Vivien Alexander: A Scottish Visionary of Light and Shadow Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1940, Vivien Alexander’s artistic journey is one of quiet determination and a profound connection to the landscape. Her early life was steeped in creative influence – her mother a celebrated impressionist painter, and her brother an architect – fostering within her a deep appreciation for both form and color. This familial legacy, coupled with a rigorous engineering background (she holds a degree in civil engineering from the University of Edinburgh), provided a unique foundation for her distinctive ar…