Upright Gallery, Edinburgh: Debbie Mountain – Of Movement and Light
Until 11 Oct Review
A chance to view close-up Scottish-based artist Debbie Mountain’s highly-textured and intense, repeated patterns in bright oil, in her first solo exhibition at Edinburgh’s Upright Gallery.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow: Linda McCartney, Retrospective
Until Jan 12 Review
This major retrospective exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum brings together an impressive collection of McCartney’s work from her early days as a portrait photographer of musical icons to more intimate portraits of friends and family.
Open Studios
Autumn brings the close of open studios season, when artists and makers welcome the public into their work spaces to see behind the scenes, talk to them about their work and buy or commission an original piece.
NEW GALLERY: Gairloch Heritage Museum, Wester Ross
Wester Ross has a new cultural heritage hub. Formerly located in an old farm steading, the Gairloch Heritage Museum has relocated to a strikingly redeveloped former nuclear bunker opened by HRH The Princess Royal.
NEW GALLERY: McCallum Art House, Fort William
Built originally as a military building in the mid-18th century, the main gallery features changing displays of art and photography, while a studio space is devoted to local designer-makers.
NEW GALLERY: Doyle Art, Glasgow
There is an eclectic selection at Doyle Art on Glasgow’s Parnie Street, including abstract, figurative, portraiture and conceptual work.
RGI Kelly Gallery, Glasgow: The TURNER
28 Sep – 2 Nov
A unique exhibition of the work of Glasgow School of Art’s Turner Prize nominees, brought together for the first time with Prize-winners.
Colony of Artists, Edinburgh: 14th Annual Exhibition
21st – 22nd Sep
A weekend promising an enormous range of exhibitions, events, workshops and music, hosted in homes, businesses and community spaces centred around Edinburgh’s Abbeyhill Colonies.
Scottish Glass Society, Glasgow: On the Edge
Until 25 Sep
The Scottish Glass Society invites you to join its celebration marking 40 years showcasing the wealth of glassmaking in Scotland, with two shows featuring a beautiful, diverse array of work and processes in Scottish glass-making.
The Watermill, Aberfeldy: Seeing the Unseen
Until 26 Jan
Three artists – Matt Storsein, Paul Martin & Jill Martin Boualaxai – share their common purpose: to convey delight in the meaningful materiality of the world, through their contemplative and evocative approach.
UNION Gallery, Edinburgh: Out of India
Until 12 Oct
Continuing its milestone tenth anniversary year, Edinburgh’s UNIONgallery is bringing a taste of the exotic to the city, in a mixed and vibrant exhibition of new works.
Bavarian Rhapsody
ORIENTATION Germany’s third largest after Berlin and Hamburg, Munich has been voted the one most Germans would prefer to live in. An extensive, Italian-influenced building programme led by King Ludwig I of Bavaria in the 19th century earned it the moniker of the “northernmost Italian city”. Post-was reconstruction has been aesthetically more successful than in
Marchmont House, Scottish Borders: Exploring Modern Scottish Sculpture
21 Sep
An all-day symposium on Scottish sculpture brings together several leading, influential figures in the imposing setting of Marchmont House in the Scottish Borders – a Grade A-listed Palladian mansion.
Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh: Grayson Perry, Julie Cope’s Grand Tour: The Story of a Life
Until 2 Nov Review
Dovecot Studios and the Crafts Council bring the tapestries and design work for Grayson Perry’s ambitious architecture and tapestry project to Scotland for the first time.
Art Walk Porty, Portobello: Land Marks – Alec Finlay, Jenny Cope
13 Sep Review
A visit to Portobello’s Art Walk Porty on a Friday afternoon yields plenty to stimulate and enrich, with work by Alec Finlay and Jenny Cope the focus of attention.
Braemar Gallery, Braemar: Fine Feathers
Until 18 Oct
Braemar Gallery’s current exhibition combines the considerable talents of Claire Roberts and Michael Agnew.
North East Open Studios (NEOS) 2019
14 – 23 Sep
An annual landmark event for arts and crafts in north east Scotland, NEOS 2019 boasts almost 320 participants this year, making it one of the largest open studio events in the UK.
Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh: Our Linen Stories
16 Sep – 25 Jan
Our Linen Stories’ latest exhibition and events programme centres on Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios, celebrating Scotland’s design story in flax fibre and linen, its rich heritage and contemporary possibilities.
Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh: Julian Mason, Beth Robertson Fiddes
From 7 Sep
Morningside Gallery, on Edinburgh’s south side, is hosting work by two accomplished landscape artists: Julian Mason is showing now, and from 4th October, Beth Robertson Fiddes is the featured artist of the Gallery’s Autumn Exhibition.
White Fox Gallery, Coldstream: Siobhan O’Hehir, Land-marks
14 Sep – 26 Oct
Siobhan O’Hehir’s first solo show at the White Fox Gallery, in the heart of the sumptuous Scottish Borders, showcases her originality, authenticity and consistently flawless execution.
Glasgow Gallery: Margaret Evans – The Power of Light
Until 28 Sep
The Glasgow Gallery continues its third year with an exhibition of powerful landscapes from internationally-respected contemporary painter and tutor Margaret Evans.
The Modern Institute, Glasgow: Simon Starling – A-A’, B-B’
Until 28 Oct Review
Turner Prize-winner Simon Starling draws wide-ranging ideas together around the bisection of an eighteenth-century Italian painting and a truncated Fiat 125 Special.
Kinblethmont Gallery: A Scottish Country House Collection
14 – 22 Sep
An intriguing and unique collection of one hundred works, built up since 1967 by a widely-travelled Scottish collector, including prints by Gauguin, Picasso and Toulouse Lautrec, as well as Scottish and US artists.
City Art Centre, Edinburgh: Victoria Crowe, 50 Years of Painting
Until 13 Oct Review
The City Art Centre presents the first-ever major retrospective of Victoria Crowe as part of the 2019 Edinburgh Art Festival. Victoria Crowe: 50 Years of Painting gathers over 150 works from private and public collections, taking up three floors of Edinburgh City Council’s largest exhibition space.
