Scottish artist Eleanor Adair was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1967.Her work has been exhibited in many locations worldwide including Paris, London and Alaska. She is a founding member of the arts based enviromental group Imago Naturae. Eleanor's work is predominantly figurative, including the erotic circus series and the human-animal hybrids as well as portraits. She works mainly in oils, charcoal and ink.

Eleanor now works and lives in Edinburgh where her art has been exhibited many times at the Royal Scottish Academy. She has had no formal training. "My work explores social and personal issues and the interaction between the two. I try to offer an opening within my art that allows the viewer to create connections by deepening their engagement with what they see. I hope that these connections can change our perceptions, feeling and behaviour. I work with the process of allowing the work to grow and develop as it happens.This allows for freedom of fantasy in both creation and interpretation."