Thread Memory: Embroidery from Palestine at the V&A Dundee

By Shalmali Shetty, 23.04.2026

Leena Nammari with her artwork 'Absence does not mean forgetting'. Photo by Grant Anderson

The V&A Dundee’s exhibition brings together Palestinian hand-embroidered material culture from the 19^th century to the present day, with each object bearing witness to everyday life, identity, resilience and economic and political shifts. Shalmali Shetty visits…

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Unravelling the riddle of William Johnstone

By Beth Williamson, 19.04.2026

William Johnstone, 'A Point in Time' (1929/1937). © the artist's estate. Image credit: The National Galleries of Scotland

Beth Williamson, author of a new publication about William Johnstone, shares why a cultural biography tracing the life, influences and impact of this enigmatic Scottish artist and educator was long overdue…

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The Wyllieum: From the Clyde to Sarajevo & The Venice Lagoon

By Neil Cooper, 11.04.2026

The Wyllieum. Install. © Garth Ivan. Courtesy of the Wyllieum.

Curated by former RSA President Arthur Watson, this exhibition has the air of living scrapbook of friends and colleagues of George Wyllie, mingling around each other down the years, writes Neil Cooper.

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From the Earth: Conversation with artist and curator Siobhan McLaughlin

By Jelena Sofronijevic, 08.04.2026

The Five Sisters install 2025, © A_Place Gallery.

Ahead of Jupiter Artland’s exhibition Extraction, Jelena Sofronijevic speaks to Glasgow-based artist and curator Siobhan McLaughlin about her practice using textiles and earth pigments, and its connection to the show’s exploration of how energy systems shape culture, land and belief.

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The Secrets of Painting: Interview with writer and artist Lachlan Goudie

By Susan Mansfield, 30.03.2026

The Secrets of Painting book, Page Spread on Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait

Susan Mansfield speaks to Lachlan Goudie about his epic journey through art history in his new book The Secrets of Painting.

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Simon Phipps - Brutal Scotland: Scotland's Post-War Modernist Architecture

By Neil Cooper, 20.03.2026

Bourdon Building, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow © Simon Phipps

Simon Phipps documents Scotland's cohort of Brutalist buildings in his latest photogrpahy exhibition. Neil Cooper reviews.

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