Bourne Fine Art

John Byrne: Dead End

4 July – 30 August 2014

John Byrne's artistic career began in 1967 when he assumed the identity of the naive painter 'Patrick' for a series of shows at the Portal Gallery, London. A true renaissance man, Byrne is an artist, playwright and theatre designer whose paintings feature in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh and the Kelvingrove Art Gallery,Glasgow. His paintings have an unresolved and dreamlike sense of narrative that includes references to mortality and Catholicism as well as 1950s Paisley.

A 'Cabinet of Curiosities' will exhibit alongside the John Byrne exhibition and will also feature his work. Byrne's idiosyncratic style will be matched by the variety and interest of objects, historical and contemporary, on display.

Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm

Sat, 11am-4pm

Free admission

Scottish National Portrait Gallery

John Byrne: Sitting Ducks

14 June – 19 October 2014

John Byrne is one of Scotland’s most versatile and accomplished artists and writers. This exhibition explores and celebrates his highly innovative and richly varied portraiture. It includes drawings and paintings from across his career, depicting friends, family and famous sitters, such as Tilda Swinton and Billy Connolly. Byrne has also produced many insightful and witty self portraits, which form a strong element of the show – the first of his work to be mounted by the National Galleries of Scotland. 

Organised in partnership with Inverness Museum & Art Gallery - part of High Life Highland.

Fri-Wed, 10am-5pm (6pm during August)

Thu, 10am-7pm