This winter, The Scottish Gallery Press has launched a new small-format hardback book on James Morrison (1932–2020), one of Scotland’s great landscape painters. With text by John Morrison, art historian and son of James Morrison. Fully illustrated, and drawing on The Scottish Gallery’s extensive archive, the book is available for £14.95 + p&p.
Founded in 2024, The Scottish Gallery Press is an independent publishing imprint dedicated to creating beautiful, small-format hardback books that bring The Scottish Gallery’s unique artistic history to life. Working closely with contemporary artists alongside the Gallery’s extensive historical archive, the Press offers a creative platform for artists, writers, and ideas, while also celebrating the rich legacy of Scottish art.
Designed to be collectible, affordable, and accessible, these carefully crafted books are intended as thoughtful introductions to artists and their work. Combining scholarship, storytelling and strong visual identity, The Scottish Gallery Press reflects The Scottish Gallery’s longstanding commitment to championing art, artists, and publishing of lasting value.
About James Morrison
Born in Glasgow in 1932, James Morrison was one of the most significant Scottish landscape painters of the post-war period. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1950–54, developing the rigorous observational practice and draughtsmanship that would underpin a career spanning more than six decades. While his early paintings focused on the streets and tenements of Glasgow, his move to Catterline in 1958 marked a decisive shift towards landscape and established many of the themes that would define his mature work.
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