Craigmile

Lee Craigmile (b.1985) is from Largs, Scotland.

Lee Craigmile grew up in the seaside town on the west coast of Scotland, where he first developed his interest in the Scottish landscape and his passion for painting. From 2005 to 2012 Craigmile studied drawing and painting at the Glasgow School of Art in their continuing education department. He then moved to Florence, Italy in 2012 to receive his formal education in traditional drawing and painting at the prestigious Florence Academy of Art. Lee graduated from the Florence Academy in June of 2015, after which he returned to the west coast of Scotland.

Lee currently splits his time between working on commissions in his personal studio, and teaching at the Glasgow Academy of Fine Art, which he cofounded in 2019. He hopes to inspire others—just as he himself was inspired as a youth—to realise the truth that one can achieve exceptional works of art through the mastery of traditional techniques and by looking to the beauty of nature and the great artists of the past.

Lee’s work has been exhibited widely throughout the U.K., Europe, and The U.S. and can be found in numerous private collections.