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July 15, 2011: Southside Happenings has published an interview with Seth Orion Schwaiger. Click here to read.

July 12, 2011: Aesthetiac is on Facebook and Twitter. Like us at facebook.com/aesthetiac and follow us at twitter.com/#!/aesthetiac or click the buttons below.

July 1, 2011: Elizabeth McDonald's work has been featured in the book 500 Portraits published by the National Portrait Gallery in London.

June 15, 2011: From a review of the Glasgow School of Art MFA degree show in The Scotsman:

"[Elizabeth McDonald's] Aint no sunshine when the freezer's low, showing a woman in a dirty kitchen, holding a squirrel and smiling bravely, has an edgy sadness... McDonald, who won the Young Artist Award in the BP Portrait Prize, is a fine painter, developing all the time, and one to watch. Even in a risk-averse market, a combination of talent and perseverance is likely to win through in the end."

-Susan Mansfield

June 3, 2011: Seth Orion Schwaiger has been chosen as one of ten finalist in the Broomhill National Sculptrue Prize Exhibition. A series of sculptures have been commissioned by the judging panel and are no installed in the Broomhill Sculpture Gardens in Devon. Two prizes will be awarded in October, one from the judges and one from the public. Click here to vote and for further information. A blog of the process for sculpture can be found at sethorionschwaiger.blogspot.com

May 20, 2011: Featured Artist: Seth Orion Schwaiger. Collection - New work has been selected from the artist for a solo show at the Glasgow Print Studio in the Trongate 103 arts center. On display from June 2nd to July 3rd. Further information can be found at www.gpsart.co.uk

May 20, 2011: Elizabeth McDonald has been invited to have a solo exhibition in The Chapter Arts Center in Cardiff. The art in the bar exhibition will run from September 9th to October 14th.

April 1, 2011 A cash award will be given at The Chalet Prize, an exhibition celebrating excellence in fine art. Judges Marion Fergusson, Niel Clemmins, and James Hutchinson along with curator Seth Orion Schwaiger, have chosen exemplary artists from the broad pool of emerging talent to showcase a selection of their work at the exhibition. For more info, click here.

February 1, 2011 Seth Orion Schwaiger is curating The Baths Auction, a charity event for the Govanhill Baths Community Trust. The auction, March 17th to 19th, will feature work from well established artist's such as Douglas Gordon, Lucy Skaer, Nathan Coley, Jonathon Monk, and Toby Paterson, as well as emerging local and international talent. More info at bathsauction.com

December 1, 2010 Elizabeth McDonald has won 2nd place in the Celeste Prize.

December 1, 2010 Elizabeth McDonald has been selected as a finalist in the Celeste Prize. Her work "Psychic Healing for Alligators" will be exhibited in New York at the Invisible Dog Gallery from December 11th - 13th.

November 15, 2010 Draft, curated by Seth Orion Schwaiger, is taking place December 1st at The Chalet and features artists Lola Dupre, Jason Mathis, Elizabeth McDonald, Carla Novi, and many others. More info here.

June 23, 2010: Elizabeth McDonald has won The Young Artist Award for her painting "Don't be too Serious" at the 2010 BP Portrait contest at the National Portrait Gallery in London. More information can be found on the National Portrait Gallery's website: www.npg.org.uk

June 16, 2010: The John Moores Painting Prize 2010 Shortlist was announced today. Elizabeth McDonald's painting, Beekeepers I, was among those shortlisted. It will be exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool from September 18th 2010 to January 3rd 2011. It's part of the Liverpool Biennial, which runs until Nov 2010.

June 1, 2010: A painting by Elizabeth McDonald will be exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery in London as part of the 2010 BP Portrait Award from June 24th to September 19th. She is also shortlisted for its Young Persons Award. Her painting can also be seen, as below, on some of the publicity materials for the exhibition. More information can be found on the National Portrait Gallery's website: www.npg.org.uk

April 27, 2010: The opening for The Chalet Invitational, part of the Glasgow International Festival of Art's Streetland.

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April 11, 2010: As part of the Glasgow International Festival of Art's Streetland, Elizabeth McDonald will be showing work in The Chalet Invitational. Information on the exhibition can be found here.

April 10, 2010: As part of the Glasgow International Festival of Art's Atypical Root project, Seth Orion Schwaiger will exhibit "In Passing" a group of mixed media drawings at the Pentagon Gallery, Washington Street, Glasgow, G3 8AZ. The exhibition will be showing from April 16th to May 5th, Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm.

April 1, 2010: Seth Orion Schwaiger participates in "Tunnocked" an exhibition at the Glasgow Print Studio. Read the BBC article here.

March 25, 2010: Seth Orion Schwaiger participates in The Glasgow Art Fair 2010, Scotland's national art fair.

March 18, 2010: Site update. Nine new drawings by Seth Orion Schwaiger have been posted on the One of One page. One new painting, Molly by Elizabeth McDonald, has been posted on the Painting Commission page. The Links page has been added.

March 5, 2010: The opening for Genuine Badger and Other Delights. The show exhibits over 40 works on paper by Seth Orion Schwaiger and will be up until April 1st at the Go Slow.

March 1, 2010: Announcing an exhibit of new works by Seth Orion Schwaiger. Work will be shown from the 5th of March until April 1st.

January 28, 2010: Elizabeth McDonald's painting, Jellyfish, was shortlisted for the Hunting Art Prize.

January 12, 2010: Elizabeth McDonald's paintings Jellyfish and Shoot 'Em Up will be appearing in the 2010 Expo at 500x Gallery. The show will run from January 16th to the 31st. You can find more information at the 500x Gallery website.

November 30, 2009: Seth Orion Schwaiger's drawing Orders will be shown in Berlin at the Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien Gallery in the Anonyme Zeichner N¡10 exhibition. The exhibition will run from December 12th, 2009 to January 17th, 2010.

September 6, 2009: Elizabeth McDonald's painting, Psychic Healing for Alligators, was shortlisted for the London International Creative Competition.