Biography
Lee Garson is an artist based in Aberdeen who primarily works within digital photography. Capturing the personal stories from the many different communities across the North East of Scotland.
With a passion for highly evocative imagery, and strong influences from cinema, he creates a unique style through great consideration to colour, composition and subject matters.
Image by Julian Maunder 2025
Event Commissions
ACE Voices, Performance Documentation/Tall Ships, Aberdeen 2025
Founding FINE Artist Residency 2025
Aberdeen Surf Club 2024
Aberdeen Ceramics Studio 2024
Aberdeen Surf Club 2023
Speakin Weird Poetry 2023
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Medieval Mayhem 2022
YAPA, Creative Learning Team, Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeen 2022 -23
Funding Awards & Residences
Crossing Sectors, Open Eye Gallery 2024
VACMA Award 2023
Creative Funding Award 2022
VACMA Award 2020
SLAAC, Creative Learning Team, Aberdeen 2019
Exhibitions & Publications
Sean R McLaughlin & The Wind up Crows, Digital Music Publication, Aberdeen 2025
Northern Arts Club, Live For The Moment, Exhibition, Aberdeen 2025
Outer Spaces Scotland, Live For The Moment, Exhibition, Aberdeen 2025
Northern Arts Club, Summer Exhibition 2025
Outer Spaces Scotland, Members Group Exhibition, 2025
The List UK, Online Publication, 2024
Academie Des Beaux Arts, Exhibition Publication, Paris 2024
Northern Arts Club, Winter Exhibition, Aberdeen 2024
Aberdeen Art Gallery, View of Aberdeen Exhibition, Aberdeen 2023
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Where Ideas are Born, Aberdeen 2023
Living Magazine, Kerry Marr Publication, 2022
Aberdeen Art Gallery, New Acquisitions Exhibition, 2022
Aberdeen Artists Society, Annual Exhibition Online, 2020
Pier Arts Centre, Previous Graduates Exhibition, Orkney, 2015
The Orcadian, Youth Photography Competition Winner, Orkney, 2012
Pier Arts Centre, New Graduates Exhibition, Orkney, 2010
Education
BA Honours Communication Design Photography, Grays School of Art 2017-18
BA Commercial Photography - Grays School of Art 2016-17
BA Honours Time Based Art & Digital Film - Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design 2006-09
HNC Fine Art & Design - Orkney College, UHI, 2004-05
Contact
l.a.garson@icloud.com