John Byrne: Blurred Boundaries

By Douglas Erskine, 19.10.2026

John Byrne. Patrick Angel (1969-1970). Courtesy of The Fine Art Society.

The Fine Art Society’s Edinburgh exhibition, Blurred Boundaries, presents a happy opportunity to try and get to grips with the quintessential John Byrne, writes Douglas Erskine…

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Kate Walton: Alone together

By Greg Thomas, 12.10.2026

Kate Walton. One with Others. Image Courtesy of the Artist and 5b, Glasgow. Photos by Ben Seeley.

Uncanny and poignant studies of contemporary isolation, heavily influenced by Post-Impressionist and early-Renaissance colour and composition, are presented by Kate Walton in her solo exhibition at 5b, Glasgow. Greg Thomas visits…

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Kate Bentley: Conversations with Hornel

By Susan Mansfield, 05.10.2026

Kate Bentley. Conversations With Hornel. The Druids. Courtesy of The Whitehouse Gallery. © The Artist.

A residency at Edward Hornel’s home in Kirkcudbright brought Kate Bentley inside the artist’s creative world, inspiring a new body of work currently displayed at The Whitehouse Gallery…

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The Emerging Scottish Artist of the Year: Open Call for Submissions

By Lena Kammerer, 02.10.2026

John Bellany. Enigma (1990). The Fleming Collection.

The Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation, in partnership with Scotland House London, is delighted to announce the fourth edition of The Emerging Scottish Artist of the Year award, a yearly bursary created to celebrate and support the next generation of visual artists emerging from Scotland’s universities.

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Jon Schueler: From New York to Mallaig

By Douglas Erskine, 30.09.2026

Jon Schueler. Red Sun and Sleat, February-July 1974, Romasaig, Scotland. ©️ Jon Schueler Foundation.

The American Abstract Expressionist Jon Schueler took a trip to Scotland in 1957, exchanging the white-hot artistic crucible of 1950s New York for Scotland’s west coast. It was here he encountered the most significant and rewarding experience of his artistic life, describing the landscape as “the only church that would do”. Douglas Erskine travels to East Lothian to marvel at Schueler’s paintings of Mallaig skies, currently exhibited at Fidra Fine Art…

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Flashman: Jim Matthew’s Camera Collection

By Greg Thomas, 20.09.2026

Serried ranks of Kodaks. Courtesy of the Jim Matthew Estate.

Greg Thomas has a look at the Jim Matthew Camera Collection, which is one of the world’s largest collections of cameras, located in St Monan's in Fife and amassed by naval engineer Neville “Jim” Matthew. 

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