A CUTTING-EDGE Glasgow artist has been given a dream opportunity to exhibit in the US.

Glasgow School of Art graduate Lee Robertson already has paintings on show in London, Glasgow and Dundee, but she's been spotted by a top gallery in New York.

It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to show her work in America, but Lee, like many artists, is struggling for money and needs to raise £2000 to transport her modern oil paintings to the Big Apple.

Lee, 30, said: "Since I first started painting New York has been a dream and I can't wait to get there. I'm willing to beg, borrow and steal!"

Frances Lowrie, 39, owner of Glasgow's Art Exposure Gallery on Parnie Street which displays Lee's work said: "Her work is quite apt for New York - urban and edgy. We will give her any assistance we can."

If you can help, contact the gallery on 0141 552 7779.

Picture: Marc Turner