The Scottish Gallery presents a major retrospective exhibition of Dame Elizabeth Blackadder (1931-2021). Our exhibition covers the full spectrum of Blackadder’s career with works in oil, watercolour, print and tapestry. We reveal a magnificent new tapestry by Dovecot Studios, Flowers and Black Cat. The Gallery has also commissioned a short film using images and film from Blackadder’s studio with audio excerpts from the archives of the British Library. We also launch the new monograph The Art of Elizabeth Blackadder by Duncan Macmillan.
Elizabeth Blackadder enjoyed a close working relationship with The Scottish Gallery from 1950s onwards, mounting several one-person shows and countless survey exhibitions which helped place the artist in a national context. Blackadder had a remarkable career; she was the first woman to be elected to both the Royal Academy, London and the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh and was honoured with a damehood in 2003.
The Scottish Gallery is delighted to be working partnership with the Royal Scottish Academy, Dovecot Studios, Glasgow Print Studios and Phaidon Publishing.
Dame Elizabeth Blackadder | A Celebration is part of our Wonder Women series for the Edinburgh Festival 2023.
