The Scottish Colourists and the Royal Scottish Academy

It was a pleasure to give the paper ‘”Complete Impotent Senility”: The Scottish Colourists and the Royal Scottish Academy’ at the Scottish Society of Art History (SSAH) and Royal Scottish Academy’s conference, Scottish Art and…

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Two Roberts In Conversation

Please join the award-winning writer, broadcaster and journalist Damian Barr and me when we are ‘in conversation’ about his new novel, The Two Roberts, at Edinburgh Central Library on Thursday 19 February 2026. The event…

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Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and Johnstons of Elgin

I enjoyed Chairing a Panel Discussion to mark the launch of Johnstons of Elgin’s ‘From St Andrews to St Ives’ Pre-Spring Collection, inspired by the work of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004). Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Wilhelmina Barns-Graham needs…

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An Artful Life with Katy Hessel

I am looking forward to interviewing Katy Hessel about her new book How to Live an Artful Life, at a Topping & Company Booksellers event in St Andrews on Monday 10 November 2025. Katy Hessel…

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On Tour with the Scottish Colourists

Please join me on tour with the Scottish Colourists, as I give the talk ‘A Century of the Scottish Colourists’ in Edinburgh (in-person and online), Kirkcudbright (in-person) and Glasgow (in-person twice) in 2025 and 2026.…

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