Georgina Coburn

arts writer, art historian and illustrator
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Academic writer, Biographer, Educational writer, Historian, Illustrator, Journalist, Memoirist, Non-fiction writer, Poet
Available for:
Collaboration, Festivals and other events, Lecturing and teaching, Library visits, Live readings and performances, Residencies, Workshops
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Writing

Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Georgina Coburn lived in Canada, the UK and Ireland before settling in the Highlands of Scotland in 2000. Georgina’s work as an art historian, arts writer and critic has consistently highlighted artists forging their own path in the disciplines of Visual Art, Film and Photography.  In 2014 she established her arts blog www.georginacoburnarts.co.uk and has worked with numerous galleries, magazines, and journals including Northings, Artwork, AN Magazine, Cassone, Stravaig, the online journal of the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics, The Scottish Society of Art Historians journal, Film Hub Scotland, Kolaj magazine and The Times Literary Supplement.

In 2018 Georgina’s short story The Projectionist was published in Reel to Rattling Reel: Stories and Poems About Memories of Cinema-Going by Cranachan Press. In 2022 her poem Harvest was published in All Becomes Art- Part One, an anthology of new writing in response to the art of Joan Eardley by Speculative Books.  In January 2024 her first full length work of non-fiction, Journeyman- The Art of Steve Dilworth was published by Francis Boutle Publishers. 

Journeyman- The Art of Steve Dilworth is the first comprehensive investigation of the life and work of this important, groundbreaking artist. Based on five years research and extensive interviews, the story of Dilworth and the evolution of his remarkable work is examined in detail, revealing one of the country’s most innovative and globally significant artists.

Illustration

As an illustrator, Georgina works in a wide variety of media including pen and ink, pencil, collage, watercolour, pastels and oils. 

Illustration Publications
Two illustrations Guardian and Guardian Study in Guardian of the Gateway: 800 Years of the Beauly Wych Elm published by Circus Artspace March 2023.
Five collages on the theme of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult published in The Debutante Journal No 3 2022
Two Collages on the theme of Odysseys published in The Debutante Journal No 2 2020.
Front and back cover illustrations on the theme of ‘rivers and forests in the age of ecological emergency’ for Stravaig #8, Geopoetics Society of Scotland Journal, May 2020

Illustration-Exhibitions and Projects
Press Gang Printmaking Exhibition, Highland Print Studio & An Talla Solais, Ullapool, March – May 2024, Strathpeffer Pavilion Art Fair, Strathpeffer, November 2023, The Natural Eye exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, October 2022, The Natural Eye exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, October 2021, Spirit:360 Spirit of the Highlands Project Commission- Highlife Highland and Creative Scotland 2021-22, Awarded Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA) Natural Eye Bursary to study stone lithography at Highland Print Studio August- November 2021, Illustrators Wall (Oceania), Bologna Childrens Book Fair online edition June- August 2021, Labels / Fables open submission online project, Edinburgh Collage Collective 2019, Cut and Post open submission online project, Edinburgh Collage Collective 2018, Vinylism open submission project, Edinburgh Collage Collective, Group Exhibition, The Tent Gallery,Edinburgh College of Art 2018.