Andrew Crummy

{{Short description|Scottish artist (born 1959)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox artist | name = Andrew Crummy | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} | image =  | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|11|14}} | birth_place = Craigmillar, Edinburgh, Scotland | death_date =  | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates =  | residence = | education = | alma_mater = Glasgow School of Art (MA Design), Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (BA Illustration and Printmaking) | known_for = Tapestry, murals, illustration | notable_works = ''Scottish Diaspora Tapestry'' (2012), ''Great Tapestry of Scotland'' (2013) | style = | home_town = | movement = | spouse = | partner = | awards =  | website = {{URL|andrewcrummy.com}} }}

thumb|right|The "People's Panel" of the Great Tapestry of Scotland: design and work in progress '''Andrew Thomas Crummy''' (born 14 November 1959) is a Scottish artist, who has designed several major works such as the ''Great Tapestry of Scotland'' (2013).<ref name="munro">{{cite news|last1=Munro|first1=Alistair|title=Prestonpans Tapestry to go on show at Scottish Parliament|url=http://www.scotsman.com/regions/edinburgh-fife-lothians/prestonpans-tapestry-to-go-on-show-at-scottish-parliament-1-4464342|accessdate=30 July 2017|work=The Scotsman|date=2 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="great">{{cite web|title=Who's involved|url=http://scotlandstapestry.com/index.php?s=about|website=The Great Tapestry of Scotland|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Crummy was born in Craigmillar, Edinburgh, where his mother Helen Crummy was a community activist and founder of the Craigmillar Festival Society.<ref name="cv "/><ref name="wea">{{cite web|title=Helen Crummy MBE LLD 1920 - 2011 Founder of The Craigmillar Festival Society|url=https://wealothianwomensforum.org.uk/BreakingtheMould/hcrummy.html|website=Breaking the Mould|publisher=WEA Scotland|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref> He attended Portobello High School and then gained a B.A. (Hons) in Illustration and Printmaking, at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art (1983) and an M.A. in design at Glasgow School of Art (1984).<ref name="cv">{{cite web|title=CV|url=https://www.andrewcrummy.com/cv|website=Andrew Crummy|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref> He attributes his artistic nature to his culturally rich childhood, and his immersion in the community arts scene and the Craigmillar Festival. His work includes tapestry, murals, illustration, sculpture and painting.<ref>{{cite interview |last=Crummy |first=Andrew |interviewer=Heather Floyd |title=World Community Arts Day with Andrew Crummy |work= Community Arts Forum |publisher= NvTv Belfast Community Television |date=17 February 2011 |url=https://vimeo.com/21263678 |accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref>

==Major works and art style== *''Tapestry of Renfrewshire''<ref name="fotheringham">{{cite news|last1=Fotheringham|first1=Ann|title=Thanks for the Memories: Old tales and a stitch in time|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/15343703.Thanks_for_the_Memories__Old_tales_and_a_stitch_in_time/|accessdate=30 July 2017|work=Evening Times|date=13 June 2017}}</ref> *''Prestonpans Tapestry'' (2010) *''Great Tapestry of Scotland'' (2013) *''Scottish Diaspora Tapestry'' (2014) *''Gordon Highlanders WW1 Tapestry'' (2015) *''Mount Felix Tapestry'' (2017) *''Declaration of Arbroath Tapestry'' (2020) *''Clackmannanshire Tapestry'' (2022) *''Dundee Tapestry'' (2024)

==Honours== Andrew Crummy was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to art and to cultural heritage in Scotland.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63918|supp=y|page=N18|date=31 December 2022}}</ref>

Crummy was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Dundee on 22 June 2023, in recognition of "his outstanding work in illustrating Scotland’s history, culture and heritage through magnificent community art works such as the Great Tapestry of Scotland and the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry".<ref name="dundee">{{cite web |title=University to honour former Principal, leading figures at Graduation |url=https://www.dundee.ac.uk/stories/university-honour-former-principal-leading-figures-graduation |website=www.dundee.ac.uk |publisher=University of Dundee |access-date=17 December 2023 |language=en |date=8 June 2023}}</ref> In the same year, he was awarded the Saltire Society's Fletcher of Saltoun Award, given to "innovators and entrepreneurs who shape the cultural landscape of Scotland" in the field of "Public Life".<ref>{{cite web |title=Fletcher of Saltoun Awards 2023 |url=https://www.saltiresociety.org.uk/fletcher-of-saltoun-awards-2023 |website=The Saltire Society |access-date=17 December 2023 |language=en |date=8 November 2023}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{official website|https://www.andrewcrummy.com}}

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