ABOUT
​Hello!
I'm a Scottish artist based in Midlothian. I have a MA (Hons) in Fine Art from the University of Edinburgh/Edinburgh College of Art and a Postgraduate MA in the Conservation of Fine Art from the University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne. In 2023 I completed a one-year part-time course in Printmaking at Leith School of Art.
I regularly visit gardens in my local area as a source of artistic inspiration. Lately I have been cultivating sweet peas, wildflowers, and planting tulips, rhododendrons and alliums in my own garden.
My work explores the vibrant, living colours of spring and summer, capturing petals, blooms, and light to evoke the feeling of a hot, hazy summer’s day. Working primarily in oils, and some mixed media, I create depth and intensity in my compositions.​
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Exhibitions include:
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Rheged Centre, Penrith, In Bud and Bloom – Contemporary Art Exhibition (July – October 2025)
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Borders Art Fair, Kelso, March 2025,
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The Atelier Gallery, Edinburgh, Winter Exhibition, 2024 and 2025
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The Atelier Gallery, Edinburgh, The Importance of Being Small, 2025
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Number Four Gallery, St Abbs, Summer Exhibition, 2024 and 2025
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Velvet Easel Gallery, Portobello, Edinburgh, Winter, Spring & Summer Exhibitions, 2024, 2025, 2026,
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The Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show, November 2024 and 2025
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Coburgh House, Leith, Edinburgh, Near & Far: Paintings by Sarah Anderson & Nicola Coutts, November 2023
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Leith School of Art, Leith, Edinburgh, End of Year Show, June 2023
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Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh, Closer to Nature, 2022
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Artists at Work 1 & 2, National Galleries of Scotland, Festival & Winter Exhibitions (Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh), Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition (Royal Scottish Academy), The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Science at the heart of Summerhall – Edinburgh International Science Festival and Particle (WASPS Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh).
Member of Visual Arts Scotland.
Selected Press Coverage
Galleries: Art inspired by film and memory The Herald
Artist’s Edinburgh exhibition is leading her to more this summer Edinburgh Reporter
Where in the world do art and science meet? MAP Magazine
