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William (Bill) Birnie

William (Bill) Birnie (1929 - 2006) was active/lived in Scotland, France.  William Birnie is known for Abstract painting, portraits, landscapes with buildings, door fronts, still life.

Artist William (Bill) Birnie was born in 1929. 

Bill Birnie studied at Glasgow School of Art under Gilbert Spencer and then at Hospitalfield under Ian Fleming. After graduating, he joined the staff at Hyndland Secondary School in 1952. That same year he was also elected a member of the Society of Scottish Artists (SSA).

In 1958, Birnie became a founding member of the Glasgow Group and formed the Glasgow Group Society, of which he was Vice-President for 32 years.

In 1965, Birnie was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW), a society of which he also became Vice-President and Treasurer.

Bill Birnie became Principal Art Teacher at Douglas Academy, near Bearsden, and later at Gryffe High, near Kilbarchan. Bill's abilities not only as a teacher but also as an administrator were noticed by the Department of Education and he was soon appointed Head Examiner in Art for Scotland.

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