Sophie Camu Lindsay, the woman changing the art landscape of Scotland

By Susan Mansfield, 28.08.2025

Space to Breathe, exhibition install photo, courtesy of Sophie Camu Lindsay

Of all the places one might see world-class art this summer, one of the more unusual is a converted barn near St Monans in the East Neuk of Fife. But Sophie Camu Lindsay, a former director of Impressionist and Modern Art at Sotheby’s, is determined to play a part in changing the art landscape of Scotland. Susan Mansfield visits...

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Artist Spotlight: Joanne Coates

By Lena Kammerer, 26.08.2025

Joanne Coates, portrait by Jack Moyse

Red Herring, the result of visual artist Joanne Coates’ six-month residency at Timespan in the Highland village of Helmsdale, compellingly unravels the history of the Herring Girls: “an itinerant all-female workforce,” whose labour was vital to the British fishing industry from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Lena Kammerer meets the artist...

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Lotte Gertz, Layers of Silt

By Greg Thomas, 19.08.2025

Lotte Gertz 'Children, compost, seedlings' and 'Repair', install photo (2025)

Glasgow-based Danish artist Lotte Gertz's richly layered, fibrous new works on paper are presented at Cample Line this summer. Greg Thomas visits the show...

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Andy Goldsworthy: Fifty Years interview

18.08.2025

Andy Goldsworthy, 'Wool Clouds', (2019).

Acclaimed artist Andy Goldsworthy is being honoured with a major exhibition in Edinburgh this summer, showcasing his work with natural materials over the last five decades. He discusses his new pieces created for the Royal Scottish Academy and his excitement at being exhibited alongside Ian Hamilton Finlay at Jupiter Artland.

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Master Stroke: Fleming Collection Acquires Historic 17th-Century Scottish Paintings

18.08.2025

In his first acquisitions as new director of the Fleming Collection, Theodore Albano celebrates the purchase of four rare 17th and 18th-century artworks by early Scottish Masters.

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Gentleness and Fury in Ian Hamilton Finlay's 'Little Sparta'

11.08.2025

 Chairman of the Little Sparta Trust Magnus Linklater writes about his memories of creative genius Ian Hamilton Finlay, a gentle and charming man who could never let a slight go unanswered. 

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