Sylvia Wishart b. 1936

Sylvia Wishart was born in Stromness, Orkney in 1936. She studied Drawing and Painting at Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen and later worked there (1969-87) as a lecturer until her retirement to Orkney in 1987. Her contribution to Scottish art was recognised when she was elected an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 2005.

works in the collection - 1

PAC/110

Since 1987 the main subject of Sylvia Wishart's work has been the changing scene viewed from her livingroom windows. Living high above the dramatic hills of Orkney's second largest island (Hoy) and overlooking Hoy Sound, Wishart has produced a long series of large paintings and studies that document this extraordinary coastline.

Reflections, 1987