Man of Two Worlds: Alexander Goudie at The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh
15 July 2025
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
13 June 2025
Review: Painter Pascale Rentsch’s vigorous seascapes bring the energy and beauty of coastal East Lothian to The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh.
Kerry Souter’s Big Splash at Graystone Gallery Edinburgh
16 May 2025
Review: Kerry Souter evokes the elemental, emotional power of the sea in ‘Time & Tide’ at Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh.
A Colourful Tapestry of Contemporary Scottish Art: the 199th RSA Annual Exhibition
9 May 2025
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.
A Place to Remember: Douglas Davies at Dundas St Gallery Edinburgh
6 May 2025
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.
New Contemporaries 2025 at Edinburgh’s RSA: ‘the reality of life through the fresh, inspirational perception of youth’
27 March 2025
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.
Travelling and Returning: Fionna Carlisle at the Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh
19 March 2025
Review: The much-travelled Fionna Carlisle shares her experiences through art at Edinburgh’s Scottish Arts Club.
Contrasting Views of Land and Sea by Sarah Carrington and Andrew Restall at the Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh
12 March 2025
Review: Open Eye Gallery in Edinburgh is showing two exhibitions, by Andrew Restall and Sarah Carrington.
Speaking the Radical Language at Dovecot Studios Edinburgh
18 February 2025
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.
Inside, Outside: Caroline Ann Mordue and Audrey Rapier at Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh
21 January 2025
Review: Caroline Ann Mordue and Audrey Rapier share a dreamlike, nostalgic vision of favourite places at the Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
RSW Launches its 144th Open Annual
16 January 2025
Review: The RSW 144th Annual Exhibition presents a colourful, imaginative, artistic flourish to kickstart 2025 in Edinburgh.
Barbara Rae: The Winter Traveller at Dundas St Gallery Edinburgh
19 December 2024
Review: Artist Barbara Rae CBE RA presents a Winter Showcase in aid of the Provost James Rae Trust at Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh
SSA at RSA Edinburgh Brings a True International Flavour
28 November 2024
Review: The Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) is celebrating contemporary art in Scotland with its 126th Annual Exhibition, at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
Out of Sight: Edinburgh’s Graystone Gallery Looks Beyond
21 October 2024
Review: Four Artists explore a deconstructed world of liminal space and boundary lines in ‘Beyond This Horizon’ at Graystone Gallery in Edinburgh.
Facing-up: The Scottish Portrait Awards 2024
11 September 2024
Review: This year’s Scottish Portrait Awards winners have been announced, with a large accompanying exhibition showing at Edinburgh’s Scottish Arts Club.
The Prince in Jeans: Hamlet at the Lyceum, Edinburgh
19 August 2024
Review: A bold, brave modern version of the classic Shakespeare play at the Edinburgh International Festival features a cast affected by Down’s syndrome.
Grupo Corpo: Bringing Brazil to The Playhouse, Edinburgh
7 August 2024
Review: The taste of Brazilian music, art, and culture is vivaciously captured in the vibrant music and exhilarating dance of Grupo Corpo at Edinburgh International Festival.
Home Is Coming: The Outrun at Edinburgh’s Church Hill Theatre
5 August 2024
Review: The Outrun at Edinburgh’s Church Hill Theatre relates a painfully raw rite of passage for a young Orcadian woman, in a stage adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s memoir.
Scenic, Spiritual and Symbolic Visions of Nature at the Scottish Gallery Edinburgh
10 July 2024
Review: An exhibition at The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh brings together two-dozen artists encompassing paintings, prints, drawings and sculpture.
‘A Colourfully Creative Summer Garden of Art and Design’: the 198th RSA Annual Exhibition
27 May 2024
Review: Now in its 198th edition, the RSA Annual Exhibition is the highlight of the Royal Scottish Academy’s exhibition year, presenting the entire spectrum of contemporary art.
Spring Forward at Graystone Gallery Edinburgh
19 April 2024
Review: Graystone Gallery in Edinburgh is showing its Spring Exhibition, promising a breath of spring-fresh air with a colourful new group show.
Time Again to Meet the New Contemporaries at Edinburgh’s RSA
11 April 2024
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 fifteenth showcase of bold graduate work.
Sarah Knox and Esther Donaldson’s Tidal Wave at Doubtfire Gallery Edinburgh
29 March 2024
Review: Edinburgh’s Doubtfire Gallery is showing a joint exhibition by two expressive landscape artists, Sarah Knox and Esther Donaldson.
Elaine Woo MacGregor Showcases Her Dramatic Figurative Paintings at Los Angeles Art Show 2024
2 February 2024
Award-winning Scottish-Chinese painter Elaine Woo MacGregor is showcasing her work at February’s Los Angeles Art Show 2024.
