A New Year of Art History

Celebrate 2025 as a new year of art history by reading texts I have written about Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Mabel Pryde Nicholson, the Scottish Colourist John Duncan Fergusson and William Gillies. Read on to find out…

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Spend November with Me!

Spend November with me and modern Scottish art and architecture! I will be taking part in a Wilhelmina Barns-Graham book launch, giving talks about Mabel Pryde Nicholson and Fountainbridge Library and will be contributing to…

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A Summer of Art

It’s been a busy and exciting Summer of Art championing Scottish Women Artists this year, from talking about Wilhelmina Barns-Graham on BBC Radio Four’s Front Row to recording an interview about Alison Watt. Read on…

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Mabel Pryde Nicholson: An Artist of Edinburgh

I shall be giving the talk ‘Mabel Pryde Nicholson: An Artist of Edinburgh’ for Rottingdean Heritage on 10 August 2024. It will accompany the exhibition Prydie: The Life and Art of Mabel Pryde Nicholson at…

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Ben Nicholson and his Artist Relatives

I am delighted to have written the blog ‘A Private Family Portrait: Ben Nicholson and his Artist Relatives‘ for Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. Ben Nicholson: From the Studio Exhibition It was written to accompany Pallant…

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