Modern Scottish Women Season

It has been a Modern Scottish Women season! Firstly, the National Galleries of Scotland reprinted the book Modern Scottish Women: Painters and Sculptors 1885-1965, which I edited, and made it their Book of the Month…

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‘The Scottish Colourists: Art and Life’ talks in St Andrews and Perth

Please join me when I talk about my National Galleries of Scotland book, The Scottish Colourists: Art and Life in St Andrews and Perth this Autumn. The Scottish Colourists in St Andrews First of all,…

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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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A Scottish Colourists Book

I am delighted to share the news that I have been commissioned to write a book about the Scottish Colourists by the National Galleries of Scotland, for publication in late 2026. The Scottish Colourists The…

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