Visual Arts Reviews – ARTMAG https://artmag.co.uk all the Arts in Scotland Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:12:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://artmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/artmag-logo-2023-150.png Visual Arts Reviews – ARTMAG https://artmag.co.uk 32 32 Everything Flows: Jake Harvey and Helen Douglas’ Meeting Point at Taigh Chearsabhagh https://artmag.co.uk/everything-flows-jake-harvey-and-helen-douglas-meeting-point-at-taigh-chearsabhagh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=everything-flows-jake-harvey-and-helen-douglas-meeting-point-at-taigh-chearsabhagh Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:23 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=56710 Review: The Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre in North Uist is staging two artistic interpretations of the island's 3 billion year-old Lewisian Gneiss geological complex.

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]]> Man of Two Worlds: Alexander Goudie at The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/man-of-two-worlds-alexander-goudie-at-the-scottish-gallery-edinburgh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-of-two-worlds-alexander-goudie-at-the-scottish-gallery-edinburgh Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:10:10 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=56653 Review: Painter Alexander Goudie's enduring affection for Glasgow and Brittany is marked in a major retrospective exhibition at The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh

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]]> The Energy of Place: Pascale Rentsch at The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/the-energy-of-place-pascale-rentsch-at-the-scottish-gallery-edinburgh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-energy-of-place-pascale-rentsch-at-the-scottish-gallery-edinburgh Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:25:54 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=56288 Review: Painter Pascale Rentsch's vigorous seascapes bring the energy and beauty of coastal East Lothian to The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh.

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]]> A Shared New Beginning at City Art Centre Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/a-shared-new-beginning-at-city-art-centre-edinburgh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-shared-new-beginning-at-city-art-centre-edinburgh Tue, 20 May 2025 09:44:08 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=55979 Review: A new exhibition at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh explores the reshaping of Scottish art following the Second World War, with works from some of the most noteworthy leading artists of this period.

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]]> Kerry Souter’s Big Splash at Graystone Gallery Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/kerry-souters-big-splash-at-graystone-gallery-edinburgh-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kerry-souters-big-splash-at-graystone-gallery-edinburgh-2 Fri, 16 May 2025 08:58:57 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=55937 Review: Kerry Souter evokes the elemental, emotional power of the sea in ‘Time & Tide’ at Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh.

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]]> A Colourful Tapestry of Contemporary Scottish Art: the 199th RSA Annual Exhibition https://artmag.co.uk/a-colourful-tapestry-of-contemporary-scottish-art-the-199th-rsa-annual-exhibition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-colourful-tapestry-of-contemporary-scottish-art-the-199th-rsa-annual-exhibition Fri, 09 May 2025 11:50:06 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=55861 Review: Now in its 199th year, the RSA Annual Exhibition is the largest and longest-running annual exhibition of contemporary art and architecture in Scotland.

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]]> A Place to Remember: Douglas Davies at Dundas St Gallery Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/places-to-remember-douglas-davies-at-dundas-st-gallery-edinburgh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=places-to-remember-douglas-davies-at-dundas-st-gallery-edinburgh Tue, 06 May 2025 11:58:28 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=55788 Review: Douglas Davies presents a painterly theme of ‘Favourite Places’ at Edinburgh's Dundas Street Gallery, sharing a personal journey to tranquil locations which have inspired him.

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]]> New Voices, New Energies: RGI’s Kelly Gallery, Glasgow https://artmag.co.uk/new-voices-new-energies-rgis-kelly-gallery-glasgow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-voices-new-energies-rgis-kelly-gallery-glasgow Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:07:27 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=55586 Review: Recently-elected members of The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts are showing work at its Kelly Gallery in the city – one of two current exhibitions featuring work by its members.

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]]> New Contemporaries 2025 at Edinburgh’s RSA: ‘the reality of life through the fresh, inspirational perception of youth’ https://artmag.co.uk/new-contemporaries-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-contemporaries-2025 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:33:47 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=55286 Review: RSA New Contemporaries, the long-standing annual exhibition of work by new graduates of Scotland’s schools of art and architecture, returns for its sixteenth showcase of eye-catching work.

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]]> Travelling and Returning: Fionna Carlisle at the Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/travelling-and-returning-fionna-carlisle-at-the-scottish-arts-club-edinburgh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travelling-and-returning-fionna-carlisle-at-the-scottish-arts-club-edinburgh Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:31:24 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=55178 Review: The much-travelled Fionna Carlisle shares her experiences through art at Edinburgh's Scottish Arts Club.

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]]> Contrasting Views of Land and Sea by Sarah Carrington and Andrew Restall at the Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/contrasting-views-of-land-and-sea-by-sarah-carrington-and-andrew-restall-at-the-open-eye-gallery-edinburgh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contrasting-views-of-land-and-sea-by-sarah-carrington-and-andrew-restall-at-the-open-eye-gallery-edinburgh Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:55:23 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=55093 Review: Open Eye Gallery in Edinburgh is showing two exhibitions, by Andrew Restall and Sarah Carrington.

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]]> Speaking the Radical Language at Dovecot Studios Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/speaking-the-radical-language-of-colour-at-dovecot-studios-edinburgh-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=speaking-the-radical-language-of-colour-at-dovecot-studios-edinburgh-2 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:57:10 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=54379 Review: The Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh shows how a new avant-garde language of art spread between Paris and Edinburgh.

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]]> Photographic Contrasts: Garth Ivan at Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock https://artmag.co.uk/photographic-contrasts-garth-ivan-at-beacon-arts-centre-greenock/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photographic-contrasts-garth-ivan-at-beacon-arts-centre-greenock Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:42:18 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=54093 Review: In Beacon Arts Centre's first new exhibition of the year, photographer Garth Ivan combines elegant studio work with a look at Inverclyde's creative industries.

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]]> Inside, Outside: Caroline Ann Mordue and Audrey Rapier at Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/caroline-ann-mordue-and-audrey-rapier-at-open-eye-gallery-edinburgh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caroline-ann-mordue-and-audrey-rapier-at-open-eye-gallery-edinburgh Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:20:27 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53840 Review: Caroline Ann Mordue and Audrey Rapier share a dreamlike, nostalgic vision of favourite places at the Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

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]]> RSW Launches its 144th Open Annual https://artmag.co.uk/rsw-launches-its-144th-open-annual-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rsw-launches-its-144th-open-annual-2 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:21:05 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53795 Review: The RSW 144th Annual Exhibition presents a colourful, imaginative, artistic flourish to kickstart 2025 in Edinburgh. 

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]]> Barbara Rae: The Winter Traveller at Dundas St Gallery Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/barbara-rae-the-winter-traveller-at-dundas-st-gallery-edinburgh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=barbara-rae-the-winter-traveller-at-dundas-st-gallery-edinburgh Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:55:00 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53553 Review: Artist Barbara Rae CBE RA presents a Winter Showcase in aid of the Provost James Rae Trust at Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh

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]]> Tatha Fine Art’s Ten x Ten gets Ten out of Ten https://artmag.co.uk/tatha-fine-arts-ten-x-ten-gets-ten-out-of-ten/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tatha-fine-arts-ten-x-ten-gets-ten-out-of-ten Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:44:11 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53376 Review: Tatha Gallery in Newport-on-Tay is hosting an exhibition of works measuring around 10 x 10 inches (25cm).

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]]> SSA at RSA Edinburgh Brings a True International Flavour https://artmag.co.uk/ssa-at-rsa-edinburgh-brings-a-true-international-flavour-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ssa-at-rsa-edinburgh-brings-a-true-international-flavour-2 Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:00:45 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53134 Review: The Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) is celebrating contemporary art in Scotland with its 126th Annual Exhibition, at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.

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]]> Out of Sight: Edinburgh’s Graystone Gallery Looks Beyond https://artmag.co.uk/out-of-sight-edinburghs-graystone-gallery-looks-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=out-of-sight-edinburghs-graystone-gallery-looks-beyond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:24:30 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=52543 Review: Four Artists explore a deconstructed world of liminal space and boundary lines in ‘Beyond This Horizon’ at Graystone Gallery in Edinburgh.

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]]> Watching the Watchers at Tatha Fine Art, Newport-on-Tay https://artmag.co.uk/watching-the-watchers-at-tatha-fine-art-newport-on-tay-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watching-the-watchers-at-tatha-fine-art-newport-on-tay-2 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:16:40 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=52523 Review: Tatha Gallery in Newport-on-Tay is hosting a group exhibition focusing on the way human beings see each other, seeing faces especially in everyday surroundings.

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]]> Gallery Q Dundee’s Silver Platter https://artmag.co.uk/gallery-q-dundees-silver-platter-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gallery-q-dundees-silver-platter-2 Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:05 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=52141 Review: Dundee's Gallery Q is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and is mounting a special exhibition of work by popular Gallery artists to mark the event.

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]]> Gormley’s Army Invades the Grounds of Houghton Hall, King’s Lynn https://artmag.co.uk/gormleys-army-invades-the-grounds-of-houghton-hall-kings-lynn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gormleys-army-invades-the-grounds-of-houghton-hall-kings-lynn Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:58:01 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=52132 Review: The current installation at Hall in King's Lynn, Norfolk, sees the intrusion of one hundred cast-iron life-size sculptures by Antony Gormley.

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]]> Joining in Harmony: Scottish and Contemporary Glass Societies at Trades Hall, Glasgow https://artmag.co.uk/joining-in-harmony-scottish-and-contemporary-glass-societies-at-trades-hall-glasgow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joining-in-harmony-scottish-and-contemporary-glass-societies-at-trades-hall-glasgow Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:31:22 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51936 Review: Over 80 exhibits by 56 Scottish Glass Society and Contemporary Glass Society members demonstrate the beauty and versatility of contemporary glass, at Glasgow’s Trades Hall.

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]]> Paisley’s Big Art Show 2024 Makes a Big Impression https://artmag.co.uk/paisleys-big-art-show-2024-makes-a-big-impression/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paisleys-big-art-show-2024-makes-a-big-impression Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:18:43 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51884 Review: With nigh-on 1,500 artworks on show, Paisley's Big Art Show continues to develop its standing as a major shop-window of Scottish artistic talent.

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