Barry McGlashan was born in 1974 in Aberdeen on the North-East Coast of Scotland. McGlashan studied painting at Gray’s School of Art, graduating in 1996. He taught in the painting department at Gray’s between 1998 and 2005. In 2001, McGlashan was awarded The Alastair Salvesen Scholarship through the Royal Scottish Academy. Examples of his work are held in numerous private and public collections worldwide, including Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland; The Scottish Society, New York, USA; and the RSA, Edinburgh, Scotland. 


In December 2024 McGlashan was elected as one of four new Academicians of the Royal Scottish Academy, alongside Claire Barclay, Ken Currie and Caroline Walker. He lives and works in Edinburgh.

  • The Million Year Picnic
    Barry McGlashan
    The Million Year Picnic, 2025
    oil on canvas
    186 x 300 cm
    73 1/4 x 118 1/8 in
  • The Winter Dwellers
    Barry McGlashan
    The Winter Dwellers, 2025
    oil on canvas
    130 x 200 cm
    51 1/8 x 78 3/4 in
  • Drinking At The Dam
    Barry McGlashan
    Drinking At The Dam, 2025
    oil on canvas
    130 x 200 cm
    51 1/8 x 78 3/4 in
  • Dog Days
    Barry McGlashan
    Dog Days, 2025
    oil on canvas
    170 x 130 cm
    66 7/8 x 51 1/8 in
  • Transit of Venus
    Barry McGlashan
    Transit of Venus, 2025
    oil on canvas
    170 x 130 cm
    66 7/8 x 51 1/8 in
  • Window
    Barry McGlashan
    Window, 2025
    oil on canvas
    150 x 130 cm
    59 x 51 1/8 in
  • Midsummer
    Barry McGlashan
    Midsummer, 2025
    oil on canvas
    130 x 100 cm
    51 1/8 x 39 3/8 in
  • Trapper
    Barry McGlashan
    Trapper, 2025
    oil on canvas
    130 x 100 cm
    51 1/8 x 39 3/8 in
  • Moonshine
    Barry McGlashan
    Moonshine, 2025
    oil on canvas
    100 x 75 cm
    39 3/8 x 29 1/2 in
  • Shadowland
    Barry McGlashan
    Shadowland, 2025
    oil on canvas
    50 x 40 cm
    19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
  • Higher Country
    Barry McGlashan
    Higher Country, 2025
    oil on canvas
    50 x 40 cm
    19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
  • Storm Door
    Barry McGlashan
    Storm Door, 2025
    oil on canvas
    50 x 40 cm
    19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
  • Watching The Fire
    Barry McGlashan
    Watching The Fire, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • Spring Mountain
    Barry McGlashan
    Spring Mountain, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • The Great Silence
    Barry McGlashan
    The Great Silence, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • Elba
    Barry McGlashan
    Elba, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • Echo
    Barry McGlashan
    Echo, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • The Golden Dawn
    Barry McGlashan
    The Golden Dawn, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • The Horse On the Hill
    Barry McGlashan
    The Horse On the Hill, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • Journeyman
    Barry McGlashan
    Journeyman, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • Winter Shore
    Barry McGlashan
    Winter Shore, 2025
    oil on canvas over panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • Enlightenment
    Barry McGlashan
    Enlightenment, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • View From The Stage
    Barry McGlashan
    View From The Stage, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • Last Light
    Barry McGlashan
    Last Light, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • Revival
    Barry McGlashan
    Revival, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • The Ferryman
    Barry McGlashan
    The Ferryman, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • The Shallows
    Barry McGlashan
    The Shallows, 2025
    oil on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • A Glossary Of Light
    Barry McGlashan
    A Glossary Of Light, 2025
    oil on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • Sorcerer
    Barry McGlashan
    Sorcerer, 2025
    oil, paper & varnish on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
  • Moon Over Still Water
    Barry McGlashan
    Moon Over Still Water, 2025
    oil on panel
    40 x 30 cm
    15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in