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Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Please send details of shows to our offices at least ten days before publication. Art listings compiled by Kathleen Morgan
I ART EXPOSURE GALLERY 19 Parnie Street. 552 7779. Mon—Sat Ham—6pm. Gallery Christmas Show Until 26 Jan. Closed Mon 2-Mon 9 Jan. More than 300 paintings by artists from all over Scotland are on display and for sale. priced between £30—£300. Also featured: sculpture. jewellery. ceramics and unframed work.
I ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, KELVINGROVE 357 3929. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 1 1am—5pm. Cafe. [D]. Voluntary guides are available free of charge to conduct parties or individuals round the main galleries. Ask at the enquiry desk.
Jane llarris Until Tue 3 Jan. Exploring the boundaries between fashion and sculpture is this young textile designer and Glasgow School of Art graduate. who dyes. pleats and folds silk fabric to make garments and wall pieces. See review.
Alive And Dancing: 25 Years or Scottish Ballet Until Sun 8 Jan. A celebratory exhibition of posters. photographs. props and costumes. charting the development of Scotland's national dance company. In focus are past performances and the work of the educational unit and dance school. A series of lectures. workshops and performances complements the exhibition. I ARTBANK 24 Cleveden Road. 334 6180. By appointment only.
Where Skies Are Blue Until 30 Jan. Paintings by Alexander Goudie. created during a recent visit to France.
I ROGER RILLCLIFFE FINE ART 134 Blythswood Street. 332 4027. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5.30pm; Sat 10am—5pm until 17 Dec.
Christmas Boxes Until Fri 23 Dec. An exhibition ofjewellery. metalwork and ceramics — and boxes — exploring the seasonal theme of gifts. Included are jewellery pieces by silversmith Malcolm Appleby and iron work from John Creed. A View From A Room Until Tue 20 Dec. A selection of paintings by Leon Morrocco. including studies of the artist‘s studio.
I THE BLYTHSWOOO GALLERY The Gallery Suite. 44 Washington Street. 204 2779. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat
10am— 1 pm.
A Christmas Exhibition Until Wed 21 Dec. Scottish paintings and drawings by a range of artists. including Joan Eardley and William MacTaggart.
I BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road. 649 7151. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm; Sun Ham—5pm. [D]. Admission free.
New Treasures Until 23 Jan. An exhibition of recent acquisitions in Glasgow museums.
I CCA 346—354 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7521. Mon-Sat l lam—6pm (Thurs/Fri until 7pm). Cafe. [D].
Art Unlimited Until 15 Jan. In the 1960s. artists began applying the principles of cheap industrial and commercial processes to their own work in an effort to make art accessible to the public. Twenty- five years later. a new generation of artists are questioning the notion of unique art in the same way. This exhibition beings together contemporary work by Christine Borland. Damien Hirst and Jenny Holzer and some of the ground-breaking I960s pieces by Joseph Beuys. Roy Lichtenstein and Christo. Specially commissioned work is for sale.lpriced £10—£500. by artists including Cornelia Parker and Richard Long.
Stocking-fillers Until Sat 24 Dec. CCA foyer. A series of limited edition artworks by Jason E. Bowman. examining the nature of gifts in relation to the dysfunctional family.
I COLLINS GALLERY University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 552 4400 ext 2682. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat noon—4pm. [D].
Christmas Present Until Thurs 22 Dec. Contemporary craftwork by British Applied Artists is on display and for sale. inviting you to indulge for Christmas.
I COMPASS GALLERY 178 West Regent
Street. 221 6370. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
Christmas Exhibition Until 31 Jan. Paintings. prints. ceramics. jewellery and sculpture.
I CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 148 West Regent Street. 248 I322. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm.
The Winter Collection Until 31 Jan. A selection of paintings. drawings. sculpture and decorative objects.
I GLASGOW FILM THEATRE 12 Rose Street. 332 8535. See Film listings for opening times.
Colin Cordon Until Sat 31 Dec. An exhibition of drawings by the Glasgow- based artist. exploring the world of Mikhail Bulgakov’s 1937 novel The Master and Margarita. a satire on Stalinist Russia. Gordon’s work reflects the serious and comic aspects of the political allegory.
I GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO 22 King Street. 552 0704. Mon—Sat 10am-5.30pm. Members' Christmas Show Until Sat 31 Dec. The annual festive exhibition of work by artists using the studio. The prints are for sale. with special discounts after Christmas.
I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART 167 Renfrew Street. 353 4500. Mon—Thurs 9.30am—8.30pm; Fn' 9.30am—5pm; Sat 10am—noon. Closed 23 Dec—3 Jan. Callum lnnes Wed 11 Jan—3 Feb. Gallery
I. Intense. minimal paintings from one of Scotland‘s most successful abstract painters.
The Unbroken Thread Until Fri 16 Dec. Gallery I. Celebrating 100 years of embroidery and weaving at Glasgow School of Art.
Printed and Knitted Textiles Until Fri 16 Dec. Gallery 2. Work in progress from the department of printed and knitted textiles at the art school.
I WILLIAM HAROIE GALLERY 141 West Regent Street. 221 6780. Mon—Fri I—5pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
Steven Campbell Until Thurs 22 Dec. Small paintings by Campbell. created for a new book. Outside Right at the Sunset Care.
I HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow. 82 Hillhead Street. 339 8855 ext 5431. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5pm; Sat 9.30am—5pm. Closed Sat 24 Dec—Wed 4 Jan.
The bequest of William Hunter. a student at Glasgow University in the 1730s. who left a substantial collection of books. prints and other curiosities to the university.
Colour And Line Until 28 Jan. An exhibition exploring live centuries of colour woodcuts — the artform‘s aesthetic and technical history. The display's centrepiece is a set of John Baptist Jackson‘s 1740 Chiaroscuro woodcuts.
I INTERMEOIA 65 Virginia Street. 552 8651. Tue—Sat noon—6pm; Thurs
l lam—8pm.
Gone to Earth Until Fri 23 Dec. Prints. paintings. drawing and sculpture from five Glasgow-based artists — Ruth Greer. Stuart Duffin. Kate Robinson. Alan Cairns and Anne Devine. The work explores themes of myth. symbolism. human relationships and emotions: aggression. vulnerability and triumph through sufferin .
I THE ITALIAN CENTRE 178/180 Ingram Street. Mon—Sat 11am—6pm.
Fuse 1994 Until Sat 17 Dec. Overcoming economic hurdles. 32 unemployed Glasgow artists have joined forces to produce this challenging exhibition of paintings. prints. sculpture. video. photography and installations. within the classic surroundings of the Italian Centre. I LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road. Milngavie. 943 3247. Mon—Fri 10am-5pm; Sat/Sun 2—5pm.
Christmas Exhibition Until Sun 18 Dec. Paintings by Alexandra Gardner and Anne Donald. with ceramics by Anne Morrison. I MCLELLAN GALLERIES 270 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1854. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun Ham—5pm. [1)].
An American Passion: The Kasen Summer Collection Fri 16 Dec—5 March. £2(£1). About 100 works from an outstanding private collection of modern art. including pieces by John Bellany. Steven Campbell. Ken Currie. David Hockney and Alison Watt. See preview.
I EWAN MUNOY FINE ART 48 West George Street. 331 2406. Mon-Sat
PICK OF ’94
The List’s most eye-pleasing exhibitions of 1994.
THE BEST
I The Romantic Spirit in Cennan Art 1790-1990 The Royal Scottish Academy and Fruitmarket Gallery. Edinburgh. For the ambition and scale of the exhibition together with the sheer brilliance of the work. especially Gerhard Richter, Wassily Kandinsky and Joseph Beuys. RUNNERS UP
I Sharmanka . . . Russian Street Organ Theatre McLeIlan Galleries, Glasgow. Crazy. cranky. automated sculpture made in a small flat in St Petersburg.
I liquid Crystal Futures Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh. The most exciting contemporary Japanese photography proved to be illuminating. beautiful and profoundly moving.
I Recent Work by John McLean Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh. Sheer colour, sheer inspiration - painting you wanted to shake up in a cocktail and drink.
10am—5.30pm. Moving Fri 13 Jan to 211 West George Street. 248 9755.
Mixed Exhibition Fri 16 Dec—Fri 13 Feb. The Glasgow Boys and Whistler Until Fri 16 Dec. Reflecting the influence Whistler had on the Glasgow Boys during the late 1800s. this exhibition places some of the painter and etcher’s work beside that of Sir John Laverty. A. Melville. BA. Walton. Stuart Park. William Kennedy and others.
I MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT Kelvin Hall. Dumbarton Road. 357 3929. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. A museum crammed with buses. trams. fire-engines. ships and other transportation. devoted to the history of transport.
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