Sight-Seer
28 September-12 October. Entry free. Morningside Gallery, 94 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, EH10 4BY.
Perceptive, thought-provoking and with more than a little humour, Gordon Mitchell’s paintings portray objects that feel at once familiar and other-worldly. One of Scotland’s most unique and celebrated artists, discover his latest collection of works.
Holly White: Videos
28 September-26 October. Entry free. David Dale Gallery, 161 Broad Street, Glasgow, G40 2QR.
Responding to their tendency to work in series, or return to particular themes, this exhibition is organised around three groups of videos made by Holly White between 2014 and 2019. The videos will be presented alongside new textile works, older sculptures and a collection of publications made with different collaborators over the past 15 years.
https://www.daviddalegallery.co.uk/programme/holly-white-videos/
Jalsaghar
28 September-21 December. Entry free. Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD.
Debjani Baerjee’s exhibition is an intricate exploration of identity, culture and heritage. The title translates to “The Music Room” and hints at a space of cultural expression. The artist’s works delve into the multifaceted nature of her identity as a British Bengali, shaped by her experiences growing up in England during the 1980s.
https://www.cca-glasgow.com/programme/jalsaghar
Imagined Tides
4-6 October. Entry free. Nicolls Gallery, 656 Dumbarton Road, Partick, Glasgow, G11 6RA.
Transport yourself to the coast with Gemma Hare’s abstract seascapes. The Edinburgh College of Art graduate, now living in Aberdeen, creates calming, abstract paintings of the Scottish coast using expressive marks and many layers. She uses a variety of media to create her art including acrylic paint, charcoal, pastels and old map fragments.
https://www.nicollsglasgow.com/current-show
The Secret of Success
3-31 October. Entry from £9. Scottish Maritime Museum, Harbour Road, Irvine, KA12 8BT.
Created by members of the North Ayrshire Ukrainian community, the artists on display have used the medium of lino printing and storytelling to explore the notion of adventure and their own journey across the world. The exhibition is accompanied by an interpretive story which is written by one of the participants and ties all the individual artworks together.
https://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/
Opposition and Fellowship
28 September-3 October. Entry free. The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, G1 5HZ.
Taking nature as her starting point, Paolozzi Cain presents a series of work that speaks to the invisible process of reconciling opposites. The name of the exhibition is a phrase taken from Richard Wilhelm’s translation of the ancient Chinese book I-Ching. The I-Ching talks about cultivating an attitude that guides us towards balance and harmony and that’s what the artist aims to show.
http://patriciapaolozzicain.org/
Hidden Gems
28 September-13 October. Entry free. Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum, 156 Biggar High Street, Biggar, ML12 6DH.
Back in 1909, the people of Biggar came together to display the loan exhibition of Biggar Antiquities. Since then, the community has taken pride in sharing knowledge and preserving memory through objects. More than 100 years later, there’s precious objects from the museum’s vast collection to discover, including those that are rarely on display.
Mind the Gap
28 September-27 October. Entry free. Skypark Glasgow, 8 Elliot Place, G3 8EP.
Dedicated to portraying the subject of mental health, a collective body of work from Ross Samson and Anastazia Hart draws on the artists’ personal experiences and aims to raise awareness of how to ask for support.
https://skypark-glasgow.com/event/mind-the-gap-art-exhibition/
INK
1-13 October. Entry free. Cass Art, 63-67 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3EN.
Liz Reid, a full-time artist in Glasgow presents her new large-format mixed media works, inspired by the city centre’s many intriguing urban landmarks and store window displays. The artist has also created 100 small sketches on beer mats created as part of a creative project.
Parallels II
28-29 September. Entry free. Coburg House, 15 Coburg Street, Leith, EH6 6ET.
Featuring five talented, Edinburgh-based artists working across jewellery, fine art and illustration. This exhibition follows on from last year’s successful group show of the same name and invites visitors to see where artists Anna Gormezano Marks, Fiona Luing, Jenni Colquhoun, Sarah Kwan and Solii Brodie are one year on from their last show.
https://www.coburghouse.co.uk/exhibitions/2024/9/20-parallelsii
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