Scottish Works

Paul Yates
introduced by Lord Glentoran

Yates’s Scottish connections date from his great Grandfather on his mother’s side, James Graham, who emigrated to Kilkeel in Northern Ireland in the late 1800’s. From an early age Yates grew up listening to fireside tales of the derring-do of the first Marquis of Montrose, secret incantations for curses and charms, second sight and the fairy ways of the Grey Folk. Scotland was always at the centre of the family’s sense of identity so it was a source of great pride when the artist’s daughter, Kelly, won a place at St. Andrew’s University. This led to the artist visiting Scotland regularly and has inspired a diverse series of poems and paintings. This exhibition is dedicated to the memory of the artist’s mother, Gene marguerita Yates, neé Graham.