Art GLASGOW Collins Gallery George Wyllie
until 21 apr not sun or mon, times vary, free
Celebrating the life and work of George Wyllie, now in his 90th year. The exhibition will also mark the closure of Collins Gallery, after almost of 40 years.
David Dale Gallery and Studios Kilian Ruthemann and Kate V Robertson
20 Apr – 20 May, 12:00pm – 7:00pm, Free
New site specific installations by Kilian Ruthemann and Kate V Robertson, intended to disrupt the viewer’s perception of space and its properties. Part of GI Festival.
Gallery of Modern Art Alasdair Gray: City Recorder
Glasgow School of Art The Immortals
21 apr - 7 may, not sun, times vary, free
Dutch artist Folkert de Jong presents a new installation of figurative sculptures. In the Mackintosh Gallery.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum 500 Years of Italian Art 6 apr - 12 aug, times vary, free
Summer exhibition showcasing the best of Glasgow Museums’ impressive collection of Italian art, taking in some 40 paintings dating from the late 14th to the 19th centuries.
It Is Is It
20 apr - 7 may, times vary, free
A group of young artists with disabilities explore, share and respond to the vast range of spaces and objects found at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove. Part of GI Festival.
1 Dec – 10 Jun, times vary, Free
Showcase of work from the celebrated Glasgow artist and playwright, focusing on his City Recorder series – a large body of work that Gray created as an ‘artist recorder’ for the City of Glasgow in 1977.
Alan Dimmick
until 13 may, times vary, free
Over 300 photographs from the archive of Glasgow-based photographer Alan Dimmick, focusing on his unique documentation of people, places and events that have contributed to Scotland’s reputation as a vibrant centre for the contemporary visual arts.
Glasgow Print Studio Observations: Jim Pattison and Murray Robertson
until 8 apr, not mon, times vary, free
Double-header exhibition offering a unique insight into the nature of art and science collaboration over recent years, contributing to the ongoing debate about the relationship between both areas of knowledge.
Project Ability Transportation
until 14 apr, not sun or mon, times vary, free
Group exhibition on the theme of transportation, which includes works from Project Ability’s Friday group as well as three Canadian organisations: Garth Homer, Indefinite Arts and Nina Haggerty Center.
Recoat Gallery Power Power II
until 8 apr, not mondays, times vary, free
Solo exhibition of original drawings and prints from London-based artist and illustrator Maya Wild, first shown in San Francisco in mid-2011, now making the trip Glasgow-way.
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The Common Guild
Self Portraits
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Wolfgang Tillmans
New collaborative project between FOUND and Aidan Moffat; a reactive sound installation through which the audience will attempt to unravel the truth about The Narrator’s life through playing records from his collection. Part of GI Festival.
Diverse overview of Wolfgang Tillman’s work, featuring an important group of works acquired by the Arts Council Collection alongside a number of new works selected by the artist. Part of GI Festival.
Artist Arpita Shah – collaborating with various communities and organisations in the Southside of Glasgow – showcases a series of photographic portraits that celebrate faith, culture and identity.
20 Apr – 7 May, times vary, Free
Scotland Street School Museum The Glasgow Schools
20 apr - 6 may, not mon, times vary, free
New project by artist Ruth Ewan which explores Glasgow’s Socialist Sunday School movement, a secular alternative to church Sunday Schools. Part of GI Festival.
Street Level Photoworks Wang Fu Chun
until 14 apr, not mon, times vary, free
Selection of work from the famed Chinese photographer, best know for his body of work Chinese on the Train – a project for which he produced nearly 10 thousand rolls of film tracing people’s lives on their journeys.
Chi Pen
until 14 apr, not mon, times vary, free
Young Chinese artist who playfully uses the medium of photography to create poetic narrative compositions that focus on the question of the individual and identity amidst the hyper development of 21st century China.
The Arches Blind Plotting
28 apr - 7 may, times vary, free
Group exhibition of installation and sculpture works concerned with theatricality as critical vocabulary.
20 Apr – 23 Jun, times vary, Free
The Hidden Noise Chromatropic
until 14 apr, various dates, times vary, free
First exhibition in Scotland of New York-based artist and musician Rose Kallal, shown alongside paintings by Glasgow artist Victoria Morton and iconic works by Josef Albers and Anni Albers.
The Lighthouse High Street
various dates between 9 Dec and 17 Apr, times vary, Free
until 8 apr, not mon, times vary, free
The Making Of Us
20 apr - 6 may, times vary, free
Latest collaboration between theatre director Graham Eatough and visual artist Graham Fagen, combining elements of visual art installation and promenade theatre. Part of GI Festival.
Trongate 103 End of the Road
until 15 apr, not mon, times vary, free
Exhibition of photography created at the Red Road flats in North Glasgow, including work by Iseult Timmermans, who’s been working with the residents since 2004.
Though-provoking exhibition, created by Architecture and Design Scotland, charting the evolution of our High Streets, our changing shops and shopping habits and the impact this has had on us today.
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The Modern Institute
Axolotl present their final show before closing, a mixed show featuring new works by some old favourites, including Robert Springham, Paul Muzni and Asta Petkunaite.
until 11 apr, not sun, times vary, free
New exhibition of work from Derryborn artist Padraig Timoney, known for his use of differing media and materials.
Tramway London
until 8 apr, not mon, times vary, free
Rhianna Turnbull uses painting, drawing and collage to create unique works which focus on themes of lifestyle, attitude and identity, combining images from a vast array of archived magazine material to form her own fantasised narratives.
until 19 may, not sun or mon, times vary, free
Emerging talent showcase of graduate work from across the four Scottish Art College Degree Shows, spanning a wide variety of printmaking techniques, and including work from Skinny favourite Rachel MacLean.
Negativnights: Cru Servers 12 Apr, 6:30pm – 8:30pm, £5 (£4)
until 10 apr, times vary, free
Edd Davies presents an exhibition of his fictional movies posters based on iconic landmarks from Edinburgh and beyond.
Circus New York: Black and White until 30 apr, times vary, free
Colin Macdonald showcases a selection of photos taken in New York on his trusty 1954 Leica, all in retro black and white film.
Collective Gallery until 8 apr, not mon, times vary, free
The Hangzhou-based printmaking graduate showcases a brand new wall-based work, alongside three animations, for his first solo exhibition in Scotland.
Grace Schwindt
21 apr - 27 may, not mon, times vary, free
The German artist takes over Collective, premiering her new film, Tenant, which tells the story of a woman who rented a room in her Grandparent’s home during the Second World War.
Glass and Honey
22 Apr, 8:00pm – 9:00pm, Free
Grace Schwindt celebrates the opening of her new exhibition by staging a unique performance installation in the front window of Collective, where the audience watch from streetside seating.
Dovecot Studios Kurt Jackson: The Catacol Series
18 apr - 28 apr, not sun, times vary, free
New series of work from Kurt Jackson, known for using an extensive range of materials and techniques including mixed media, large canvases, relief work, printmaking and sculpture.
Edinburgh College of Art Celestial Grime
13 apr - 23 apr, times vary, free
ECA graduates Vangeli Moschopoulos and Chris Bryant – both teaching in the ECA print workshop – explore an individual understanding of space and form, refusing to adhere to the traditional boundaries of graphic art.
Sights and Sounds
Old Ambulance Depot LeithLate presents: Persevere
21 apr - 29 apr, times vary, free
Negativnights: Beagles and Ramsay
6 apr - 8 apr, times vary, free
26 Apr, 6:30pm – 8:30pm, £5 (£4)
The experimental film night par excellence welcomes inimitable artist duo Beagles and Ramsay, who’ll present a range of video work from throughout their career.
Embassy Gallery
Eddscape at the Cameo
St John’s Church
Exploration of the new territory between synthetic biology, art and design, with Alistair Elfick, Jane Calvert and Daisy Ginsberg. Part of Edinburgh International Science Festival.
10 Apr, 8:00pm – 9:30pm, £8 (£6)
Leith’s multi-arts event LeithLate brings you a mini taster of its larger event, with a new exhibition of work by Bernie Reid, Liana Moran and Rabiya Choudhry.
Hazel Dowling
Cameo Bar
Creating With Creation
The experimental film night par excellence plays host to collaborative music/sound project Cru Servers, bringing together their music with specially-created new moving image and visual works.
Axolotl Gallery
Sun Xun: Undefined Revolution
70 THE SKINNY APRIL 2012
New Print Generation
Journey
until 7 apr, times vary, free
Padraig Timoney
Edinburgh Printmakers
31 mar - 15 apr, various dates, times vary, free
Fine Art graduate Hazel Dowling presents a body of new work produced as part of a residency exchange between Embassy and N/V_PROJECTS.
Fruitmarket Gallery Tony Swain
19 may - 1 jul, times vary, free
The Irish-born, GSA graduating, artist – best known for his paintings depicting complex private worlds painted over newspaper pages – presents a new body of work created specially for Fruitmarket Gallery.
Ingleby Gallery Roger Ackling
until 21 apr, not sun, times vary, free
Having graduated from St Martins School of Art back in the 60s, Roger Ackling has made all of his work by the same method: focusing sunlight through a magnifying glass to burn lines of tiny dots onto found and rescued materials.
Alec Finlay
until 21 apr, not sun, times vary, free
The talented artist, poet and publisher showcases his style-hopping work, which crosses a range of media and forms, from sculpture and collage, to audio-visual, neon and new technologies.
Callum Innes: Works on Paper
28 apr - 14 jul, not sun, times vary, free
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Mix of painting, drawing, sculpture, installation and film, with one work each from a selection of ten ECA Fine Art students.
Out of the Blue Drill Hall Jock Tamson: Bairns Exhibition
1–9 Apr, 10:00am – 5:00pm, Free
Powerful photographic exhibition celebrating the contribution migrants make to Scotland’s cultural wealth.
Red Door Gallery David Fleck
5 apr - 3 may, times vary, free
Architect and illustrator David Fleck showcases a selection of portraits of city life, presented as a collection limited edition screenprints, digital prints and 3D models.
Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) RSA New Contemporaries 2012
17 Mar – 11 Apr, times vary, £4 (£2)
Now in its fourth year, New Contemporaries offers up the pick of last year’s degree shows, with works from the most promising graduates in fine art and architecture jostling for attention in the grand neoclassical gallery.
The 186th RSA Annual Exhibition
28 apr - 6 jun, times vary, free
Annual highlight featuring RSA Academicians and selected submissions from leading and emerging artists from across Scotland, this year with the theme of ‘The Artist’s Studio’.
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art The Sculpture Show
29 Apr – 19 May, not 2 May, 9 May, 16 May, times vary, Free
First solo exhibition from talented young artist Ellie Fraser, featuring oil colour and oil bar landscapes and cityscapes in a range of scales. All works will be for sale, with prints of other works available on request.
Stills La Nostra Terra
7 apr - 22 jul, times vary, free
Exhibition of Italian photography and video moving from the 1970s to present today.
Talbot Rice Gallery Alison Turnbull
until 5 may, not sun or mon, times vary, free
Collection of Alison Turnbull’s paintings and drawings, plus an interactive installation for which she has been exploring the mineral collection at the National Museums of Scotland and Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours.
Urban Outfitters L’equilibre
21 Mar – 28 Apr, times vary, Free
Photographer Meghan Giboin’s unique take on ballet, showcasing a body of images featuring ballet dancers in urban landscapes.
Whitespace Blue Grass
30 Mar – 5 Apr, not 1 Apr, times vary, Free
Photography exhibition from Edinburgh Collecge of Art collective, Fotocol, showcasing images from 21 artists on the theme of elemental investigation.
Stephen Thorpe
28 apr - 10 may, times vary, free
We liked the RSA’s batch of New Contemporaries for 2011 so much that we decided to give one of them a prize. And here is the fruits: a solo exhibition by artist Stephen Thorpe, displaying his beautifully vibrant oil on canvas works.
Dead Kitsch Twisted Beauty 9–12 Apr, times vary, Free
Selection of mysterious cityscapes by artist Sharon Woods, assembled as an installation of furniture and photography.
D UN D EE Centrespace Boris Gerrets: 3 Films
14 apr - 19 may, not sun, times vary, free
Showcase exhibition of Boris Gerrets’ award-winning experimental documentary, People I Could Have Been and Maybe Am, alongside a selection of previous film work.
The Edinburgh-born artist shows an exhibition of three new bodies of work in watercolour, pastel and gouache shown alongside selected works on paper from the past 25 years.
17 Dec – 24 Jun, 10:00am – 5:00pm, Free
Inverleith House
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Scott Myles: This Production
Romantic Camera
First major UK solo show for Dundeeborn and educated artist Scott Myles, featuring a mix of new works including an expansive site-specific installation, new sculpture works and prints made in the DCA Print Studio.
Thomas Houseago: The Beat Of The Show
various dates between 30 Nov and 21 Jun, 10:00am – 5:30pm, Free
The first major outdoor exhibition of sculptures by British artist Thomas Houseago, comprising of new and recent large-scale works, mostly in bronze. Sculpture map available from Inverleith House reception.
Giving themselves over to sculpture in all it’s many forms, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art host a sculptural showcase of works moving from the 1900s to present day.
30 Nov – 3 Jun, times vary, Free
Presenting their first exhibition since the grand re-opening, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery explore the highly charged relationship between romanticism and photography in Scotland.
Luke Fowler
Sierra Metro
Luke Fowler presents over 50 photographs from the Two Frame series, accompanied by the installation Ridges on a Horizontal Plane and the UK premier of All Divided Selves.
Richard Martin: Mock Up
until 29 apr, not mon, times vary, free
National Museum of Scotland Fascinating Mummies
26 Mar – 27 May, 10:00am – 5:00pm, £9 (£7.50/£6 children)
Marking the first major exhibition in the National Museum of Scotland’s new purpose-built space, Fascinating Mummies will feature ancient Egyptian treasures dating back as far as 4000BC.
until 8 apr, various dates, times vary, free
New large-scale installation from recent GSA graduate Richard Martin, exploring ideas of social hierarchy, looking at the tensions that exist between individuals and the larger structures of society.
Sofi’s Bar Bill Murray Exhibition until 1 may, times vary, free
A collection of coloured pencil drawings of Bill Murray by Megan Lindsay, served up with some cult classic movies in the projection room throughout the exhibition.
DCA 7 apr - 10 jun, not mon, times vary, free
Hannah Maclure Centre Charming Snakes
until 27 apr, not weekends, times vary, free
Photographer Ross Fraser Mclean shows some of his photographs taken while stranded in a tiny village in India, where he was a virtual captive of the Sapera Caste.
The McManus The Scottish Colourist Series: FCB Cadell
6 apr - 17 jun, times vary, free
The McManus play host to a selection of works from the highly-acclaimed FCB Cadell exhibition, organised by the National Galleries of Scotland.