1926        Born in Edinburgh
1944        University of Edinburgh, studying Law
1948        Middle Temple, City of London, studying Law
1952        Slade School of Art, London
1994        The Jerwood Prize
1999        Awarded CBE in Queen's birthday honours
2000        AXA Nordstern Art Award for printmaking,
                Royal Academy of Arts, London



1994        'Spirit of Lamlash: The Paintings of Craigie
                Aitchison 1954-1994',Terrace Gallery, Harewood
                House, Leeds
1996        'Craigie: The Art of Craigie Aitchison',
                Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
1998        Timothy Taylor Gallery & Waddington Galleries, London
2000        'New Paintings', Ramis Barquet Gallery, New York
2001        'Craigie Aitchison', Museum of Modern Art, Powys, Wales
                'Craigie Aitchison: Italian and other Paintings',
                Waddington Galleries, London
2003        'Out of the Ordinary', Royal Academy of Arts, London
                'The Print Retrospective', Advanced Graphics London
                'Works on Paper', Royal Academy Friends' Room
2004        'Pictures' Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
2005        'Prints 2000-2005', Advanced Graphics London