
Mark Hearld | Dovecot Cockerel Tapestry
Mark had been working on a large collage of a cockerel for several days, a riot of feathers, paper, and paint, and he enjoyed its scale and drama. But as he watched the weavers at Dovecot begin to…
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Enter the Imaginative World of Naboland and The Behrens Family
Step inside Reinhard Behrens’ Naboland, a world where imagination takes flight and curiosity is rewarded. The Behrens family invites us to look closer, to find beauty and humour hidden in plain sight. Each piece tells a story, from…
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Reinhard Behrens and The Behrens Family films
The Reinhard Behrens submarine has landed this October, taking us on a journey through space and time with 50 Years of Naboland. Alongside his exhibition we are delighted to introduce The Behrens Family: Reinhard, Margaret, Kirstie, and David, whose…
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September | Taste of the Gallery
Step into our September exhibitions; Ruth Brownlee’s 60° North paintings, Kate Black’s Women of the Parish, a celebration of Malcolm Appleby’s Banchory Bangles and A Natural Selection. Explore all at The Scottish Gallery from 4 – 27 September…
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Malcolm Appleby | The Banchory Bangle
Each year Malcolm engraves a gold bangle that is raffled for the charity Children First, Scotland. Known as the Banchory Bangle, these bangles have become some of his most well known and loved pieces, the form allowing him…
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Victoria Crowe Exhibitions | Decades and Shifting Surfaces
Step into Victoria Crowe’s Decades at The Scottish Gallery and Shifting Surfaces at Dovecot Studios via our exhibition blog. Soak up the light, landscape and atmosphere of each exhibition, both of which offer a richly layered view of Crowe’s…
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Victoria Crowe | Decades | Press round-up
The Scottish Gallery marks Victoria Crowe’s 80th year with Decades. At its heart is a powerful new body of work, supported by a curation of earlier works from the 1960s to the 2010s, offering a richly layered view of…
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Victoria Crowe | Decades | Podcast
The Scottish Gallery marks Victoria Crowe’s 80th year with Decades. At its heart is a powerful new body of work, supported by a curation of earlier works from the 1960s to the 2010s, offering a richly layered view of…
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‘La Belle Vie of artist Goudie’ | The National
Alexander Goudie | La Belle Vie | ACT II featured in The National. It’s called “La Belle Vie ACT II” –good title, for Sandy lived life well and presented himself and his work with a sense of theatre.
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Notes from the North | Christina Jansen’s Journey to Shetland’s Creative Shores
Just after the opening of our June exhibitions, I set off on a rather challenging road trip from Edinburgh to Aberdeen in torrential rain, crawling at an average of 50mph and only just catching the ferry to Shetland.…
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