Various Artists

The Northern Isles | Part II

5 February 2026 - 28 February 2026

Various Artists

The Northern Isles, Orkney and Shetland, have long held a magnetic pull for artists, writers, and travellers drawn to the meeting place of land, sea, and sky. These archipelagos, cast into the North Atlantic are places where light performs continual theatre and where the line between human endeavour and nature feels both robust and fragile in equal measure.

The Northern Isles brings together artists who respond to this environment, those who were born on the islands, those who have made them home, and others who have undertaken residencies and research in these unique settings. The exhibition is not only about geography but about dialogue: between place and person, between past and present, and between artists whose circles overlap and intertwine.

Included in the exhibition is painting, printmaking, furniture, jewellery, ceramic, and sculpture, each medium reflecting the rich language, shared history, and distinctive palette of the Northern Isles. Among these are remarkable examples of historical Orcadian and Shetlandic chairs, whose craftsmanship and form echo the resourcefulness of their makers and are unique to the islands.

The Northern Isles | Part II at The Scottish Gallery

Various Artists

The Northern Isles, Orkney and Shetland, have long held a magnetic pull for artists, writers, and travellers drawn to the meeting place of land, sea, and sky. These archipelagos, cast into the North Atlantic are places where light performs continual theatre and where the line between human endeavour and nature feels both robust and fragile in equal measure.

The Northern Isles brings together artists who respond to this environment, those who were born on the islands, those who have made them home, and others who have undertaken residencies and research in these unique settings. The exhibition is not only about geography but about dialogue: between place and person, between past and present, and between artists whose circles overlap and intertwine.

Included in the exhibition is painting, printmaking, furniture, jewellery, ceramic, and sculpture, each medium reflecting the rich language, shared history, and distinctive palette of the Northern Isles. Among these are remarkable examples of historical Orcadian and Shetlandic chairs, whose craftsmanship and form echo the resourcefulness of their makers and are unique to the islands.

The Northern Isles | Part II at The Scottish Gallery

Various Artists

The Northern Isles, Orkney and Shetland, have long held a magnetic pull for artists, writers, and travellers drawn to the meeting place of land, sea, and sky. These archipelagos, cast into the North Atlantic are places where light performs continual theatre and where the line between human endeavour and nature feels both robust and fragile in equal measure.

The Northern Isles brings together artists who respond to this environment, those who were born on the islands, those who have made them home, and others who have undertaken residencies and research in these unique settings. The exhibition is not only about geography but about dialogue: between place and person, between past and present, and between artists whose circles overlap and intertwine.

Included in the exhibition is painting, printmaking, furniture, jewellery, ceramic, and sculpture, each medium reflecting the rich language, shared history, and distinctive palette of the Northern Isles. Among these are remarkable examples of historical Orcadian and Shetlandic chairs, whose craftsmanship and form echo the resourcefulness of their makers and are unique to the islands.

The Northern Isles | Part II at The Scottish Gallery

Various Artists

The Northern Isles, Orkney and Shetland, have long held a magnetic pull for artists, writers, and travellers drawn to the meeting place of land, sea, and sky. These archipelagos, cast into the North Atlantic are places where light performs continual theatre and where the line between human endeavour and nature feels both robust and fragile in equal measure.

The Northern Isles brings together artists who respond to this environment, those who were born on the islands, those who have made them home, and others who have undertaken residencies and research in these unique settings. The exhibition is not only about geography but about dialogue: between place and person, between past and present, and between artists whose circles overlap and intertwine.

Included in the exhibition is painting, printmaking, furniture, jewellery, ceramic, and sculpture, each medium reflecting the rich language, shared history, and distinctive palette of the Northern Isles. Among these are remarkable examples of historical Orcadian and Shetlandic chairs, whose craftsmanship and form echo the resourcefulness of their makers and are unique to the islands.

The Northern Isles | Part II at The Scottish Gallery

Various Artists

The Northern Isles, Orkney and Shetland, have long held a magnetic pull for artists, writers, and travellers drawn to the meeting place of land, sea, and sky. These archipelagos, cast into the North Atlantic are places where light performs continual theatre and where the line between human endeavour and nature feels both robust and fragile in equal measure.

The Northern Isles brings together artists who respond to this environment, those who were born on the islands, those who have made them home, and others who have undertaken residencies and research in these unique settings. The exhibition is not only about geography but about dialogue: between place and person, between past and present, and between artists whose circles overlap and intertwine.

Included in the exhibition is painting, printmaking, furniture, jewellery, ceramic, and sculpture, each medium reflecting the rich language, shared history, and distinctive palette of the Northern Isles. Among these are remarkable examples of historical Orcadian and Shetlandic chairs, whose craftsmanship and form echo the resourcefulness of their makers and are unique to the islands.

The Northern Isles | Part II at The Scottish Gallery

Various Artists

The Northern Isles, Orkney and Shetland, have long held a magnetic pull for artists, writers, and travellers drawn to the meeting place of land, sea, and sky. These archipelagos, cast into the North Atlantic are places where light performs continual theatre and where the line between human endeavour and nature feels both robust and fragile in equal measure.

The Northern Isles brings together artists who respond to this environment, those who were born on the islands, those who have made them home, and others who have undertaken residencies and research in these unique settings. The exhibition is not only about geography but about dialogue: between place and person, between past and present, and between artists whose circles overlap and intertwine.

Included in the exhibition is painting, printmaking, furniture, jewellery, ceramic, and sculpture, each medium reflecting the rich language, shared history, and distinctive palette of the Northern Isles. Among these are remarkable examples of historical Orcadian and Shetlandic chairs, whose craftsmanship and form echo the resourcefulness of their makers and are unique to the islands.

The Northern Isles | Part II at The Scottish Gallery
Himawari Basket

    Himawari Basket, 2025●

    Japanese woodcut
    H:22.5cm W:15cm
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    Cold Wind – Sea Heaping Up, Shetland

    Cold Wind – Sea Heaping Up, Shetland, 2025

    oil on canvas
    H:65cm W:95cm
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    Flying Spray

    Flying Spray, 2025

    oil on canvas
    H:107cm W:117cm
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    Winter Surf

    Winter Surf, 2025

    oil on canvas
    H:70cm W:120cm
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    Clearwater

    Clearwater, 2023

    oil on board
    H:150cm W:170cm
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    Gail Harvey and Yogi

    Gail Harvey and Yogi

    View from Gail Harvey’s Studio, Shetland

    View from Gail Harvey’s Studio, Shetland, 2025

    Scousburgh, Shetland

    Scousburgh, Shetland, 2025

    Spray and Sea Foam

    Spray and Sea Foam, 2025

    mixed media
    H:25cm W:30cm
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    Shoreline

    Shoreline, 2025

    mixed media
    H:25cm W:30cm
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    Rockpool with Sky Reflections

    Rockpool with Sky Reflections, 2025

    mixed media
    H:25cm W:30cm
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    Light on the Water

    Light on the Water, 2025

    mixed media
    H:25cm W:30cm
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    Inside the Wave

    Inside the Wave, 2025

    mixed media
    H:25cm W:30cm
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    Flowing

    Flowing, 2025

    mixed media
    H:25cm W:30cm
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    Summer Blues

    Summer Blues, 2024

    mixed media
    H:18cm W:41cm
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    Gannet Flying, Winter

    Gannet Flying, Winter, 2024

    mixed media
    H:20cm W:20cm
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    Land and Sky I

    Land and Sky I, 2025●

    unique chemigram
    H:11.5cm W:16cm
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    Beach at South Mainland, Shetland

    Beach at South Mainland, Shetland, 2025

    Rain over Brindister

    Rain over Brindister, 2024

    mixed media on board
    H:25cm W:25cm
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    Brightening Skies, Quendale

    Brightening Skies, Quendale, 2026●

    mixed media on paper
    H:20cm W:20cm
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    January Ness Storm Seas

    January Ness Storm Seas, 2026●

    mixed media on board
    H:20cm W:20cm
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    Mid-January Wild Sea, Scatness

    Mid-January Wild Sea, Scatness, 2026●

    mixed media on board
    H:18cm W:24cm
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    Ebbing Sea, Quendale

    Ebbing Sea, Quendale, 2026●

    mixed media on board
    H:20cm W:20cm
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    Samantha Clark at Birsay Headland, Orkney II

    Samantha Clark at Birsay Headland, Orkney II

    This Salted Light

    This Salted Light, 2024

    acrylic on aluminium panel
    H:110cm W:180cm
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    Moonless

    Moonless, 2024

    acrylic on cradled board
    H:51cm W:61cm
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    Dark Sea at Evening

    Dark Sea at Evening, 2025●

    acrylic and brass leaf on cradled board
    H:51cm W:61cm
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    Sun Cloud

    Sun Cloud, 2025●

    acrylic, mica and brass lead on cradled board
    H:51cm W:61cm
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    Victoria Crowe at Birsay, Orkney

    Victoria Crowe at Birsay, Orkney

    Fast Moving Cloud Above Still Land

    Fast Moving Cloud Above Still Land, 2024

    oil on linen
    H:76cm W:103cm
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    Birsay Headland

    Birsay Headland, 2023●

    mixed media on Whenzou paper
    H:49cm W:133cm
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    War Bunkers and Shepherd’s Huts, Shining Sea Birsay Links

    War Bunkers and Shepherd’s Huts, Shining Sea Birsay Links, 2023

    mixed media on paper
    H:25cm W:17cm
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    Stone Pavement, Yesnaby

    Stone Pavement, Yesnaby, 2024

    watercolour and ink on paper
    H:29cm W:38cm
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    Brough and Sky Above

    Brough and Sky Above, 2022

    acrylic on paper
    H:20cm W:30cm
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    Shielded Sky

    Shielded Sky, 2022

    oil on canvas
    H:20.5cm W:24cm
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    Night Reflection

    Night Reflection, 2024

    stone and plate lithograph with monotype
    H:38cm W:51cm
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    Midnight Dawn

    Midnight Dawn, 2024

    stone and plate lithograph with monotype
    H:38cm W:51cm
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    Dofnin

    Dofnin, 2024

    watercolour and bodycolour on paper
    H:50cm W:70cm
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    Square Oak Basket

    Square Oak Basket, 2025

    oak, straw
    H:12cm W:44cm D:43cm
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    Oak Basket

    Oak Basket, 2025●

    oak, straw
    H:11cm W:52.5cm D:22.5cm
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    Andrea Geile at work

    Andrea Geile at work

    Wild Walk

    Wild Walk, 2025

    hand-cut Corten steel, metal, cast iron
    H:81cm W:23cm D:23cm
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    Seagreen Pebble Pendant

    Seagreen Pebble Pendant, 2025●

    seagreen enamel, silver, pebble
    L:41cm
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    Continuous Necklace

    Continuous Necklace, 2025

    Silver and Orkney pebbles
    L:45cm
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    Seagreen Long Wire Teardrop Earrings

    Seagreen Long Wire Teardrop Earrings, 2025●

    seagreen enamel, silver
    H:7cm W:2cm
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    Pebble and Hoop Necklace

    Pebble and Hoop Necklace, 2026

    silver, pebbles
    L:48cm W:1.5cm
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    Double Pebble Brooch

    Double Pebble Brooch, 2026

    silver, pebbles
    H:2.5cm W:3.5cm
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    Bay of Skail, Orkney

    Bay of Skail, Orkney, 2025

    Glimpse Holm, Orkney

    Glimpse Holm, Orkney, 2025

    Newark Bay, Orkney

    Newark Bay, Orkney, 2025

    Green Enamel and Gold Teardrop Earrings

    Green Enamel and Gold Teardrop Earrings, 2025●

    green enamel, 18ct gold
    H:3.8cm W:1.8cm
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    Pale Grey Enamel and 18ct Gold Pendant

    Pale Grey Enamel and 18ct Gold Pendant, 2025

    pale grey enamel and 18ct gold
    L:45cm H:3cm W:1.7cm
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    Textured Silver Concave Oval Earrings

    Textured Silver Concave Oval Earrings, 2025

    silver
    H:2.8cm W:2cm
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    The Merlin

    The Merlin, 2025

    oil on paper
    H:45cm W:21cm
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    The End of the Tulips

    The End of the Tulips, 2025●

    oil on paper
    H:24cm W:42cm
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    Stromness 4

    Stromness 4●

    woodcut on Japanese Toshi paper
    H:30cm W:35.5cm
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    Orchid & Nasturtium

    Orchid & Nasturtium, 2025●

    oil on paper
    H:27.5cm W:46.5cm
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    Carnations and Cards

    Carnations and Cards, 2025

    oil on paper
    H:27.5cm W:46.5cm
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    Glimps Holm from Burray I

    Glimps Holm from Burray I, c.1980●

    watercolour on paper
    H:20cm W:26cm
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    Harpoon Log

      Harpoon Log, 2023●

      mixed media box construction
      H:52cm W:43cm D:9cm
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      Celestial Navigation

        Celestial Navigation, 2025●

        mixed media box construction
        H:43cm W:43cm D:8cm
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        Back of Sumburgh Head, Shetland

        Back of Sumburgh Head, Shetland●

        pen, ink and watercolour on paper
        H:68cm W:87cm
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        Ron Sandford in his studio, Yell, Shetland

        Ron Sandford in his studio, Yell, Shetland

        Wheelbarrow

        Wheelbarrow●

        pen, ink and watercolour on board
        H:42cm W:59cm
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        Chapel Yell

        Chapel Yell●

        pen and ink with watercolour wash on paper laid on board
        H:39cm W:56cm
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        Rams

        Rams

        pen, ink and watercolour on paper
        H:43.5cm W:58.5cm
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        Brief Respite I

        Brief Respite I

        linocut print (Artist Proof)
        H:51.5cm W:61cm
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        Lobsters II

        Lobsters II

        linocut print (Artist Proof)
        H:49.5cm W:70cm
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        In a Boatie Hoose I

        In a Boatie Hoose I

        pen, ink and watercolour on paper
        H:36cm W:39cm
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        Sandness Mill I

        Sandness Mill I, 2012

        etching with aquatint
        H:49cm W:58.5cm
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        Sandness Mill III

        Sandness Mill III, 2015

        etching with aquatint
        H:20.5cm W:24.5cm
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        Bressay Lighthouse

        Bressay Lighthouse, c.2017●

        etching with aquatint
        H:20cm W:29.5cm
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        Sigurd Smith’s studio, Orkney

        Sigurd Smith’s studio, Orkney

        Sigurd Smith at his studio, Orkney

        Sigurd Smith at his studio, Orkney

        Aftermath

        Aftermath, 2025

        acrylic, ink, charcoal and graphite
        H:25.5cm W:33cm
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        Dark Giant

        Dark Giant, 2025

        acrylic, ink, charcoal and graphite
        H:25.5cm W:33cm
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        Patricia Shone outside her studio, Skye

        Patricia Shone outside her studio, Skye, 2025

        Ruptured Land Jar

        Ruptured Land Jar, 2024●

        saggar fired stoneware, iron glaze,  small gold lustre detail
        H:22cm D:18cm
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        Frances Walker in Orkney, c.1981

        Frances Walker in Orkney, c.1981

        Sand, Stones and Sea Orkney

        Sand, Stones and Sea Orkney, 1983

        oil on canvas
        H:120cm W:151cm
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        Rackwick Hoy

        Rackwick Hoy, 1967●

        oil on board
        H:68.5cm W:104cm
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        Norwegian Boats, Kirkwall Harbour

        Norwegian Boats, Kirkwall Harbour, c.1968

        oil on board
        H:83cm W:56cm
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        Slip to the Copinsay

        Slip to the Copinsay, 1967

        oil on canvas
        H:63.5cm W:122cm
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