The Royal Scottish Academy will present a major exhibition considering the place of painting in contemporary Scottish art during the Edinburgh Festival month.
Saturday 3 August – Sunday 8 September 2024
RSA Lower Galleries, Royal Scottish Academy
The Mound Edinburgh EH2 2EL
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm | free entry
Exhibitors: Philip Braham RSA | John Brown | Robbie Bushe RSA | Michael Clarence | Francis Convery RSA | Andrew Cranston RSA (Elect) | Catharine Davison | Laura Drever | Jack Dunnett | Joe Fan RSA | Moyna Flannigan | Helen Flockhart RSA | Audrey Grant | Derrick Guild RSA | Kevin Harman | Joanna Holisz | Olivia Irvine | Paul Keir | Lizzie Lilley | Lynsey MacKenzie | Lily Macrae | Barry McGlashan | Sin Park | Toby Paterson RSA (Elect) | Rowan Paton | Sharon Quigley | Finn Robinson | Catherine Ross | Elaine Speirs | Alasdair Wallace | Kirsty Whiten
All works will be available for sale and the exhibition will be accompanied by an illustrated publication.
Exhibition co-curator, Robbie Bushe RSA says:
“Scotland’s cultural history is intertwined with painting, shaped by both inward and outward concerns. For over a century, the four historic Scottish art schools had distinctive and dedicated painting departments. The changing language of contemporary art made painting just one of a plethora of choices for art students to express ideas visually, breaking down departmental barriers. I certainly witnessed a period where the teaching of painting was taken for granted and tired, students were encouraged to explore the possibilities of emerging media and shifting paradigms – and quite right. “Despite this, the 1990s and 2000s saw under-taught contemporary champions painting under the radar. Painting became a subversive underground activity; students and recent graduates had a sense of rebellion and intuitive imagination, unencumbered by its traditions or history, as if at a new frontier, actively embracing new and old media. “Through the 2010s and 2020s a new generation of Scottish painters emerged. Many are recent graduates who first showcased at RSA New Contemporaries, but some are re emerging and reinvigorated established artists and teachers. Frontiers will reveal their story.”
For more information about the show visit Frontiers Painting in Scotland Now