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Issue 16 | Autumn 2011

Features
John Burningham: An Illustrated Journey
Selina Skipwith, Keeper of Art at The Fleming Collection

The Scottish Summer Exhibition
Helen Dyson

In Focus: Will Maclean, Bard McIntyre’s Box, 1984
Emma Baker

F.C.B. Cadell: The Scottish Colourist
Selina Skipwith, Keeper of Art at The Fleming Collection

Elizabeth Blackadder
Marion Amblard

Five Centuries of Scottish Portraiture
Duncan Macmillan

Issue 15 | Spring 2011

Features
Will Maclean: An Artist of the Gàidhealtachd
Selina Skipwith, Keeper of Art at The Fleming Collection

Christine Borland: Cast from Nature
Katie Baker

Celebrating a new acquisition at The Hunterian
Anne Dulau Beveridge, Curator at the Hunterian Art Gallery

V&A at Dundee
Evelyn Gladstone, Gallery Assistant at The Fleming Collection

Reflecting Glenfiddich: A selection of works from the Glenfiddich Artists in Residence Collection
Andy Fairgrieve, Programme Curator at Glenfiddich Distillery

Picture in Focus: Adam de Colone, George Seton, 8th Lord Seton and 3rd Earl of Winton, with his sons George and Alexander (1625)
David Taylor, Senior Curator at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery


Issue 14 | Autumn 2010

Features
John Lavery – The Artist Reporter
Kenneth McConkey

Looking Again at the Glasgow Boys
Alexandra Moffat and Alan Riach

The Glasgow Girls: Painters and Designers
Dr Marion Amblard

Susan Philipsz
Katie Baker

Martin Creed: Down Over Up
Katie Baker

Hamish Fulton: 21 Days in the Cairngorms
Ben Jones

Resolving Differences: The Modernist Painting of Craigie Aitchison (1926-2009)
Bill Hare

The Lewis Chessmen
Dr David Caldwell

Peter Howson interviewed by Tim Cornwell

The Scottish Summer Exhibition
Selina Skipwith

Picture in Focus: James Pryde, The Unknown Corner, 1912


Issue 13 | Spring 2010

Features
Looking again at The Scottish Colourists
Alexander Moffat and Alan Riach

Dancing as Art: Margaret Morris, her Life and Collection
Jenny Kinnear

The Glasgow Boys
Roger Billcliffe

Henry Coombes - The Bedfords
Katie Baker

Artistic Development: The origins of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
Matthew Jarron

What you see is where you're at
Simon Groom

Scottish Colourists from The Fleming Collection
Selina Skipwith

Glasgow International festival of Visual Art 2010
Rebecca Mundy

Picture in Focus: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Spanish Elegy, 1997
Rebecca Mundy


Issue 12 | Autumn 2009

Features
Sir Muirhead Bone: Master Draughtsman
Bill Smith

Sir Muirhead Bone: Artist and Patron
Peyton Skipwith

The Face of Scotland : Masterpieces from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
James Holloway

Portrait of the Nation
Nicola Kalinsky

Scotland And Venice : Martin Boyce, No Reflections
Katie Baker

The Discovery of Spain : British Artists and Collectors: Goya to Picasso
Lucia Lindsay

Discover the Paintings you Own
Andrew Ellis

Portrait of Peter Higgs Unveiled
Bill Hare

A Guide to the Edinburgh Art Festival
Rebecca Mundy

Picture in Focus: D.Y. Cameron’s Old Paris
Camilla Stafford-Deitsch


Issue 11 | Spring 2009

Features
Victoria Crowe’s A Shepherd’s Life: Paintings of Jenny Armstrong
Julie Lawson

Weaving Two Views: Victoria Crowe and Dovecot Studios
Briony Anderson

Inspired Part II: Works from The Fleming Collection
Tim Cornwell and Lucia Lindsay

No Lack of Lamentation: Helen MacAlister
Rebecca Bell

Hamish Henderson: An extract from a collection of essays by the Scottish poet, singer and folklorist

10 Years of Changing Spaces: significant developments changing the face of Scotland ’s galleries and museums
Evelyn Milligan

Art Fund International: A Partnership Between the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow and the Common Guild
Ben Harman

The Silver Trust: a remarkable collection of silver for Number 10

John Houston Obituary
Guy Peploe

Project Space: a recent Project by Mark L’Anson

Picture in Focus: Alberto Morocco’s Love on The Costa Del Sol
Bill Smith


Issue 10 | Autumn 2008

Features
Joan Eardley
Fiona Pearson

Sight and Vision in the art of Joan Eardley
Bill Hare

Impressionism and Scotland
Dr Frances Fowle

Nathan Coley
Celia Davis

Bond Bound; Ian Fleming and The Art of Cover Design
Selina Skipwith

Location in Focus: Catterline
Briony Anderson

Day in the life of: Dalziel and Scullion

Inspired: Celebrating 40 Years of Collecting Scottish Art for The Fleming Collection
Lucia Lindsay

Picture in Focus: James Cowie’s Self Portrait with the Artist’s First Wife
Hayley Brown


Issue 9 | Spring 2008

Features
Cause for Celebration: Ten Decades of Edinburgh College of Art
David Patterson

Bond Bound: Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design
Selina Skipwith

Artist Interview: Alison Watt
Polly Bielecka

Window to The West: rethinking highland art
Murdo Macdonald

Cove Park Calling: Contemporary Scottish Artist Briony Anderson looks back on a month’s Visual Art residency at Cove Park
Briony Anderson

Dumfries House
Evelyn Milligan

Obituary: Steven Campbell
Bill Hare

Exhibition in Focus: Carol Rhodes
Lucia Lindsay

Location in Focus: Kirkcudbright
Evelyn Milligan

Day in the Life of: Ian Howard

Robert Fleming 1845-1933
Bill Smith

Picture in Focus: Arthur Melville’s A Cairo Street
Francesca Baseby


Issue 8 | Autumn 2007

Features
William McTaggart: A Scottish Impressionist
Per Kvaerne

100 Years at The Venice Biennale
Philip Long

Charles Avery: The Islanders
Selina Skipwith

My Highest Pleasures: William Hunter’s Art Collection
Peter Black

Beyond Appearances: Painting and Picturing in Scottish Modern and Contemporary Art
Bill Hare

Jardins Publics

The return of an official Visual Arts programme to the 2007 Edinburgh International Festival
Briony Anderson

Hospitalfield: A Brief History
A history of this renowned art school
Willie Payne

Location In Focus: Aberdeen
Briony Anderson

Day in the Life of: Susanna Beaumont

Firm Favorites: Highlights and Recent Acquisitions at The Fleming Collection- Part 2
Selina Skipwith

Picture in Focus: Janice McNab
Polly Bielecka


Issue 7 | Spring 2007

Features
Consider the Lillies
Survey of the remarkable collection of twentieth century Scottish art at the McManus Galleries and Museum, Dundee
Alice Strang

Dundee : Location in Focus
Polly Bielecka

All Things Bright and Beautiful
A study of the work of Craigie Aitchison
Lucia Lindsay

Gauging Goldsworthy
A study of the work of Andy Goldsworthy and his relationship with his patrons
Evelyn Milligan

Formative Influences
A survey of young artists and their experiences of Scotland ’s art schools
Kate Cowcher

In at the Deep End
A report of the development of Dovecot Studios
David Weir

A Private Passion
An insight into the collection of Andrew McIntosh Patrick
Peyton Skipwith

Day in the Life of: Will Maclean

Firm Favorites: Highlights and Recent Acquisitions at The Fleming Collection
Selina Skipwith

Picture in Focus: Sir David Wilkie’s James Morison of Naughton and His Granddaughter Isabella
Bill Smith


Issue 6 | Autumn 2006

Features
Glasgow in Focus
Lovat Hamilton

Fresh Approaches at Kelvingrove
Jean Walsh, senior curator at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum gives a sneak preview into the new displays of Scottish Art available to visitors.

Glasgow ’s Boy
Olivia Rickman, the City of Glasgow ’s celebrating the achievements of multi- talented artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh in a year long international festival highlighting the diverse elements of his career. Rickman looks beyond the jewellery at the key attractions.

Beautiful Bequests
Anne Dulau, curator at The Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow , reports on two fascinating painting recently bequested to the gallery.

From Studio to Pavilion
Grainne Rice of the Mackintosh Gallery, Glasgow School of Art reports on the schools valuable contribution to Glasgow ’s contemporary art scene.

Culture on the Coast
Olivia Rickman takes a look at Crear, a unique artist retreat on the West Coast of Scotland.

Day in the life of Kenny Hunter
Kate Cowcher discovers that whilst Hunter might defy the typical notion of artistic routine, two big projects in Yorkshire this summer and a well earned holiday are an exciting part of his forthcoming agenda.

Obituary: Ian Hamilton Finlay 1925- 2006
Polly Bielecka

Divided Selves: The Scottish Self-Portrait
Polly Bielecka and Bill Hare, give a brief insight into the fascinating development of Scottish self Portraiture illustrated in the exhibition ‘Divided Selves’.

Rascals and Ruins
Cecilia Powell, curator of the exhibition ‘Rascals and Ruins: The Romantic Vision of James Pryde gives an overview of the life and times of this fascinating artist.

Scottish Art Now
Maria Ranauro of The Fleming Collection questions the relationship between Scotland ’s artistic tradition and its contemporary output and asks a panel of art professionals for their view.

Picture in Focus
Bill Smith discusses the painting Summer by Edward Atkinson Hornel.


Issue 5 | Spring 2006

Features
Remembering Fergus
Eileen Cassavetti talks about her friendship with J.D. Fergusson.

Revelation
Rosemary Mann, Secretary of the Mansfield Traquair Trust reports on the stunning results of the renovation of Phoebe Traquair’s murals in a relatively unknown Edinburgh church.  

New York , New York !
Alexandra Gershuny and James Holloway, New York in Focus.

All Change at The National Galleries of Scotland
Polly Bielecka

 Exciting Additions
Olivia Rickman, Scottish art collections have benefited from the acquisition of a wide variety of new and exciting art works to delight the public over the last year.

Artist in Focus
Philip Long, Senior Curator, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, in conversation with John Houston.

Colourists to Contemporary
Lucia Lindsay, curator of the exhibition ‘From Colourists to Contemporary: Still Lifes from The Fleming Collection’ gives a brief background to this fascinating genre.

Clotilde Peploe
Selina Skipwith, Keeper of Art at The Fleming Collection, explores the work of the Peploe Family.

Intrepid Scots
Lucia Lindsay, reports on ‘Exiles and Emigrants: Epic Journeys to Australia in the Victorian Era’ at the Ian Potter Centre, 2006.

Picture in Focus
Bill Smith discusses The Village, Whitehouse by William McTaggart


Issue 4 | Autumn 2005

Features

Bonnie Prince Charlie
Robin Nicholson curator of the Drambuie Art Collection explores the myth of Bonnie Prince Charlie through their Jacobite Collection.

Edinburgh in Focus
Rebecca Smith, David Patterson and Joanna Soden.

A memorable Day in the life of…
John Bellany

Corporate Culture
Selina Skipwith, Keeper of Art at the Fleming Collection and curator of ‘Corporate Culture: A history of corporate art collecting’ talks about the exhibition.

Artist Interview
Lucia Lindsay interviews Alan Davie. Born in Grangemouth in 1920, Davie has shared his house cum studio with wife Bili since 1954. In conversation with Lucia Lindsay, Davie describes how jazz, poetry and non-western iconography have brought colour, form and rhythm to his work.

Art and Scotland : The Last 21 Years
Polly Bielecka, following the recent Scottish Society of Art History’s colloquium in Edinburgh Bielecka reports on the topics raised.

Picture in Focus
Bill Smith discusses the painting, Once upon a Time by Moyna Flannigan.


Issue 3 | Spring 2005

Features
Living Paint
Jenny Kinnear arts officer at the Fergusson Gallery in Perth , writes about the renowned Scottish Colourist, J.D.Fergusson.

The Scottishness of Scottish Art
Cecilia Powell

Sounds of the Century
Cathy Courtney, project officer at the National Life Story Collection, writes about recording artists’ recollections.

The Scottish Society for Art History
Robin Nicholson

Day in the Life of…
Kitty Douglas Hamilton finds out what James Holloway, the Director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, gets up to on an average day.

Picture in Focus
Bill Smith discusses the painting Lochaber No More by John Watson Nicol.

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