Weaving a Powerful Narrative at The Modern Institute, Glasgow
19 August 2022
Review: An exhibition of quilts at The Modern Institute in Glasgow tells literally powerful stories.
Exhibition Reviews
Painting the Town Big: Martin Churchill at Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
15 August 2022
Review: Martin Churchill: Urban Landscape at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock includes large-scale paintings of architectural subjects displayed together here for the first time.
Setting the Scene: Walter Awlson at Morningside Gallery Edinburgh
9 August 2022
Review: It’s literally a dramatic setting for Walter Awlson’s masterful figurative depictions of theatrical scenes at Edinburgh’s Morningside Gallery.
Making Memories with Lorna Robertson at Ingleby
9 August 2022
Review: Ingleby’s summer exhibition, included in this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival programme, is the first solo exhibition by Glasgow-based artist Lorna Robertson.
A River of Imagination – Duncan Shanks at The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh
8 August 2022
Review: Duncan Shanks finds inspiration in the constant energy of the river which flows past his house and garden, the lapping water an ever-present soundtrack.
Pieces of Silver at Fruitmarket Edinburgh
21 July 2022
Review: Daniel Silver: Looking at Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, showcases a sculptor with a fascination for clay.
A Wild Duetting of Sea and Land at UNIONgallery Edinburgh
15 July 2022
Review: At Edinburgh’s UNIONgallery, a ‘duet’ of two painters – Hazel Cashmore and Ian Rawnsley – captures the wild beauty of the Scottish landscape and coastline.
The Return of the Big Adventurer to Glasgow’s Kelvingrove
14 July 2022
Review: Self-portraits and other works by the ever-prolific and multi-talented artist and playwright John Byrne are on show at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove – his first retrospective for more than twenty years.
‘Unexpected Nesting’: Gail Turpin at Upright Gallery Edinburgh
30 June 2022
Review: Gail Turpin: Nesting at Upright Gallery in Edinburgh, features a collection of closely-studied works in various media, showing the beautiful and complex homes of our feathered friends.
Cool and Charismatic: Portraits by Peter Hallam at Edinburgh’s Heriot Gallery
27 June 2022
Review: Northumberland-based portrait painter Peter Hallam hosts a meeting, or symposium, of colourful and enigmatic characters at Edinburgh’s Heriot Gallery.
Two Artists on a Private Journey at Harvey & Woodd
21 June 2022
Review: A fascinating, nostalgic private collection of portraits and landscapes at Harvey & Woodd, Edinburgh, celebrates two distinctive artistic journeys, capturing the creative spirit of the age.
June is James Morrison Month at The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh
14 June 2022
Review: Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery is mounting a celebration during June of artist James Morrison, one of Britain’s finest landscape painters and one of the Gallery’s longest-serving exhibiting artists.
GSA’s Graduates Do The 2022 Show Right Here
9 June 2022
Review: The Glasgow School of Art (GSA)’s first physical Degree Shows for three years feature work from graduating students across its various Schools of art, architecture, innovation and more.
Under One Roof: Edinburgh College of Art’s Class of 2022 Showcase
7 June 2022
Review: Edinburgh College of Art is welcoming visitors to its annual showcase of work by graduating students, with a return of a full in-person exhibition in the Main Building on Lauriston Campus.
The Real Jerusalem, the Future Palestine, at The Royal Court Theatre London
7 June 2022
Review: London’s Royal Court Theatre offers a futuristic history of Palestine’s contested land and legacies from a surprising perspective.
Laid in Bronze: Tracey Emin at Jupiter Artland
2 June 2022
Review: Described as ‘an intimate encounter with love and hope’, English artist Tracey Emin’s first show in Scotland for fourteen years is I Lay Here For You, at Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh, featuring paintings, drawings and a giant female bronze figure.
Doubly Colourful Stories: Anne Skinner and Jason Cordingley at Colinton Arts Edinburgh
30 May 2022
Review: Colinton Arts in Edinburgh is showing an exhibition by two painters with the ability to transport the viewer to faraway places.
Popping the Red Top on Power in the British Media at the British Library London
30 May 2022
Review: The British Library’s exhibition ‘Breaking the News’ challenges how Britain consumes news media – and remakes it through public conversation – in a 500-year journey taking us via Oscar Wilde and Edward Snowden.
The Windows of Your Mind – Reflections of Women at Dulwich Picture Gallery
24 May 2022
Review: Dulwich Picture Gallery’s current exhibition examines a previously-neglected theme: how windows frame – literally – the way women are seen in art, exploring voyeurism and female visibility in art from ancient civilisation to the present.
Transfiguring the Old Masters – Rory Macdonald at Edinburgh’s Heriot Gallery
24 May 2022
Review: Edinburgh’s Heriot Gallery is featuring Rory Macdonald’s uniquely surreal 21st-century take on the Old Master style of painting.
Edinburgh’s RSA Annual: the Persistence of Familiar
18 May 2022
Review: The longest-running regular exhibition in Scotland, the RSA Annual, makes a welcome in-person return for its 196th outing, showcasing some of Scotland’s best art and architectural projects.
Stepping Across the Threshold: Susan Harvey at Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
16 May 2022
Review: The Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock is mounting an exhibition by Susan Harvey, who grew up in the town and went on to enjoy a distinguished career in art, design and education.
Spectral Talent at Edinburgh Gallery Society Summer Show
9 May 2022
Review Edinburgh Gallery Society launches its latest, and biggest yet, public art exhibition for one week only. Artmag went along to the opening at Edinburgh Palette.
‘Highly Controlled Chaos’ – A Century of the Artist’s Studio at Whitechapel Gallery, London
26 April 2022
Review: London’s Whitechapel Gallery is showing a comprehensive survey of the artist’s studio, across nationalities, genders, ethnicities, and media.
