Collection: John Gillies

John Gillies was born in Christchurch and studied figure drawing under sculptor Tom Taylor at St Andrew's College, Christchurch. His interest in art developed further whilst studying medicine at Otago University, he went on to be Clinical Director of respiratory medicine for the Canterbury District Health Board, before retiring after open heart surgery in 2006. John is now a  full time artist and is the recipient of many art awards. John has also published “In my chair” featuring a collection of 60 portraits of Cantabrians.