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The Herald Scotland
2 days ago
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10 exhibitions to see this month from Dali to Alexander Goudie
The second chapter in the Scottish Gallery's celebration of Alexander Goudie's life and work explores the two studios of the artist located in Glasgow and Brittany. The studios formed the creative focal points of his entire career with the exhibition featuring several of the sunlit seascapes and landscapes from his French studio as well as elegant still lifes and portraits produced in Glasgow. Humpty Dumpty 5 July-5 October. Entry free. Fruitmarket Gallery, 45 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DF. British artist Mike Nelson is known for immersive, absorbing installations that transform the spaces they inhabit. Nelson uses the Fruitmarket's warehouse as the driving force for a major new installation that extends across all three spaces of the gallery which is built around two sets of photographs taken in London and a city in Eastern Turkey between 2010 and 2014. Since the start of May, the artist has transformed the warehouse into both a site of production and part of the setting for his work. Wael Shawky 5 July-28 September. Entry free. Talbot Rice Gallery, The University of Edinburgh, EH8 9YL. To celebrate Talbot Rice Gallery's 50th anniversary, they're hosting a solo exhibition of Egyptian artist Wael Shawky across their contemporary and neoclassical galleries. Shawky's film installations explore histories that have shaped our world and utilise intricately created sets and painted environments to host exquisitely crafted and costumed characters who perform versions of history connected to conflicts that continue to rage around us. Salvage 5-30 July. Entry free. &Gallery, 3 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG. Salvage by Karen Stamper (Image: Karen Stamper) After first introducing her work during &Gallery's inaugural open call, Karen Stamper returns with her latest body of work - a bold and playful series of collage paintings that move beyond their original inspiration. In this series, marks and edges are no longer incidental - they become the subject themselves with each kink, curve and blemish heightened and celebrated. Shipshape 5-26 July. Entry from £5. Strathnaver Museum, Clachan, Bettyhill, Thurso, KW14 7SS. Research based visual artist Joanne B. Kaar explores the heritage of traditional boat building in her exciting new exhibition. As part of Strathaven Museum's Artist Residency programme, Kaar explores traditional boat building skills and tools using a variety of printmaking techniques. Inspired by Strathnaver Museum's community boat building project, the artist worked with local boat builders seeking to preserve the intangible cultural heritage around traditional boat building techniques and tools at risk of being lost. Odysseys Through the Storm 8-12 July. Entry free. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, EH6 8RG. Catch this captivating exhibition showcasing the work of art psychotherapy graduates from Queen Margaret University. Explore the profound personal and collective journeys of the students' training, navigated through creativity and self-expression, where each work tells a story of resilience, discovery and the power of visual storytelling in navigating life's challenges. Inches Carr Award Showcase 5-6 July. Entry free. Dundas Street Gallery, 6A Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6HZ. The Inches Carr Craft Development Award Showcase exhibition highlights extraordinary creativity, technical skill and original design from a breadth of disciplines across Scottish applied arts. The shortlist of 16 crafters and makers have put together the exhibition with a body of 2D and 3D artworks. Glasgow Scribes Exhibition - Calligraphy: The Art and Craft of Beautiful Writing 5-14 July. Entry free. Cass Art, 63-67 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3EN. Members of Glasgow Scribes will be displaying a wide range of calligraphy items and writing as part of their end of year annual exhibition. The scribes' best calligraphy pieces will once again be on display for members of the public to view. Dali Day at Kelvingrove 9 July. Entry free. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AG. Dali Day at Kelvingrove (Image: unknown) Discover more about celebrated artist Salvador Dali at Kelvingrove. There's short talks, family activities and a chance to share your thoughts on the museum's Dali painting. Some of the talks include: 'Buying and Art Event - the controversial purchase' and 'How Dali created Christ of Saint John of the Cross'. Reachout - The Art of Us 5-26 July. Entry free. Tolbooth Gallery, Jail Wynd, Stirling, FK8 1DE. Established in 1993, Reachout is an innovative and inclusive award-winning charity based in Alloa that facilitates high quality creative opportunities to improve wellbeing. This exhibition showcases a small selection of artforms undertaken in the charity's studio.
The Herald Scotland
02-05-2025
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- The Herald Scotland
10 exhibitions to see in Glasgow and Edinburgh in May
After first showcasing her work with &Gallery last year in their inaugural open call, Katharine Le Hardy is back with a new body of work for her solo exhibition. Her latest pieces examine the ways in which landscapes can communicate a narrative and induce feelings of nostalgia and escapism in the viewer. Using personal photos, memories, and found imagery as sources of inspiration, the artist has created a world that is part-imagined and part-remembered, born from reality and yet fantastical in appearance. Fragments 3 May-14 June. Entry free. Ingleby Gallery, 33 Barony Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6NX. Portrait of Ian Hamilton Finlay (Image: Norman McBeath RSA) Marking the centenary of Ian Hamilton Finlay's birth, Fragments is part of a series of exhibitions by Ingleby Gallery. It focuses on a group of significant sculptural installations in stone dating from the 1980s and 1990s that have been adapted in a typically Finlay-esque manner to suggest a poetic metaphor. Work on Paper - Andrew Mackenzie 3 May-20 June. Entry free. Leith School of Art, 25 N Jct Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6HW. Focusing on works on paper, this exhibition brings together a new large-scale drawing in soft pastel and gouache with lithography, etching, oil on card, watercolour, and preparatory charcoal drawings. The barn drawings and paintings in this exhibition touch on our relationship with the land that sustains us to present an unsettling yet beautiful atmosphere. In the Folds 3-31 May. Entry free. Glasgow Women's Library, 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, G40 1BP. Combining papercrafting, writing, and activism, this project examines Alexandra Compton's life as a queer, working-class, chronically ill woman. The artist handwrites newspaper headlines alongside her own writings onto origami paper before folding them into paper cranes to interrogate who gets to be 'in the fold' within society, art, and literature and asks viewers what they can see on the cranes. Unearthed: The Power of Gardening 3 May-10 August. Entry free. The Mitchell Library and Theatre, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN. This display at The Mitchell Library explores the transformative, enriching, and sometimes radical power of gardening. It reveals how gardening can bring people together, empower communities, and shape our relationship with the natural world. As well as a specially designed travelling exhibition created by the British Library, the display also reflects collections in the Mitchell Library. Dear Green Place Exhibition 3-31 May. Entry free. Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Kelly Gallery, Douglas Street, G2 4ET. The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Scotland's second oldest artist society, is celebrating Glasgow 850, the Blythswood Festival and RGI's Kelly Gallery's 60th birthday with this exhibition. The artists have put together a varied show with Glasgow-related sculpture and prints. Glasgow Women's Art Collective Exhibition of Paintings 9-11 May. Entry free. New Glasgow Society, 1307 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8TL. Glasgow Women's Art Collective are bringing their individual works into one space this month to display a diverse range of artworks that reflect the individuality of each artist. The collective is a group of women artists living around the West Coast of Scotland and who are bringing their works together for this latest exhibition. Impression & Expression 3-4 May. Entry free. Coburg House Art Studios, 15 Coburg Street, Leith, EH6 6ET. Impression image (Image: Sara Beevers)Five Coburg House artists are exploring the boundaries of painting and printmaking as a means to reveal the interplay between gesture and process to highlight the expressive power of mark-making in its many forms. This exhibition is more than a showcase of techniques, it is a dialogue between artists and materials. Each work stands alone yet together they form a dynamic, visual conversation. Lamington Heritage Exhibition 4 May-15 June. Entry free. Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum, 156 Biggar High Street, Biggar, ML12 6DH. In May 1965 Lamington was one of the first villages to be designated a conservation area and was subsequently granted 'outstanding' status in recognition of its architecture and historic interest. This exhibition explores the history surrounding Lamington from early times through the regeneration of the village until the death of the third Lord Lamington in 1951 and all the way up to the present day. Bless by Mariuccia 8 May-9 June Entry free. The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, G1 5HZ. Artist Mariia Nechaliuk's artwork is grounded in the exploration of human beings and their relationships with religion, inspired by her own life and childhood experiences. Through her works she explores how people communicate with religion and how they believe in their own ways, not to convince viewers of any particular perspective but merely to offer a space where each person can interpret the work through their own lens regardless of their beliefs.
