The Scottish Colourists Revealed

Beautiful paintings by the Scottish Colourists, which are rarely seen in public, are to be exhibited together for the first time at Perth Art Gallery this Spring. I am delighted to be helping with loan…

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Revealing the Scottish Colourists

Please join me on 18 June 2026 when I shall be ‘in conversation’ with Rhona Corbett, Head of Museums and Collections at Culture Perth and Kinross. Our topic of conversation will be ‘Revealing the Scottish…

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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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Stanley Cursiter for BBC Radio Orkney

I was pleased to talk about the artist Stanley Cursiter (1887-1976) for BBC Radio Orkney the other day, in an interview with Cameron Stout. Stanley Cursiter Cursiter was born in Kirkwall, Orkney in 1887 and…

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A Hugo Burge Foundation Writer’s Residency

I am very grateful to be undertaking a Hugo Burge Foundation Writer’s Residency this Autumn. It is giving me precious time to work on a book about the Scottish Colourists for the National Galleries of…

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