collection
	CAPTIVE MINOTAUR Oil on Canvas, 1999 89x52.5cm Private collection	Theseus and the Minotaur Oil on canvas, 2006 122 x 137cm Private Collection	MARSYAS Oil on Canvas, 2002 137 x 91cm Private Collection
	Theseus and the Minotaur (2009) Oil on canvas 121 x 131cm Available	PENTHEUS 2002 Oil on canvas 107 x 122cm Perth City Art Gallery	LYCAONS COOKS Oil on Canvas, 1999 89 x 52.5cm The Fleming Collection
	DEATH OF ACTAEON Oil on Canvas, 1998 150 x 212cm Private Collection	Endymion 2000 Oil on Canvas 104 x 134cm Available	Orion Oil on canvas, 2002 89 x 150cm Private Collection
	The Heliades Oil on canvas, 2002 122 x122cm Private collection	HERMES and ARGUS 2002 Oil on canvas 76 x 127cm Private collection




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Paul Reid (born 1975)