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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30 Years of The Fergusson Gallery

I enjoyed choosing a work for inclusion in the ‘30 Years of The Fergusson Gallery‘ display which runs at the gallery until 31 October 2022. The J. D. Fergusson Art Foundation John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961)…

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The Boswell Collection

I am delighted to have joined the Harry and Margery Boswell Collection committee at the museums of the University of St Andrews. Harry and Margery Boswell The collection was inaugurated by Margery Boswell in 1995,…

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My Favourite Public Sculpture

I was delighted to be asked by the Public Statues and Sculpture Association to choose my favourite statue or sculpture within the public realm. I chose Phyllis Mary Bone’s camel roundel in the Scottish National War Memorial.

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Fountainbridge Library: Building of the Month

I am delighted that my feature about Fountainbridge Library (1937-40), Dundee Street, Edinburgh has just been published as October’s Twentieth-Century Society Building of the Month. Doors Open Days 2020 The feature discusses this rare and…

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