Alan Dimmick (1961 – )

Biography: Alan Dimmick is a Scottish photographer living and working in Glasgow. He studied photography at Glasgow College of Building and Printing from1979–82 and was a founding member of Glasgow Photography Group. Dimmick moved into a flat with rock band Del Amitri, which is where his work of documenting the art and music scene began. He was also encouraged by Scottish photographer Oscar Marzaroli.
In 2017, a forty-year retrospective was held at the Stills Gallery in Edinburgh. In the same year, he was Artist in Residence at the University of Stirling, documenting life in its 50th anniversary year.

Since the mid 1990s Dimmick has documented the lively contemporary art and music scene of his home city, Glasgow, capturing many of the events that have shaped a significant period in Scottish culture.
The University holds two works by Alan Dimmick in its collection.