John Houston OBE RSA (1 April 1930 – 27 September 2008) was a Scottish painter.
Houston was born in Buckhaven, Fife and was educated at Buckhaven High School and Edinburgh College of Art. An early career as a semi-professional footballer with Dundee United F.C., during which he represented Scotland at Under-21 level, was ended by a knee injury.[1]
Houston taught at Edinburgh College of Art between 1955 and 1989.[2]
He painted landscapes in an expressionist style. His works are on display at many Scottish art galleries.[3] He was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1972 and was accorded a retrospective at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 2005.[2]
He was married to the painter Elizabeth Blackadder.[1]