(Morag Muego, nee Reid, 2026)

Today is the centenary of John Cunningham, RGI, D.Litt, born on 2nd March 1926. A successful Scottish artist, who continued to paint throughout his life.

I was lucky to be in his first tutor group at Glasgow School of Art in 1967, along with around 15 others. He had just been appointed as a full time teacher in the Drawing and Painting department.
He was an open, generous man in both his life and his teaching. Thanks to him, we all developed our skills and ideas as individuals and his studio was a second home for the first two years of General course.

He was also a friend and contemporary of my father, John Reid. Both men obtained their Diplomas in Drawing and Painting from GSA in 1950, and met up again after I, too, went to art school.

I recommend this site, created by his nephew, Professor Alan Riach,
(Professor of Scottish Literature, University of Glasgow).

I would like to thank Professor Riach for his help in marking the anniversary of a Scottish artist who celebrated colour and light in his painting with a confidence and enjoyment in the vibrant tradition that has defined our own Scottish artists.

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