Louise Howard is a fine artist who ‘strives to highlight the human condition’ in her work. Effortlessly blending realism with semi-abstraction, her figures evoke a sense of vulnerability and strength with an overall aesthetic of stillness and beauty. Louise splits her time between Australia and the UK. Covid-19 has meant
Check out our curated selection of prints featuring some pretty chilled and magical animals. With brand new releases from some gallery favourites. We’re featuring work from Gavin Dobson, Alice Lee, Rosco Brittin, Georgia Green, Ashley Cook, Adam Bartlett and Allan Myles. Each an expert in their chosen medium; screen prints,
New to the gallery for June we have Edinburgh based painter Niall Stevenson. Finding ways to the paint the environment, Niall’s latest collection of work is informed by his walks through many Scottish landscapes. An escapism plenty of us are longing to enjoy again! Niall’s paintings are filled with atmosphere.
We’ve had the honour of representing Coll Hamilton since the beginning, so it feels all the more special to be presenting his latest collection of drawings, exclusive to the gallery. Featuring Glasgow’s iconic Tenements and loved locations. These works not only act as a preview to his upcoming show (think
We’re delighted to welcome Scottish artist Joanna Craig to the gallery this month. With her vibrant, bold and energetic work that celebrates the land around us. Joanna is fascinated by land, its use and its ancestry – and how only time separates us all. She loves how it is riddled
We like flowers. How edgy of us. But we do! We can’t pretend otherwise to maintain our too-cool mystique (don’t laugh!). This declaration is not only born of the UK’s current obsession with gardening amidst the Stay at Home (and now Stay Alert?) guidance. It is more directly fuelled by
We’ve 10 exclusive Lino Prints from Lee Ellis in the gallery this month. Each one hand-finished with its own unique colour and styling. Inspired to create works that are a little more positive from his norm and some could argue symbolic of this lock down time (happy birthday hand washing!). Lee first learned
There’s a massive elephant in the room. Do you see it? No…? Well, luckily we’re here to help, and so in this particular blog post we are going to delve into the infinite stretch of the imagination. And that’s because, despite fashioning ourselves as the harbingers of all the best
We are writing to you from the comfort of the new normal. The big wide universe of the great indoors. Given our profound artistic temperaments (ha!), surely we need to find the artistry of this ‘new’ interior world. Or at least, we need to make the most – and see
VIEW ALL WORKS NOW Claire Kennedy returns to the gallery this month with a new solo show. Featuring over a dozen works, from miniature to medium. All celebrating the iconic skyline of Glasgow in her distinctive style; combining photography and painting in a beautifully rich and unified way. Skyline, Glasgow
Depictions of objects throughout art history are evidence that at times a seemingly mundane subject matter can offer the most intriguing interpretation. The ancient Egyptians decorated the insides of their tombs with paintings of everyday items. Objects have been used by artists to explore various themes, including life, death and
We’re delighted to open 2020’s show reel with Glasgow based rising talent Lily Macrae. Her work explores the compositional chaos and power struggles like that portrayed in the paintings of old masters, such as Rubens. From here, her interest lies in their ability to deliver a timeless portrayal of humanity.
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