Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: The Glaciers

I have contributed an essay to the major forthcoming book, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: The Glaciers, which will be published by Lund Humphries on 7 October 2024. Grindelwald Glacier Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004) is arguably best known for…

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A James McIntosh Patrick Discovery

I was excited to discover a special painting by James McIntosh Patrick (1907-98) recently, in a private Scottish collection. Braemar Castle, Royal Deeside This Spring I was invited to visit the home of a recently…

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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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Adam Bruce Thomson and Anne Redpath

I shall be giving my lecture ‘Anne Redpath: Queen of Edinburgh‘ at the City Art Centre, Edinburgh on 16 August 2024. It is part of the talks programme accompanying their exhibition Adam Bruce Thomson: The…

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John Duncan Fergusson at 150

The Scottish Colourist John Duncan Fergusson was born on this day 150 years ago. To mark this anniversary I have written a ‘Curation‘ for Art UK entitled ‘Beyond the Scottish Colourists: John Duncan Fergusson at…

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