While Edinburgh Art Festival 2018 is now over, the below exhibitions are still open at our partner galleries
While Edinburgh Art Festival 2018 is now over, the below exhibitions are still open at our partner galleries
City Art Centre
Edwin G. Lucas: An Individual Eye
4 August – 10 February 2019
Mon – Sun, 10am – 5pm
Edwin G. Lucas: An Individual Eye is the first major exhibition to focus on this enigmatic artist who was one of the most unique Scottish painters of the 20th century.
City Art Centre
In Focus: Scottish Photography
7 July – 12 May 2019
Mon – Sun, 10am – 5pm
In Focus: Scottish Photography showcases the City Art Centre’s photographic collections, charting the development of fine art photography in Scotland from the 19th century to present day.
Dovecot Gallery
LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion
28 July — 12 January 2019
Mon — Sun, 10.30am — 5.30pm (8pm Thursday)
Outside August: Mon — Sat, 10.30am — 5.30pm
Featuring over 100 garments and fabrics spanning 140 years, this major retrospective celebrates the innovative retailer and design studio Liberty.
Edinburgh Printmakers
Nàdar / Prakriti
26 July — 20 October
Tue — Sat, 10am — 6pm
Nàdar / Prakriti is the first solo UK exhibition by Indian artist Ravi Agarwal, including new prints commissioned and published by Edinburgh Printmakers.
Ingleby
Jacob’s Ladder
26 July — 20 October
Mon — Sat, 11am — 5pm
Outside of August: Tue — Sat, 11am — 5pm
This exhibition features rare historical works alongside contemporary artists, celebrating mankind's relationship with space and our enduring attempts to fathom the unfathomable.
The Queen’s Gallery
Canaletto & the Art of Venice
11 May – 21 October
Mon — Sun, 9.30am — 6pm (last admission 5pm)
Through over 100 paintings, drawings and prints from the Royal Collection's exceptional holdings, this exhibition presents the work of Venice's famous view-painter Canaletto.
Scottish National Gallery
Rembrandt
Britain’s Discovery of the Master
7 July – 14 October
Mon — Sun, 10am — 6pm, Thu, 10am — 7pm
Outside August: Mon — Sun, 10am — 5pm, Thu, 10am — 7pm
This exclusive new exhibition, which will only be shown in Edinburgh, reveals how the taste for Rembrandt’s work in Britain evolved over the past 400 years.
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Modern Two
Emil Nolde
Colour is Life
14 July – 21 October
Mon — Sun, 10am — 6pm
Outside August: Mon — Sun, 10am — 5pm
This exhibition of over 100 paintings, drawings, watercolours and prints covers the career of Emil Nolde, one of the greatest colourists of the twentieth century.
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Modern One
Raqib Shaw
Reinventing the Old Masters
19 May – 28 October
Mon — Sun, 10am — 6pm
Outside August: Mon — Sun, 10am — 5pm
Eight works by Raqib Shaw will be shown, alongside two paintings which have long obsessed him: Joseph Noel Paton’s The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania, 1849 and Lucas Cranach’s An Allegory of Melancholy, 1528.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Planes, Trains and Automobiles:
Transportation Photographs from National Galleries of Scotland
2 June – 13 January 2019
Mon — Sun, 10am — 6pm
Outside August: Mon — Sun, 10am — 5pm
Planes, Trains & Automobiles is the third in a series of thematic exhibitions exploring the exceptional permanent collection of photography at the National Galleries of Scotland.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Victoria Crowe
Beyond Likeness
12 May – 18 November
Mon — Sun, 10am — 6pm
Outside August: Mon — Sun, 10am — 5pm
Beyond Likeness brings together a group of outstanding portraits by the distinguished Scottish artist Victoria Crowe.
Stills: Centre for Photography
The days never seem the same: Gunnie Moberg and Margaret Tait
27 July – 28 October 2018
Mon — Sun, 11am — 6pm
This two-part exhibition presents the photographs of artist Gunnie Moberg alongside archive material and films by the influential filmmaker and writer Margaret Tait.
Talbot Rice Gallery
Lucy Skaer: The Green Man
26 July – 6 October
Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm, Sat & Sun 12noon - 5pm
Outside of August: Tues - Fri 10am - 5pm, Sat 12noon - 5pm
Lucy Skaer’s solo exhibition will include newly commissioned work and a selection of objects drawn from the University of Edinburgh’s vast collection.
City Art Centre
Travelling Gallery at 40
28 July – 4 November 2018
Mon – Sun, 10am – 5pm
Travelling Gallery marks its fortieth year with an exhibition over two floors at City Art Centre celebrating its journey – past, present and future.
Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden
Bobby Niven: Palm House, 2017
All year round (on request)
Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden is open to members of the general public on request.
Please contact Scottish Wildlife Trust for more information.
Niven brings together his own individual sculptural practice with his concept developed for The Bothy Project, to create a studio workshop within the Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden
Jacob’s Ladder, Calton Road Bridge
Graham Fagen: A Drama In Time, 2016
All year round
Graham Fagen is one of the most influential artists working in Scotland today. His work mixes media and crosses continents.
Alison Watt: Still, 2004
All year round
Mon – Sun, 9am – 6pm
(Please note this space is sometimes closed off to the public, you can phone ahead to check on (+44) 0131 556 3332)
Commissioned by Ingleby.
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Modern Two
Richard Wright: The Stairwell Project, 2010
All year round
Mon – Sun, 10am – 5pm
Commissioned by the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
Scotsman Steps
Martin Creed: Work No.1059, 2011
All year round
Mon – Sun, 5am – 10pm
Commissioned by Fruitmarket Gallery.