Title: Profile of Ian Massie
Profile of Ian Massie: Born in Aberdeen and growing up there and in the Orkney Islands, Ian Massie later returned to Aberdeen to complete a diploma course at Gray's School of Art there. A post-diploma year in drawing and painting (highly commended) and a spell of teacher training completed his studies, and he began his teaching career in Dunfermline in Central Scotland. While teaching, he continued to exhibit regularly in group shows and annual events, and was elected a member of the Society of Scottish Artists and the Aberdeen Artists Society. Experimentation with three-dimensional work together with his wife led to the development of unique jewellery - personal sculptures - for wearing. For a number of years thereafter this became a full-time occupation under the name of Borka Silver, culminating in exhibitions at various London galleries, with examples of their work travelling abroad as part of British Week promotions. After the death of his wife in 1981, Ian Massie turned his attention to printmaking, basing his activities around the Fife (Dunfermline) Print Workshop. He exhibited in group and annual juried shows as well as at galleries in Scotland and other countries. Public purchasers of his works include various education authorities, the Arts Council, and HRH Prince Philip. He died, aged 60, in 1997.
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