Benno Schotz – Bronze in His Blood

By Neil Cooper, 12.01.2025

Benno Schotz with sculpture, courtesy of the RSA

The Royal Scottish Academy's current exhibition celebrates the Estonian artist Benno Schotz, who made Scotland his home and went on to be one of the country's greatest twentieth century sculptors. Neil Cooper meets curator Sandy Wood to find out more about the artist..

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Save the date: Scottish art exhibitions to visit in 2025

By Patricia-Ann Young, 01.01.2025

SJ Peploe, Luxembourg Gardens, c.1910, oil on panel Credit, Image courtesy of the Fleming Collection

2025 is set to be a stellar year for Scottish art, with many exciting exhibitions already announced for the months ahead. Patricia-Ann Young rounds up some of the most anticipated shows of the year, as well as a few hidden gems.

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Interview: Pio Abad

By Susan Mansfield, 23.12.2024

Portrait of Pio Abad © Pio Abad

2025 Turner Prize nominee and Glasgow School of Art graduate Pio Abad makes work informed and inspired by his Filipino history, descring Imedla Marcos in his introductory Turner Prize film at the Tate as 'my muse and my monster'. Susan Mansfield meets the artist to discuss how his years studying in Glasgow shaped his practice, and the process of reproducing and reimagining objects to tell overlooked stories...

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Digging in Another Time

By Neil Cooper, 29.11.2024

Digging in Another Time, installation view at The Hunterian

A major new exhibition celebrating the work of international artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman opens at the Hunterian. Neil Cooper explores Jarman's Scottish connections...

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Maud Sulter: You are my kindred spirit

By Greg Thomas, 28.11.2024

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Kate Downie: Conversations with Joan

By Susan Mansfield, 27.11.2024

Kate Downie, Four Children, 1962-2022 (after Joan Eardley). Image courtesy of Glasgow Women's Library

Joan Eardley's unfinished work 'Two Children' has been completed 60 year later, by the artist Kate Downie. As the imagined 'finished' work goes on display at Glasgow Women's Library, Susan Mansfield meets with Downie, to find out more her approach to this unusual commission and the insights she gained into Eardley's practice.

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