Dame Elizabeth Blackadder | A Celebration
To complement Dame Elizabeth Blackadder’s Edinburgh Art Festival exhibition A Celebration, The Scottish Gallery is proud to release a new film produced by the Edinburgh Film Company. In this new film, which draws on rich archive material from The Scottish Gallery and the British Library, the artist offers personal insights into her childhood and studio practice.
About Elizabeth Blackadder
Dame Elizabeth Blackadder (1931–2021) stands as one of the most important figures in modern Scottish art. Born in Falkirk, she studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1949–1954 under influential teachers including William Gillies and Robert Henderson Blyth, graduating into what would become one of the most remarkable artistic careers of the twentieth century. Early travelling scholarships to southern Europe and Italy introduced Blackadder to the light, architecture and visual cultures that would profoundly shape her work for decades to come.
About Elizabeth Blackadder
Dame Elizabeth Blackadder (1931–2021) stands as one of the most important figures in modern Scottish art. Born in Falkirk, she studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1949–1954 under influential teachers including William Gillies and Robert Henderson Blyth, graduating into what would become one of the most remarkable artistic careers of the twentieth century. Early travelling scholarships to southern Europe and Italy introduced Blackadder to the light, architecture and visual cultures that would profoundly shape her work for decades to come.
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