National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh: The BP Portrait Awards 2020
Until 22 Mar Review
Now in its tenth year at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, the BP Portrait Award remains a high-point of the art calendar, offering insightful works that convey much about both artist and sitter.
Compass Gallery, Glasgow: John Inglis – New Collages
6 – 29 Feb
John Inglis’ new, richly-coloured collages recall fragments of landscape and coast in his new show at Glasgow’s Compass Gallery.
Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh: Small Paintings
From 18 Jan
Showing work by a much wider group of artists than at other times of year, Morningside Gallery’s first exhibition of 2020 comprises 300 new, small paintings.
Alserkal Avenue, Dubai: From Alba to Arabia – Highland Print Studio
16 – 25 Jan
Dubai’s arts centre Alserkal Avenue plays host to an exhibition and series of workshops presented by Highland Print Studio, Inverness, touring the Persian Gulf.
Fidra Fine Art, Gullane: Six Dundee Artists
25 Jan – 23 Feb
Fidra’s first exhibition of 2020 features six artists who worked together either as students or tutors Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design.
West Graham Street, Glasgow: Jack Arts Scotland – Thulani Rachia
From Jan
Jack Arts Scotland’s inaugural project is a 6-panel back-lit illuminated street display by city artist Thulani Rachia in Glasgow’s West Graham Street.
Fraser Gallery, St Andrews: Francis Boag – New Works
From Jan
The Fraser Gallery in St Andrews has on display a new raft of colourful new work by the popular Dundee artist Francis Boag.
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh: J D Fergusson – La Vie Bohème, The Unseen Drawings Part II
Until 1 Feb
The renowned Scottish artist J D Fergusson recorded his Bohemian days in Paris in sketches shown here in one of The Scottish Gallery’s current exhibitions.
Fine Art Society, Edinburgh: The Print Show
Until 1 Feb
The Fine Art Society presents its annual exhibition of Scottish printmaking, featuring three centuries of etchings, drypoint, woodcuts and lithography.
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh: Turner in January
1 – 31 Jan Review
Henry Vaughan’s bequest to the National Galleries of Scotland of J M W Turner’s exquisite watercolours bears repeated annual visits.
The Modern Institute, Glasgow: Matt Connors – Figure
Until 18 Jan
Glasgow’s The Modern Institute hosts an exhibition drawing, painting and tapestry by American artist Matt Connors.
Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh: Clare Arbuthnott
Until 25 Jan
Edinburgh’s Torrance Gallery is staging an exhibition of original watercolours by Clare Arbuthnott.
RSA Edinburgh: RSW 139th Open Exhibition
Until 30 Jan Review
The Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour’s annual showcase of work by artists both well-established and graduate is energetic, experimental, diverse, enriching and exciting.
Edinburgh Printmakers: Alexandra Haeseker – The Botanist’s Daughter
18 Jan – 22 Mar
Canadian printmaker Alexandra Haeseker’s installation of hyper-coloured, larger-than-life plants and insects, based on traditional natural history imagery, is a reminder of the bio-diversity around us that is under increasing threat from humanity.
The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh: Scottish Ballet, The Snow Queen
15 – 18 Jan Review
A visually spectacular retelling of this well-known fairytale.
Marchmont House, Scottish Borders: Arts & Crafts Textiles Celebration
1 Feb
The imposing Palladian mansion Marchmont House is the setting for an all-day event taking an in-depth look at Arts and Crafts textiles, with the focus on the often-overlooked story of May Morris.
RSA Edinburgh: Calum Colvin – Constructed Worlds
Until 2 Feb
A retrospective exhibition of one of Scotland’s most respected and innovative contemporary artists, coinciding with the publication of a major study.
Summerhall and Festival Theatre Studio, Edinburgh: MANIPULATE Festival 2020
31 Jan – 8 Feb
An annual celebration of innovative visual theatre, puppetry and animated film, Manipulate 2020 features over 40 leading international and Scottish-based theatre artists and animators.
City Art Centre, Edinburgh: Classical Edinburgh
Until 8 Mar
Edinburgh’s City Art Centre celebrates the capital’s neo-classical architecture, as seen through the eyes of two architectural photographers, working half a century apart.
Tramway, Glasgow: France-Lise McGurn – In Emotia
18 Jan – 29 Mar
Glasgow-based France-Lise McGurn brings her emotive and dynamic canvases and neon sculptures to the walls and floors of Tramway.
RSA Edinburgh: SSA | VAS Open Exhibition
Until 30 Jan Review
The second exhibition partnering the Society of Scottish Artists and Visual Arts Scotland features the work of 150 artists selected from 2,500 entries worldwide.
RGI Kelly Gallery, Glasgow: Creating Connections
18 Jan – 8 Feb
Refurbished over December and new year, the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts (RGI) Kelly Gallery is to re-open with a global exhibition highlighting the personal stories behind the international links enjoyed by Scotland’s contemporary art scene.
Glasgow School of Art: Michael Stubbs, Small Scale Works
10 Jan – 2 Feb
With their abstract and pop-art influences, Michael Stubbs’ complex, multilayered paintings are the result of an involving technical process, and a comment on contemporary digital imagery.
Royal Scottish Academy: SSA | VAS Open
Until 30 Jan
Two of Scotland’s leading arts organisations present an ambitious and dynamic annual exhibition that brings together the best in contemporary art and design, at Edinburgh’s Royal Scottish Academy.
