Willie Sutherland

Wille Sutherland studied fashion design in the early 1990’s however due to personal circumstances put his creative career on hold. In early 2021 (his 50th birthday) he made the conscious decision to reinvent himself as an artist taking inspiration from George Wyllie’s success at a later age and striving to continue Wyllie’s legacy of making art with humour and for everyone.

His first major work was “Evolution of Wa - Self-portrait As A Doll’s House” a unique series of dioramas charting his recovery from alcoholism which led to him being invited to exhibit at the CCA in June 2021 during Glasgow International Art Festival. His work shows a continued interest in the human condition and a desire to pass the message of wellness through creativity to others.

Sutherland uses a variety of medium and scale. His work defies rational determinations, sensitizing views to perception and the unconscious and engages aspects of painting, drawing, sculpture, construction and installation, yet remains whimsical, childlike, and engaging.